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Cyborg Hopes UFC Relations Improve Following White’s Comments

On July 29, 2017, Cris Cyborg Justino will finally get the chance to fight for a UFC title when she takes on reigning Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tony Evinger for the vacant UFC women’s featherweight strap at UFC 214 from Anaheim, California. Despite her success through two UFC bouts, Cyborg’s relationship with the promotion hasn’t […]

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On July 29, 2017, Cris Cyborg Justino will finally get the chance to fight for a UFC title when she takes on reigning Invicta FC bantamweight champion Tony Evinger for the vacant UFC women’s featherweight strap at UFC 214 from Anaheim, California.

Despite her success through two UFC bouts, Cyborg’s relationship with the promotion hasn’t gone as well as she had planned. UFC President Dana White recently admitted that he has made some ‘mistakes’ when dealing with Cyborg, which gave the Brazilian slugger hope that the situation could ‘change’:

“I hope it’s gonna change,” Cyborg said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “The last interview, Dana White said he did a lot of mistakes with Cyborg, maybe we can work together. I love my job. If my boss and my company loves working with me, we’re gonna have a lot of success together.

“I accepted that. Let’s see what’s gonna happen after that,” she continued. “Let’s see if not going to be just words, but if the practice in business is gonna change. We just have to work together. If you want to work together, for sure we can make a lot of money together. But we need to work together. After this interview, I think he opened the door for getting better.”

With her contract expiring in October, we could see Cyborg leave the world’s largest mixed martial arts promotion if conditions don’t improve, although she claims that she is currently only focused on her upcoming title fight:

“I’m gonna fight for the belt now, and then if I get the belt, this is gonna hold me one year, probably have a couple of fights too,” she said. “I really have to think about it. If the UFC is gonna work with me, how we’re gonna work together. If I’m happy there, if they show respect for me… let’s wait and just wants to make everybody happy, all my fans happy. I think everybody is gonna watch my fight because they waited so long for that day, let’s see after. I think after, when we work together and make money together, it changes.

“I know I have a lot of doors open for me if this doesn’t happen, but all my focus is my fight in the end of the month and then we see what’s going to happen. I hope everything will be okay.”

Love or hate her, there’s no denying that Cyborg is one of the most polarizing and controversial stars in all of the sport, and fostering a relationship with her, especially in the absence of her onetime media rival Ronda Rousey, can only behoove a UFC in need of legitimately bankable pay-per-view (PPV) stars.

Based on the sheer amount of coverage and speculation for her awaited UFC 214 return alone, it’s become clear that Cyborg is one of their biggest and most dependable names, and improving their treatment of her, which could be described as ‘rough’ in the past, will only serve to gain them what they desire most – numbers.

What do you make of Cyborg’s most recent comments?

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Daniel Cormier On Upcoming Title Defense: It Had To Be Jones

On July 29, 2017 in Anaheim, California, Daniel Cormier will finally get his chance to exact revenge on Jon Jones, as the two rivals will rematch in the main event of UFC 214 with Cormier’s 205-pound title hanging in the balance. Jones, the former champion, scored a one-sided decision victory over Cormier in their first […]

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On July 29, 2017 in Anaheim, California, Daniel Cormier will finally get his chance to exact revenge on Jon Jones, as the two rivals will rematch in the main event of UFC 214 with Cormier’s 205-pound title hanging in the balance.

Jones, the former champion, scored a one-sided decision victory over Cormier in their first meeting at UFC 182 in Jan. 2015, but he’s only competed once since mainly due to issues outside of the cage, which opened the door for Cormier to secure the title.

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“DC” last competed at UFC 210 this past April, successfully defending his title against Anthony Johnson via submission. After the bout, it was rumored that Cormier could next defend the strap against surging contender Jimi Manuwa, but he recently said that ‘it had to be Jones’ who he fought next:

“They offered me the Manuwa fight for July 29 in Anaheim,” Cormier told Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “A week after I fought ‘Rumble’ [Johnson], Dana called me. I was on my way to Kansas City, and Manuwa was in his office and he goes, ‘you versus Manuwa in Anaheim,’ and I said, ‘well, eh,’ and he said, ‘what’s wrong,’ and I go, ‘it needs to be Jones, make it happen.’

“And I badgered him and I badgered him, and I go, ‘tell me he’s ready to go,’ and he’s like, ‘I’m talking to him.’ So I go, ‘tell me he’s going to do it,’ and he goes, ‘well, I’m talking to him, we’re going get this figured out.’ And after about a week of me just badgering him, Dana goes, ‘DC calm down, I’m working on it.’ And finally it was Jones. It had to be Jones. Ariel, I want fights that get me going.

“‘Rumble’ Johnson, it was like, ‘is he really going to do it this time, can he get one on me and knock me out?’ So that’s the stuff that gets my juices going. Can Jon Jones do what he did last time and beat me again? That’s what get my juices going, or otherwise I’ll just do TV, you know? They tell me, ‘you got to fight Jimi Manuwa,’ and I’m like, ‘for what? This dude has no chance, come on.’”

