Cris Cyborg Says She Has Agreed to Fight Amanda Nunes at UFC 226

[Eater of Souls]

Though UFC featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino had been adamant that she wanted to fight a “true” 145-pounder in her next title defense, she announced on Monday that she had agreed to a champion vs. champion superfight with Amanda Nunes.

“I have agreed to fight Amanda Nunes on July 7 in Las Vegas as part of UFC 226 and International Fight Week,” Cyborg wrote on her Facebook page.

“I am now waiting for my manager to work with the UFC on a bout agreement so we can make Cyborg vs. Nunes ‘The Super Fight’ official. #CyborgNation, us versus them!”

Cris Cyborg UFC 219 PostCyborg won the UFC featherweight championship by defeating former Invicta FC champion Tonya Evinger at UFC 214 in July of 2017. She went on to defend the belt against former UFC bantamweight champion Holly Holm, who is also a former world champion boxer, at UFC 219 to close out her 2017.

Following the victory over Holm, Cyborg said that she was open to eventually fighting Nunes, but wanted to face a top 145-pound contender first in order to continue building the division in the Octagon.

“Having re-established myself as the world champion at 145 pounds, I feel it is my obligation to fight the No. 1 contender at 145 pounds in my next fight,” Cyborg said on her official website early in January.

“I have fought four consecutive fights against girls who have come up from 135 pounds to fight me because they were ‘superfights’ for the fans. Besides Lina Lansburg (I fought her at 140) none of these girls had been fighting at featherweight.”

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[Daniel4802]

The UFC will likely pay her significantly more to fight Amanda than whatever featherweight they can feed her.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

I really wish they would have let her run through some of the 145'ers - mainly shut megan anderson for awhile - and establish that division they have the superfight later this year or early next.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Can't wait. Could be a great fight.

 

[Hades86]

Cyborg vs Nunes for WMMA Goat.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Hope she smashes Nunes to Bolivian.

 

[Sonny Qc]

Whatever

 

[Eater of Souls]

The UFC will likely pay her significantly more to fight Amanda than whatever featherweight they can feed her.

Hopefully Amanda gets some cash as well. She is a great fighter, has worked very hard to improve her English, and not a hint of scandal. Great representative of the LGBT community, etc. Really, once you overlook the idiocy of your average Sherdog poster, a marketing push for Amanda could do the UFC a lot of good in reaching areas of the market that they do not seem to focus on (meaning, the non high-school idiot and non drunken redneck types).

 

[Hades86]

Also where are all the posters saying Cyborg was scared?

 

[El Fernas]

The issue might be get Amanda to sign tho, she was interested in FW belt only when the title was at the hands of another BW.

http://agfight.band.uol.com.br/en/a...ight-plans-wants-to-leave-division-to-cyborg/

 

[UL]

RIP

 

[GODZILLA213]

This can be a very fun fight. Nunes should have a good showing, but Cyborg will be to much.

 

[Daniel4802]

Amanda's boxing versus Cyborg's would be intriguing.

 

[Leone510]

The cheater wants to dictate shit when she is nothing but a cheater?, how ridiculous.
She should be happy and do whatever the UFC says since they are paying her huge money after cheating.

 

[Mixedfights]

I think Amanda crushes Cyborg.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

Chris just needs to get out of the first round - even then Amanda is about as straight forward, smash mouth a fighter as there is and she'll meet someone who has the power and skills to put her out.

I know she has improved but the Cat fight showed she is a front runner and can be broken by someone no where near the skill level, size and ferocity as Chris.

Chris via 2-3rd TKO.

 

[ArtOfDrowning]

Cyborg via breaking dick

 

[leto1776]

Chris just needs to get out of the first round - even then Amanda is about as straight forward, smash mouth a fighter as there is and she'll meet someone who has the power and skills to put her out.

I know she has improved but the Cat fight showed she is a front runner and can be broken by someone no where near the skill level, size and ferocity as Chris.

Chris via 2-3rd TKO.

That fight was how many years ago now? That's like saying Cyborg is the typical Chute Boxe brawler who just wings punches.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

That fight was how many years ago now? That's like saying Cyborg is the typical Chute Boxe brawler who just wings punches.

If you're a front runner you're always going to be one.

And her style is straight forward mauling - period.

 

[Thanat0s24]

Hopefully Amanda gets some cash as well. She is a great fighter, has worked very hard to improve her English, and not a hint of scandal. Great representative of the LGBT community, etc. Really, once you overlook the idiocy of your average Sherdog poster, a marketing push for Amanda could do the UFC a lot of good in reaching areas of the market that they do not seem to focus on (meaning, the non high-school idiot and non drunken redneck types).

Great for LGBT community.. Get the hell outta here with that