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Dana White Responds To Cyborg Punching Angela Magana At UFC Athlete Summit

It’s been quite the week for the UFC and Cris Cyborg. Earlier this week it was reported that Cyborg punched UFC strawweight Angela Magana at the UFC Athlete Summit in Las Vegas after Magana posted some incredibly personal Tweets about the Brazilian. Cyborg reportedly ‘rocked’ Magana, but she didn’t fall to the ground. Magana’s friend, Bec […]

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It’s been quite the week for the UFC and Cris Cyborg.

Earlier this week it was reported that Cyborg punched UFC strawweight Angela Magana at the UFC Athlete Summit in Las Vegas after Magana posted some incredibly personal Tweets about the Brazilian. Cyborg reportedly ‘rocked’ Magana, but she didn’t fall to the ground.

Magana’s friend, Bec Rawlings, however, has a different account of the incident, saying that Magana did not get rocked but instead ‘took it like a G.’ After the incident Magana took to Twitter yet again, this time claiming to be the victim of ‘roid rage.’

She clarified that it was in fact the UFC, not her, who contacted police after the debacle but she has decided to press charges against Justino. Magana also claimed that cops are looking into felony assault charges after the attack.

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s (LVMPD) Larry Hadfield later announced that Cyborg has been charged with misdemeanor battery:

“This is a misdemeanor crime, which is the lowest of Nevada penalties,” said Hadfield. “When they found probable cause to believe the crime had occurred, they cited that other individual. For us, it’s a very minor call, I guess you could say.”

The maximum penalty for such a crime, per the Clark County DA’s office, is a six month stint in jail and a $1,000 fine.

While Magana claims that the incident has cost Cyborg her job with the promotion, UFC President Dana White was recently asked about his thoughts on the situation during The Ultimate Fighter 26 (TUF 26) tryouts and said that he’ll have to wait and see what happens (quotes via MMA Junkie):

“Obviously we’re looking more into that,” White said. “It’s very serious. We’ll see what happens.

“This is a thing that the district attorney and police are handling right now. There’s way more to that than just what am I thinking about.”

If you haven’t seen the video of Cyborg punching Magana, you can check it out here:

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Cris Cyborg Explains Why She Punched Angela Magana at UFC Athlete Retreat

Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino provided a statement on her official Facebook page regarding her physical altercation with Angela Magana at the UFC Athlete Retreat in Las Vegas this past weekend.
Cyborg alluded to disparaging comments directed toward her: “…

Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino provided a statement on her official Facebook page regarding her physical altercation with Angela Magana at the UFC Athlete Retreat in Las Vegas this past weekend.

Cyborg alluded to disparaging comments directed toward her: “When disparaging comments are made at the top, it sets an example that it is acceptable within the company, allowing lower ranking individuals to continuing following examples of leaders, establishing the culture and practices of the company”:

MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani reported Cyborg took exception to personal attacks from Magana on Twitter. In one tweet, Magana compared the Brazilian star to Jigsaw from the Saw film franchise (Warning: Tweet contains NSFW language):

FanSided’s Cage Pages obtained video of the incident (Warning: Video contains NSFW language):

Magana tweeted about the brief altercation:

A spokesperson for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed to ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto authorities cited Cyborg for misdemeanor battery, opting against making an arrest.

Since signing with UFC in March 2015, Cyborg has beaten Leslie Smith and Lina Lansberg.

It looked like her career would be put on hold after the United States Anti-Doping Agency flagged one of her samples for a potential violation in December. However, USADA cleared the 31-year-old in February, granting her a therapeutic-use exemption, immediately making her eligible to return to the Octagon.

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Cris Cyborg Charged With Misdemeanor Battery For Punching Angela Magana

Cyborg has been officially charged for punching Angela Magana at last weekend’s UFC fighter retreat from Las Vegas. According to a report from MMA Junkie’s Steven Marrocco, officer Larry Hadfield of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) revealed that Justino was cited for misdemeanor battery for the incident after receiving a call to the […]

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Cyborg has been officially charged for punching Angela Magana at last weekend’s UFC fighter retreat from Las Vegas.

According to a report from MMA Junkie’s Steven Marrocco, officer Larry Hadfield of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) revealed that Justino was cited for misdemeanor battery for the incident after receiving a call to the JW Marriott in Las Vegas at approximately 2:30 p.m. yesterday (Sun., May 21, 2017).

The LVMPD investigated the scene and then cited Justino after Magana stated she wanted to press charges. Magana reportedly transported herself to the hospital to treat minor injuries, and later denied that a TMZ Sports recounting of the scenario was true. The charges will now be reviewed by the Clark County district attorney’s office, who will decide to press official charges on Justino or not.

