Cat Zingano: "I broke Nunes." - already looking past Vieira

[Ghost in the Dark]

http://mmajunkie.com/2018/03/ufc-222-cat-zingano-on-possible-amanda-nunes-rematch

“She says she’s improved since then, but there’s no way I didn’t improve since then,” Zingano told MMAjunkie Radio. “I didn’t stop training, and that was my first fight back after blowing my knee. It was the first fight back after losing my husband and coach to suicide and having a completely different camp – and having no idea what I was going to do with myself now that there’s a new normal.

“Everything is different now, so to think that I haven’t improved since then, or that was even my best – that’s ridiculous. She had everything in her favor that fight. Everything in her favor in that fight, and I still broke her.”

UFC 222 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Zingano vs. Vieira opens the pay-per-view main card following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

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“It’s not like I just got mangled and dominated (in my losses to Ronda Rousey and Julianna Pena). It’s all the stuff I got to work on and have worked on. I have no weight on me because of those fights, because they’re things I can correct and they’re things I will correct. You better believe when I’m the one calling the shots that I’m going to ask for those fights again. I need to fix those things. It bothers me, but it bothers me in the right way.”

Although Zingano made it clear she is currently locked in on Vieira, she said she’s aware of how close she is to where she wants to be. The 35-year-old thinks a standout performance could get her a crack at the winner of the planned UFC 224 title fight between Nunes and Pennington in May.

“This fight, they said it has potential to be a No. 1 contender fight,” Zingano said. “That could be one fight away; that could be two fights away. Either way, I’m focused on this fight, I’m focused on getting through this one in the most fantastic way possible. Of course I want those title shots. Of course I want to jump right back in to where I left off and do everything the way that I know I’m capable of doing. I also understand there’s a patience that comes with it and a believing in myself that comes with it, and taking little steps to get to the big steps.”

 

[The Natural Born Runner]

I have Zingano taking this one on decision, but who knows if she's the same fighter.

 

[ScoopSubMMA]

You better believe DW would love to see Cat take the belt from Nunes.

 

[demaryiustargaryan96]

Then you got tooled by Julianna Pena (lmao). I guess we should all expect Stefan Struve and Carla Esparza to both win belts this year.

 

[leto1776]

She keeps bring up that fight from years ago, because it was the last time she didn anything worth mentioning. Cat needs to shut up, fight more, and prove herself some wins against currently relevant fighters.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Yeah no surprise. Nunes will eat her this time around tho.

 

[Leone510]

She did beat the living hell out of Amanda after Amanda beat the living hell out of her, she showed determination equal to anybody.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

“She says she’s improved since then, but there’s no way I didn’t improve since then,” Zingano told MMAjunkie Radio.

She hasn't won since then.







Ok ok ok, she has but that was a long time ago. We're approaching the 3rd anniversary of her loss to Ronda, and she hasn't won a fight since the fight before that one.

 

[ScoopSubMMA]

She sounds pretty hostile.

Spoiler

Too soon?

 

[Brother Numsi]

Cat if you broke Amanda, why is she holding the belt from doing what you couldn't do against Honda?

 

[Brother Numsi]

Yeah no surprise. Nunes will eat her this time around tho.

Yurp. Nunes seems to have gotten better with each loss. Can't necessarily say the same for Cat

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Yurp. Nunes seems to have gotten better with each loss. Can't necessarily say the same for Cat

Yeah she's on a decline. I am sure it doesn't help at the fact that she fights once in a blue moon.

 

[fiftywattmafia]

Prime Cat looks pretty damn good.

 

[Magx951]

I'll always support Zingano because she's been through some shit, sherdorks don't show enough hespec

 

[fractal]

Zingano is a very talented fighter. She ran in stupidly in the Rousey fight. Had she actually use a tenth of her brain she could've possible beaten Rousey. She's had 3 fights in the last 3.5 years, so her inactivity is the biggest problem. I didn't see her fight vs Pena.

 

[phantomlord]

http://mmajunkie.com/2018/03/ufc-222-cat-zingano-on-possible-amanda-nunes-rematch

“She says she’s improved since then, but there’s no way I didn’t improve since then,” Zingano told MMAjunkie Radio. “I didn’t stop training, and that was my first fight back after blowing my knee. It was the first fight back after losing my husband and coach to suicide and having a completely different camp – and having no idea what I was going to do with myself now that there’s a new normal.

