In case you missed it, Brye Anne Russillo is a New York MMA fighter who went viral last week because of her giant F-cup breasts. It’s not every day a 29-year-old single mother enters the ring, especially one who is so well endowed, so the part-time bartender/pastry chef was mentioned in Maxim, Fox Sports, CNN, Playboy, The New York Post … you get the idea.
However, whatever fame given to Russillo recently was offset by a real problem — the fact she was forced to move up a weight class for her Oct. 3 fight because of her 12-pound breasts.
“I can’t cut my tits off and put them on the side, they weigh 12 pounds,” said Russillo, while discussing agreeing upon a weight class with her opponent. It took over three months for the two teams to agree to fight at 150-pounds. Lian normally fights around 145-pounds, and Russillo, a tall, athletic fighter, normally fights around 155-pounds. Russillo did mention she plans to enter the cage for her next fight at 135-pounds.
Russillo’s bout against Paige Di Bartolo (who was also referred as Paige Lian) was Saturday night as part of the Aggressive Combat Championships 12 card.
So how did the new viral sensation and her massive ‘dis-advantageous’ chest do?
It’s a small circuit. Here’s all that was found as of Sunday morning.
Elsewhere on the Aggressive Combat Championships 12 card, Paige Di Bartolo halted the Brye Anne Russillo hype train, earning a judges’ decision to capture the promotion’s 150-pound title. Russillo had a ton of hype coming into the fight, because media outlets such as Maxim, Playboy and CNN picked up on her inspirational story of competing with a body that isn’t prototypical of an athlete.
Russillo performed well, turning in a gritty showing to prove she’s much more than just a pretty face. Unfortunately for her, Di Bartolo got the better of the action, doing just enough to earn the nod on the judges’ scorecards.
Video of Round 1 below clearly shows Russillo having a rough go.
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Josh Helmuth is the editor of CraveOnline Sports.
Photos via @Bryeannerusillo