Officer Hadfield described the call as a ‘minor crime,’ noting that it was among the lower of those they routinely deal with:

“This is a misdemeanor crime, which is the lowest of Nevada penalties,” said Hadfield. “When they found probable cause to believe the crime had occurred, they cited that other individual. For us, it’s a very minor call, I guess you could say.”

Photo: Jason Silva for USA TODAY Sports

Magana later confirmed she had not suffered the loss of a tooth as had been speculated, showing a photo of herself online. She said all the details would come out when the police report was released, and said it was the UFC rather than herself who had contacted police.

With several supposedly ‘sue-happy’ lawyers contacting her to get a suit brewing against Cyborg, Magana said she hadn’t decided to take that route yet but did press charges for the assault.

Overall, it’s the last thing Cyborg needs to deal with, as her public discontent with the UFC has recently bubbled over into a public spat, with a potential interim featherweight title fight against Megan Anderson in the works for July’s UFC 214.

It’s difficult to say if this incident will have any affect on that potential fight happening, but overall it’s safe to say that it’s simply not a good look for the woman who most consider to be the greatest pound-for-pound female fighter in UFC history – and perhaps ever.

Cyborg will now face potential charges from the Clark County DA’s office, with the maximum punishment being six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. But with Officer Hadfield downplaying the arrest as one of the lowest kinds of crimes the LVMPD usually deals with, her charges could be reduced to only community service.

Her discord with Magana surfaced after “Her Majesty,” a UFC women’s strawweight who hasn’t fought since a 2015 submission loss to Michelle Waterson, repeatedly made fun of her physical appearance and past use of steroids in numerous Twitter posts. Now, it’s up to the courts to decide if Cyborg should be dealt legal punishment for the assault, which was posted online in a video from Cagepages.com earlier today.

Does Cyborg deserve to face the music for punching Magana, or did the outspoken trash talker simply get what she deserves in your opinion?

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Video: Watch Cyborg Sock Angela Magana At UFC Fighter Retreat

Last night the MMA world was thrown into upheaval when news arrived that Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino had punched UFC women’s strawweight Angela Magana at the UFC fighter retreat in Las Vegas. Earlier today, Magana took to Twitter to reveal her side of the story and the details of the ongoing potential criminal charges against Cyborg, […]

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Last night the MMA world was thrown into upheaval when news arrived that Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino had punched UFC women’s strawweight Angela Magana at the UFC fighter retreat in Las Vegas.

Earlier today, Magana took to Twitter to reveal her side of the story and the details of the ongoing potential criminal charges against Cyborg, and now video of the incident has surfaced from Cage Pages on YouTube:

As we can see, it may not have been the all-out slobberknocker that saw reports say Magana lost a tooth from, but apparently it was enough for Las Vegas police to be contacted and file battery charges against Cyborg.

A report came from TMZ Sports describing Magana’s injuries that also stated she called the police, something she said was completely untrue:

“Cops say Magana — a 33 year old UFC strawweight — transported herself to the hospital and was treated. According to the narrative, a doctor at the hospital diagnosed A.M. with an “acute head injury, cervical strain, and laceration of the lip.

“She returned to her hotel room and called cops.”

Magana said the TMZ recount was completely untrue, insisting that it was the UFC who called the police:

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Cris Cyborg Cited for Battery After Punching Angela Magana on Video

MMA fighter Cris Cyborg has been cited for battery by authorities after punching Angela Magana in the face over the weekend in Las Vegas, TMZ Sports reported:
“According to law enforcement sources, Magana says Cyborg punched the left side of …

MMA fighter Cris Cyborg has been cited for battery by authorities after punching Angela Magana in the face over the weekend in Las Vegas, TMZ Sports reported:

“According to law enforcement sources, Magana says Cyborg punched the left side of her face after the two fighters got into a verbal argument. Police say they reviewed surveillance video that showed Cyborg throwing a punch and hitting Magana in the face once. 

“Cops say Magana—a 33-year-old UFC strawweight—transported herself to the hospital and was treated for a laceration to the inside of her lip. A.M. told police that doctors at the hospital diagnosed her with an ‘acute head injury’ and ‘cervical strain.'”

You can see video of the incident in question below, via FanSided. (Warning: Video contains profanity.)

            

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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Angela Magana Speaks Out on Incident Involving Cris Cyborg

UFC fighter – yes, she is still under contract with the UFC – Angela Magana was reportedly involved in an incident with Cris Cyborg while both were in Las Vegas for the UFC Fighter Retreat over the weekend. Initial reports stated that Magana was knocked out by Cyborg for comments she has made towards the […]

UFC fighter – yes, she is still under contract with the UFC – Angela Magana was reportedly involved in an incident with Cris Cyborg while both were in Las Vegas for the UFC Fighter Retreat over the weekend. Initial reports stated that Magana was knocked out by Cyborg for comments she has made towards the […]