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Cat Zingano reveals first photo following surgery after suffering from breast implant illness

Cat Zingano didn’t want to believe that her breast implants could be the culprit behind her health issues.

The one-time UFC bantamweight title contender, who recently signed a deal with Bellator MMA, revealed on Thursday that she recently underwent surgery to have her breast implants removed due to her deteriorating health.

Zingano posted a photo following her surgery while also offering details about how she got sick and struggled to understand what exactly was happening to her.

“This is my first photo shoot since I had my big surgery,” Zingano wrote on Instagram. “I sensed and researched [breast implant illness] a couple years ago but I didn’t believe in the severity and didn’t want to risk the change in vanity until I was watching it start to really kick my ass.