A loss to Marloes Coenen at last night’s Invicta FC event would have severely dampened superfight talks between Cris “Cyborg” Justino Venancio and UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey.
A furious fourth-round assault from Cyborg, however, ensured that Coenen didn’t play spoiler.
Cyborg dispatched the Dutch submission specialist for the second time in her career, all but wiping out the notion that a failed drug test would hinder the Brazilian’s continued growth in the sport.
A few key issues must get resolved in the meantime, but a superfight between new Invicta FC featherweight champ Cyborg and Rousey now seems more tantalizing than ever.
Here are three reasons fans still yearn to see Cyborg lock horns with Rousey.