While Manuwa didn’t receive the title shot, he will indeed compete at UFC 214 in a pivotal bout against fellow contender Volkan Oezdemir. UFC 214 also happens to be one of the most highly anticipated cards of the year thus far, and Cormier feels as if it will sell well on pay-per-view (PPV):

“We did really well last time and I know the numbers we did were really, really well last time, and that was without help, so I think we’ll do pretty good,” Cormier said.

“It’s good for me because the first time Jon and I fought it was essentially a boxing fight, you know? The co-main event was Myles Jury vs. Donald Cerrone, but this time there are a lot of fights that I can’t even make out the main card at this point. Jon and I, ‘Cyborg’ [vs. Tonya Evinger], Tyron [Woodley vs. Demian Maia], so I guess Cerrone vs. Lawler would have to be on the main card, so is [Renan] Barao on the main card? Or is Manuwa on the main card? I don’t know, but that’s a good problem to have.”

Who do you expect to come out on top when Cormier and Jones attempt to settle the score?

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Daniel Cormier Says he Badgered Dana White to Get Jon Jones at UFC 214

Daniel Cormier wanted Jon Jones over Jimi Manuwa at UFC 214 on July 8. After his UFC 210 victory, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder poked two bears. Those being his rival Jones and potential future contender Manuwa. While Cormier planted the seeds for his next title defense, he always had “Bones” […]

Daniel Cormier wanted Jon Jones over Jimi Manuwa at UFC 214 on July 8. After his UFC 210 victory, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight title holder poked two bears. Those being his rival Jones and potential future contender Manuwa. While Cormier planted the seeds for his next title defense, he always had “Bones” […]

Tonya Evinger: ‘I Knew I Wasn’t Going to Get The Easy Route’

Tonya Evinger wasn’t counting on having an easy entrance in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Evinger had been regarded by many as the best female fighter not signed by the UFC. She’s gone 10-0, 1 NC in her last 11 outings. Evinger also happened to be the Invicta FC bantamweight title holder before signing with […]

Tonya Evinger wasn’t counting on having an easy entrance in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Evinger had been regarded by many as the best female fighter not signed by the UFC. She’s gone 10-0, 1 NC in her last 11 outings. Evinger also happened to be the Invicta FC bantamweight title holder before signing with […]

Report: Robbie Lawler-Donald Cerrone Moved to UFC 214

After originally saying that Donald Cerrone would not be ready to fight later this month, UFC president Dana White has changed course. According to a report by L.A. Times reporter Lance Pugmire, Cerrone and Robbie Lawler will square off in a key welterweight contest at UFC 214. Just received word from @danawhite that @Cowboycerrone @Ruthless_RL […]

After originally saying that Donald Cerrone would not be ready to fight later this month, UFC president Dana White has changed course. According to a report by L.A. Times reporter Lance Pugmire, Cerrone and Robbie Lawler will square off in a key welterweight contest at UFC 214. Just received word from @danawhite that @Cowboycerrone @Ruthless_RL […]

Robbie Lawler vs. Donald Cerrone Apparently Rescheduled For UFC 214

The highly anticipated Robbie Lawler vs. Donald Cerrone match-up has apparently been rescheduled for July 29’s stacked UFC 214 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. The potential 170-pound firefight was recently removed from July 8’s UFC 213 from Las Vegas when word broke Cerrone had been forced to pull out with a blood infection. […]

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The highly anticipated Robbie Lawler vs. Donald Cerrone match-up has apparently been rescheduled for July 29’s stacked UFC 214 from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.

The potential 170-pound firefight was recently removed from July 8’s UFC 213 from Las Vegas when word broke Cerrone had been forced to pull out with a blood infection. It was revealed that the bout would take place three weeks later at the UFC’s next pay-per-view, UFC 214.

However, Dana White soon cast doubt upon that prospect, stating that fans shouldn’t expect the fight to take place so soon after the original date.

That will reportedly join countless other statements from White that proved to be untrue, as a report has surfaced from The LA Times’ Lance Pugmire that the bout is back on for the California-based megacard:

If the announcement is confirmed, one of the UFC’s most anticipated fights will join what rates as already the most stacked PPV of a so-far hum-drum 2017, one that features the long-overdue Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones light heavyweight title rematch, Cris Cyborg’s first-ever (and also overdue) UFC title fight, and Tyron Woodley vs. Demian Maia for the welterweight championship for a grand total of three title fights.

Fans and media members have speculated that UFC 214 has been loaded to the brim with elite fights due to Jones’ extreme propensity for being forced out of main event bouts for one nefarious reason or another, and Cyborg has also been known to have an air of uncertainty surrounding her as well.

Either way, even if only two of the scheduled championship fights take place in addition to Lawler vs. Cerrone, UFC 214 is set to be by far the most explosive cards of the year – and it will be extremely tough to top if it even comes close to fulfilling its full potential.

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