UFC 240 co-main event’s Felicia Spencer speaks with Bloody Elbow’s Shakiel Mahjouri ahead of her fight with Cris Cyborg. Spencer reveals what spurred her to call-out Cyborg, the back-and-forth the two had on Twitter, what it’s like fighting in Canada for the first time & more…
UFC 240 co-main event’s Felicia Spencer speaks with Bloody Elbow’s Shakiel Mahjouri ahead of her fight with Cris Cyborg. Spencer reveals what spurred her to call-out Cyborg, the back-and-forth the two had on Twitter, and what it’s like fighting in Canada for the first time.
Discussion Points:
- 0:30 – Working with local fundraisers
- 1:10 – Outside opportunities in MMA
- 2:15 – When did Felicia Spencer decide to pursue martial arts for a living?
- 4:40 – Atmosphere at Jungle MMA heading into UFC 240
- 6:12 – Why call out Cris Cyborg?
- 11:25 – Twitter beef with Cris Cyborg
- 13:57 – Examining Nunes vs. Cyborg
- 15:55 – What it’s like fighting at home for the first time
Felicia can be followed at Felicia the FeeNom on twitter @FeeNom479, on intsagram at @feenom439 or on facebook, or for more on her fight history check out her page on Taplogy.com, UFC.com or her wikipedia.
Here’s a look at the UFC 240 PPV fight card as it stands today, Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019, via ESPN.com:
UFC 240 ESPN+ PPV MAIN CARD | SAT JULY 27 – 9PM CDT
145 lbs – Max Holloway (20-4) vs. Frankie Edgar (23-6)
145 lbs – Cris Cyborg (20-2) vs. Felicia Spencer (7-0)
170 lbs – Geoff Neal (111-2) vs. Niko Price (13-2)
155 lbs – Olivier Aubin-Mercier (11-4) vs. Arman Tsarukyan (13-2)
185 lbs – Krzysztof Jotko (20-40 vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (11-2)
ESPN 2 PRELIMS | 7PM CDT
125 lbs – Alexis Davis (19-9) vs. Viviane Araujo (7-1)
145 lbs – Hakeem Dawodu (9-1) vs. Yoshinori Horie (8-1)
145 lbs – Gavin Tucker (10-1) vs. Seung Woo Choi (7-2)
125 lbs – Alexandre Pantoja (21-3) vs. Deiveson Figueiredo (15-1)
FIGHT PASS EARLY PRELIMS | 5:15PM CDT
125 lbs – Gillian Robertson (6-3) vs. Sarah Frota (9-1)
170 lbs – Kyle Stewart (11-2) vs. Erik Koch (15-6)
265 lbs – Giacomo Lemos (6-0) vs. Tanner Boser (16-5)
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