“Everything is different now, so to think that I haven’t improved since then, or that was even my best – that’s ridiculous. She had everything in her favor that fight. Everything in her favor in that fight, and I still broke her.”

UFC 222 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Zingano vs. Vieira opens the pay-per-view main card following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

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“It’s not like I just got mangled and dominated (in my losses to Ronda Rousey and Julianna Pena). It’s all the stuff I got to work on and have worked on. I have no weight on me because of those fights, because they’re things I can correct and they’re things I will correct. You better believe when I’m the one calling the shots that I’m going to ask for those fights again. I need to fix those things. It bothers me, but it bothers me in the right way.”

Although Zingano made it clear she is currently locked in on Vieira, she said she’s aware of how close she is to where she wants to be. The 35-year-old thinks a standout performance could get her a crack at the winner of the planned UFC 224 title fight between Nunes and Pennington in May.

“This fight, they said it has potential to be a No. 1 contender fight,” Zingano said. “That could be one fight away; that could be two fights away. Either way, I’m focused on this fight, I’m focused on getting through this one in the most fantastic way possible. Of course I want those title shots. Of course I want to jump right back in to where I left off and do everything the way that I know I’m capable of doing. I also understand there’s a patience that comes with it and a believing in myself that comes with it, and taking little steps to get to the big steps.”

passed and past are not the same. grammar how does it work?

 

[ultramanhyata]

Nunes will eat her this time around tho.

 

[Playa]

Cat Zingano is a part time fighter, shows up every couple years for a check then disappears again. She's been sitting out the last 2 years and not for any reason in particular.

She's a single mom, she just released a book, I just don't think she's that committed to the fight game no more, didn't look great in her last outing either.

She's spent most of her prime year on the sidelines, she turns 36 this year, still a MILF though

If Nunes and her were to fight in 2018 I think it would look like a mismatch, Nunes would crush her.

 

[Deleted member 436105]

She broke Nunes, but didn’t she not only go on to lose her next two fights but also claim that Nunes fucked her up so bad that she had trouble losing weight to make 135 consistently, hence why she fights so sporadically? Meanwhile Nunes hasn’t lost since then. So who really got better? She better focus on Viera who’s no joke

 

[Siesta]

http://mmajunkie.com/2018/03/ufc-222-cat-zingano-on-possible-amanda-nunes-rematch

“She says she’s improved since then, but there’s no way I didn’t improve since then,” Zingano told MMAjunkie Radio. “I didn’t stop training, and that was my first fight back after blowing my knee. It was the first fight back after losing my husband and coach to suicide and having a completely different camp – and having no idea what I was going to do with myself now that there’s a new normal.

“Everything is different now, so to think that I haven’t improved since then, or that was even my best – that’s ridiculous. She had everything in her favor that fight. Everything in her favor in that fight, and I still broke her.”

UFC 222 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Zingano vs. Vieira opens the pay-per-view main card following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

/

“It’s not like I just got mangled and dominated (in my losses to Ronda Rousey and Julianna Pena). It’s all the stuff I got to work on and have worked on. I have no weight on me because of those fights, because they’re things I can correct and they’re things I will correct. You better believe when I’m the one calling the shots that I’m going to ask for those fights again. I need to fix those things. It bothers me, but it bothers me in the right way.”

Although Zingano made it clear she is currently locked in on Vieira, she said she’s aware of how close she is to where she wants to be. The 35-year-old thinks a standout performance could get her a crack at the winner of the planned UFC 224 title fight between Nunes and Pennington in May.

“This fight, they said it has potential to be a No. 1 contender fight,” Zingano said. “That could be one fight away; that could be two fights away. Either way, I’m focused on this fight, I’m focused on getting through this one in the most fantastic way possible. Of course I want those title shots. Of course I want to jump right back in to where I left off and do everything the way that I know I’m capable of doing. I also understand there’s a patience that comes with it and a believing in myself that comes with it, and taking little steps to get to the big steps.”

Does she think that Nunes hasn't improved since then? Cat is coming off losses to Rousey and Pena, hasn't fought since UFC 200. Cat is older and has terrible fight IQ. I can't handle delusional people, smh.