Cyborg losing patience with the UFC and its sheltered 135 division

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Lose 10 pounds.

Boom. Problem solved.

For years, this has been a career limiting impossibility.
Now, however, it's a career limiting impossibility

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

The belt is at 35. The stars are at 35. The money is at 35. Not sure what she wants or expects?

Why, everyone and everything else to change for her.

 

[SuperNerd]

This is like Sidney Crosby talking shit about NBA players not wanting to get on the ice with him.

 

[TheWarTornJohn]

Why can't she make 135?

Short answer: She's on drugs.

Long answer: Brazil and Japan doesn't give a fuck that she's on drugs so she takes drugs. The 145 division is also much weaker in terms of prospects than the 135 and lower divisions. She doesn't want to potentially face someone her skill level or higher at a weight class she has to give up drugs to make. She already ruined her body and her mind with drugs, she's one KO away from becoming full Vanderlay Sheelva, so she's hiding.

 

[Sgt Smith]

If Megan keeps winning, maybe we'll get to see a challenge for her at 145.

 

[UJustGotChaeld]

Hm....i think i may be able to respect that.

I am equally critical of all fighters who say crap and don't back it up. If they wont fight her they shouldnt talk about it. If Cyborg won't cut to 135 don't talk about it.

 

[Concrete Whale]

UFC needs to open a 145 womens' division and the girls who said they would fight Cyborg at 140 need to put their money where their mouth is.

 

[TheComputerGuy]

UFC needs to open a 145 womens' division and the girls who said they would fight Cyborg at 140 need to put their money where their mouth is.

There isn't enough girls at 145

 

[UJustGotChaeld]

Yeah it is a shame that we probably won't get to see Cyborg in her prime beating the shit out of all the overrated WMMA fighters, Ronda especially.

If she could do it she would have. She added 12-15lbs of muscle to fight at 145. All she had to do was stay 160 and fight at 135, she refused. For a comparison she was 165 for her recent catchweight fight and came in at 139, only 3 lbs off from where she could fight at 135, and 5lbs heavier than she was.

 

[UJustGotChaeld]

UFC needs to open a 145 womens' division and the girls who said they would fight Cyborg at 140 need to put their money where their mouth is.

Who is the top 15 at 145 in WMMA?

 

[Mike]

Who cares? 145 isn't a real division. It's been super thin for years. She wants other fighters to move up and fight her at a size disadvantage, and they don't want to.


Really what's in it for them? She isn't a big name, and the ufc isn't offering a better than average payday to fight her.


Lol at her five fans saying she's proven to be the best wmma fighter. Beating a bunch of complete cans and soccer moms that are naturally one or two weight classes below her isn't that impressive.



Ooh she beat Tweet and Finney super impressive.

 

[ermac88]

They should build a 145 division around Cyborg so she can bring her 1500 fans.

Especially if shes tired of waiting because she has no interest in making weight.

 

[LilMountain]

Who is the top 15 at 145 in WMMA?

4 girls that haven't fought in 2016, one girl with a .500 record and one girl with a SUB .500 record, SO deep

 

[Blayt7hh]

Princess Rousey had a division made specially just for her and was awarded a belt out of thin air.

Are you God damned kidding me with this? Just like when the WEC came over, the new weight classes that were added were awarded the belts to the WEC champs at the time like Aldo. When they brought Women's 135 over from Strikeforce, Rousey was the 135 champion of strikeforce and she was awarded the belt via the same fucking established precedence. Wtf is your contention. Is it that the 135 division is sheltered from Cyborg the same way men's WW's are sheltered from MW's, as in they are different fucking weight classes? Or is it that Rousey was given a fake title from a non exitant division? IN which case, I guess your beef is with SF and not the UFC. Way to fly the noob banner though noob.

 

[Concrete Whale]

Are you God damned kidding me with this? Just like when the WEC came over, the new weight classes that were added were awarded the belts to the WEC champs at the time like Aldo. When they brought Women's 135 over from Strikeforce, Rousey was the 135 champion of strikeforce and she was awarded the belt via the same fucking established precedence. Wtf is your contention. Is it that the 135 division is sheltered from Cyborg the same way men's WW's are sheltered from MW's, as in they are different fucking weight classes? Or is it that Rousey was given a fake title from a non exitant division? IN which case, I guess your beef is with SF and not the UFC. Way to fly the noob banner though noob.

Hold your horses there Sir Galahad then why doesn't the UFC create a women's 145 division and award Cyborg the belt?

 

[007]

Nobody wants to get there face kicked in

 

[AnotherOldGuy]

Hold your horses there Sir Galahad then why doesn't the UFC create a women's 145 division and award Cyborg the belt?

Odd question for someone with a Lesnar avatar. Why didn't the UFC create a super heavy weight division for Lesnar (a much bigger draw than Cyborg), instead of making him cut 40+ pounds to fight at 265? Because one fighter can't carry a division. Its about money, always has been, always will be.

If they wouldn't create a division for Lesnar (still their biggest draw ever), they're not going to do it for someone who draws max 100K PPV's by herself.

People who think this is about challenge or protection or anything but money are kidding themselves; the UFC is a business, and its all about profit, nothing else. Fans think about those things, pro's think about pay. Its true for every professional sport.