Following her first-round destruction of Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil on Saturday night, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino explained why she chose not to call out Ronda Rousey during her post-fi…
Following her first-round destruction of Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil on Saturday night, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino explained why she chose not to call out Ronda Rousey during her post-fight interview in the Octagon.
Less than 24 hours later, however, Cyborg is already talking about the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.
Cyborg took to her official Twitter account after her UFC 198 victory, where she posted a comment directed at “Rowdy” Ronda, challenging her to a fight at UFC 205.
“Hey Ronda Rousey, you running all the way to New York?,” wrote Cyborg on Twitter. “#DontBeScaredHomie #CHAMPIONvsEXChampion #UFC205”
Cris Cyborg won her UFC debut by knocking out Leslie Smith in the first round of their fight at the UFC 198 pay-per-view in Curitiba, Brazil on Saturday, May 14, 2016.
While many were expecting Cris Cyborg to call out Ronda Rousey in her post-fight interview after defeating Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil, however the reigning Invicta FC Featherweight Champion decided not t…
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While many were expecting Cris Cyborg to call out Ronda Rousey in her post-fight interview after defeating Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil, however the reigning Invicta FC Featherweight Champion decided not to. At the official UFC 198 post-fight press conference, Cyborg explained why she opted not to challenge Rousey on Saturday night.
“I believe that it was my moment, tonight was my moment and it was historic,” said Cyborg at the post-fight press conference. “I never thought I’d be sitting here tonight. So take a lot of pictures. I never thought I’d be here after everything that I went through. It was a historic moment for me. Talking about [Rousey] is not something…it’s something people are going to talk about, but I let my fans decide who my opponent will be and I just be ready.”
As far as the always-present weight issue, Cyborg claimed that she will still accept “super fights” in the UFC, but plans to continue fighting in “her weight class.”
“I’ve been training for two years to be able to make weight yesterday, and I felt very well tonight,” she said. “And I believe I can do other super fights. But I’m going to continue in my weight class. I’ve been champion for some time, and I want female MMA to grow, and I don’t think it’s the right thing for me to abandon my weight class.”
Regarding her performance against Smith on Saturday night in front of her hometown fans in Curitiba, Cris Cyborg said she felt she did her best in her Octagon debut.
“I think I did my best,” said Cyborg. “I like to go for the knockout. If you watch my fights that’s what I like to do. I have good wrestling, jiu-jitsu. I’ve been doing judo for the past year to fight with someone. But I’ve been waiting for the opportunity. That’s it. I’m prepared.”
On Saturday night, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino made her successful Octagon debut.
Cris Cyborg defeated Leslie Smith via TKO due to punches at just 1:21 of the very first round in the third fight from the top at Satur…
On Saturday night, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino made her successful Octagon debut.
Cris Cyborg defeated Leslie Smith via TKO due to punches at just 1:21 of the very first round in the third fight from the top at Saturday’s UFC 198 pay-per-view in her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil.
Cyborg spoke with UFC commentator Brian Stann after the fight and stated that because she is the Invicta FC Featherweight Champion, she will continue to defend her belt, but she is also willing to take catch weight fights in the UFC.
During a recent media scrum ahead of her Octagon debut against Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil this Saturday, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino spoke about former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm’s decision to turn down a fight against her.
“People say what they want in interviews, but when they get a contract they say other things,” Cyborg said of Holm’s decision. “I think it’s business. She wants to fight for the belt first. She’s coming off a loss and wants to get a win back. I guess that’s her team’s plan.”
Cyborg continued, “She had a fight coming up and asked if she could train with me. She went to my gym and we sparred. It was more like boxing with takedowns. It was cool. She said that I helped her get confident for her fight.”
“They are different fighters,” Cyborg said of Holm and Smith. “Holly Holm was a boxer for a long time and Leslie Smith comes from muay thai. It’s different. Holly is more defensive, while Leslie comes forward.”
Regarding her UFC debut against Smith, Cyborg made it clear that she expects to finish her opponent.
“I always train to fight five rounds, and this is a three-round fight. I have three rounds to finish the fight,” said Cyborg. “Leslie is a good fighter with a big heart. When I heard I was going to fight her I knew it would be good, maybe the fight of the night. She won’t run away, and it’s going to be a great fight.”
Headlined by Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight Championship and featuring Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith, UFC 198 takes place on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from Curitiba, Brazil.
Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com this Saturday for the best UFC 198 live results coverage on the web!
During a recent media scrum ahead of her Octagon debut against Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil this Saturday, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino spoke about former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Holly Holm’s decision to turn down a fight against her.
“People say what they want in interviews, but when they get a contract they say other things,” Cyborg said of Holm’s decision. “I think it’s business. She wants to fight for the belt first. She’s coming off a loss and wants to get a win back. I guess that’s her team’s plan.”
Cyborg continued, “She had a fight coming up and asked if she could train with me. She went to my gym and we sparred. It was more like boxing with takedowns. It was cool. She said that I helped her get confident for her fight.”
“They are different fighters,” Cyborg said of Holm and Smith. “Holly Holm was a boxer for a long time and Leslie Smith comes from muay thai. It’s different. Holly is more defensive, while Leslie comes forward.”
Regarding her UFC debut against Smith, Cyborg made it clear that she expects to finish her opponent.
“I always train to fight five rounds, and this is a three-round fight. I have three rounds to finish the fight,” said Cyborg. “Leslie is a good fighter with a big heart. When I heard I was going to fight her I knew it would be good, maybe the fight of the night. She won’t run away, and it’s going to be a great fight.”
Headlined by Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic for the UFC Heavyweight Championship and featuring Cris Cyborg vs. Leslie Smith, UFC 198 takes place on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from Curitiba, Brazil.
Make sure to join us here at MMANews.com this Saturday for the best UFC 198 live results coverage on the web!
On Monday, UFC released the above video featuring Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino.
The video looks at Cris Cyborg ahead of her Octagon debut, which is scheduled for this coming Saturday ni…
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On Monday, UFC released the above video featuring Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino.
The video looks at Cris Cyborg ahead of her Octagon debut, which is scheduled for this coming Saturday night’s UFC 198 pay-per-view in Curitiba, Brazil. Cyborg is scheduled to take on UFC veteran Leslie Smith.
Headlining the UFC 198 pay-per-view this weekend in Curitiba will be UFC Heavyweight Champion Fabricio Werdum, as he defends his title against highly-regarded contender Stipe Miocic.
Make sure to visit MMANews.com this Saturday for the best UFC 198 live results coverage on the web!
