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Cris Cyborg Continues To Call Out Holly Holm

Leading into UFC 214, Cris Cyborg already had her next fight in mind and coming out of the event, she still wants to fight former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm. After scoring a third round TKO victory of former Invicta bantamweight titleholder Tonya Evinger on the main card of 214 to win the promotion’s featherweight […]

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Leading into UFC 214, Cris Cyborg already had her next fight in mind and coming out of the event, she still wants to fight former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm.

After scoring a third round TKO victory of former Invicta bantamweight titleholder Tonya Evinger on the main card of 214 to win the promotion’s featherweight title on Saturday night, the newly crowned champion told FOX Sports 1 that Holm made the most sense in terms of her next assignment.

“My next move, I’d like a fight with Holly Holm,” said Cyborg (transcript courtesy of MMA Fighting). “I think she is a great fighter and she is a bigger girl, just like me. She’s (fought) already at 145. I think it’s a fight that all fans are going to like because she is a striker. Let’s do that, maybe next year, I don’t know.”

During the UFC 214 post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White claimed that Holm was “interested” in a showdown with Cyborg.

“I was just talking to Holly Holm back there…and it seems like she’s interested,” said White. “I like Holly versus Cyborg. I think it’s a good fight.”

Although there are not many fighters in the women’s featherweight division, Cyborg believes that the weight class will go the same way that the bantamweights evolved during Ronda Rousey’s reign as champion.

“It was the same with 135 pounds, (UFC) started with Ronda and then they started building it a little bit and a little bit (more). Now they’ve made it a division. I think with 145 it will be the same,” Cyborg said at the event’s post-fight press conference.

“I’m happy to be a part of this. I’m happy to fight anyone that the UFC put in front of me. I am going to keep training, keep ready. I’ll keep training, keep on beating the number one contender and always training to keep the belt.”

If you recall, Megan Anderson was supposed to be Cyborg’s opponent at the event, but that bout was scrapped due to the former Invicta featherweight champion having to withdraw from the bout because of personal reasons.

Cyborg stated that she would be open to fighting Anderson in Australia next year.

“I don’t know about Megan,” she said. “I accepted a fight with her. I don’t know if she cannot fight in the USA, maybe I can go to Australia and fight with her. I want to fight. I don’t know who it’s going to be (next). I never choose my opponents. I just wait to see who UFC is going to put next.”

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Tonya Evinger Expresses Disappointment in TKO Loss to Cris Cyborg

Tonya Evinger wishes she could’ve survived the final horn against Cris Cyborg. Last night (July 29), Evinger and Cyborg competed for the vacant Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s featherweight title. While “Triple Threat” showed heart, she was outmatched and stopped in the third round. During the post-fight press conference, Evinger talked about wanting to go […]

Tonya Evinger wishes she could’ve survived the final horn against Cris Cyborg. Last night (July 29), Evinger and Cyborg competed for the vacant Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women’s featherweight title. While “Triple Threat” showed heart, she was outmatched and stopped in the third round. During the post-fight press conference, Evinger talked about wanting to go […]

Cris Cyborg vs. Tonya Evinger Full Fight Video Highlights

In the first of three UFC 214 pay-per-view (PPV) title fights, former Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino took on Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger for the vacant UFC female featherweight championship. Cyborg was on an epic 17 fight win streak and had finished her last 11 fights via knockout. The former Invicta […]

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In the first of three UFC 214 pay-per-view (PPV) title fights, former Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino took on Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger for the vacant UFC female featherweight championship.

Cyborg was on an epic 17 fight win streak and had finished her last 11 fights via knockout. The former Invicta champ made her UFC debut in May of last year in which she defeated Leslie Smith in the first round via knockout at a catchweight of 140 pounds.

She followed that up, again at 140 pounds, by downing UFC newcomer Lina Lansberg in the second round. The Brazilian knockout artist could put the cherry on the top of her legendary career with a win over Evinger.

Evinger was on a lengthy win streak of her own, racking up 10 straight since her 2011 loss to Sara McMann. Her last appearance inside the cage saw her take home a second round submission win over Yana Kunitskaya to defend her bantamweight title. A win over Cyborg would certainly be the biggest of her fighting career.

Cyborg established her dominance early on, pushing the pace and landing some vicious shots on the Invicta champ. The Brazilian continued to chop away at Evinger before finally finishing her off in third round to win her first career UFC championship.

