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After Fukuma learned she was pregnant in April 2024, she consulted the body as no rules existed for handling title matches during pregnancy or childbirth. She missed matches near her due date last December, forfeiting contests in which she was a challenger…
…Under the rules, if a titleholder becomes pregnant, the next-ranked challenger would compete instead, and if a challenger is pregnant, the next-ranked competitor would face the titleholder. Pregnancy effectively leads to a period of automatic forfeits.
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