You can check out the full fight video highlights here:

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Cris Cyborg Decimates Tonya Evinger to Capture UFC Gold

Cris Cyborg (18-1, 1 NC) is finally an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holder with a dominating win over Tonya Evinger (19-6, 1 NC). In the first of three title bouts at UFC 214, Cyborg and Evinger did battle for the vacant women’s featherweight title. Evinger made her long awaited UFC debut, while Cyborg got […]

Cris Cyborg (18-1, 1 NC) is finally an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) title holder with a dominating win over Tonya Evinger (19-6, 1 NC). In the first of three title bouts at UFC 214, Cyborg and Evinger did battle for the vacant women’s featherweight title. Evinger made her long awaited UFC debut, while Cyborg got […]

UFC 214 Full Fight Card, Start Time & How To Watch

The UFC is in Anaheim, California from the Honda Center tonight (Sat. July 29, 2017) and what a card the UFC has planned. A light heavyweight championship headliner between former 205-pound kingpin Jon Jones and current division champ Daniel Cormier is set to close out the night. In the co-main event UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will go […]

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The UFC is in Anaheim, California from the Honda Center tonight (Sat. July 29, 2017) and what a card the UFC has planned.

A light heavyweight championship headliner between former 205-pound kingpin Jon Jones and current division champ Daniel Cormier is set to close out the night. In the co-main event UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley will go head-to-head with Demian Maia for yet another 170-pound title defense.

A new women’s featherweight champion will be crowned when former Invicta FC featherweight champ Cris Cyborg takes on Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger. The entire card is stacked from top to bottom, and you can check out the full fight card, start time, and information on how to watch here below:

Main Card (PPV, 10 P.M. ET)

Light heavyweight: (C) Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones

Welterweight: (C) Tyron Woodley vs. Demian Maia

Featherweight: Tonya Evinger vs. Cristiane Justino **for vacant female featherweight championship**

Welterweight: Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler

Light heavyweight: Jimi Manuwa vs. Volkan Oezdemir

 

Preliminary Card (FXX, 8 P.M. ET)

Featherweight: Jason Knight vs. Ricardo Lamas

Catchweight (140 pounds): Renan Barao vs. Aljamain Sterling

Featherweight: Renato Moicano vs. Brian Ortega

Featherweight: Andre Fili vs. Calvin Kattar

 

UFC Fight Pass Exclusive Prelims (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 P.M. ET)

Strawweight: Alexandra Albu vs. Kailin Curran

Flyweight: Jarred Brooks vs. Eric Shelton

Lightweight: Josh Burkman vs. Drew Dober

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UFC 214 – Cris Cyborg vs. Tonya Evinger, Tyron Woodley. vs. Demian Maia Predictions

This title fight is possibly the best possible MMA match-up in UFC history. Both Chris Cyborg and Tonya Evinger have maintained good records over the last few years. Let’s begin with Cyborg. Following Ronda Rousey’s departure, she reclaimed her MMA title and has sharpened her game, which includes her power to KO opponents. Apart from […]

This title fight is possibly the best possible MMA match-up in UFC history. Both Chris Cyborg and Tonya Evinger have maintained good records over the last few years. Let’s begin with Cyborg. Following Ronda Rousey’s departure, she reclaimed her MMA title and has sharpened her game, which includes her power to KO opponents. Apart from her reputation as a slugger she also poses a threat to all her opponents who are often taken down just for that reason. Cyborg is on a winning streak, 18 of them in a row, and this could continue although Evinger is potentially the one who could end that run.

Evinger had an amazing run in the Invicta FC and after three straight wins she took the bantamweight title against Irene Aldana (knockout) and held on to it for two years. Both Cyborg and Evinger enter the cage with winning streaks so this is likely to be a close contest. Cyborg at 145 pounds does hold an advantage against Evinger at 135 pounds. She is an efficient striker and what is noteworthy is the fact that she landed 66 percent of her strikes in two UFC bouts.  Evinger on the other hand is good from the clinch and is known to score with trips. She also has a long reach.

That said, Cyborg still has an upper hand in the clinch given her physical strength and the ability to peel off, step back and unload a few serious punches. While Evinger is a fighter, Cyborg can still bag another title and win by TKO.

Tyron Woodley. vs. Demian Maia

The UFC 214 welterweight is another interesting fight to watch and places a couple of wagers. Demian Maia has a great chance of claiming this UFC title. Let’s say he a bit unfortunate for being put into difficult fights by the UFC, which his fans believe is an attempt to get him out of the title race. However, he has managed to pack in a few wins over stiff competition. This time around the stiff competition comes from Tyron Woodley.

Woodley is known for his knockout power but earlier did not manage to pull in a winning streak. His losses to Jake Shields, Rory MacDonald and Nate Marquardt are something he hadn’t been able to completely brush off. However, he did win by a KO against Robbie Lawler at UFC 201 in June 2016 and then retained it at UFC 205 and 209 against Stephen Thompson. This is definitely a confidence booster and has him labeled as the best 170-pound opponent. Woodley could have this one in the bag by unanimous decision.