Cyborg not surprised fighters are still ducking her

[Concrete Whale]

http://www.lowkickmma.com/UFC/cris-cyborg-not-surprised-fighters-are-still-ducking-her/

Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino is one of the most feared women in all mixed martial arts. Her ferocious striking and indomitable will to win have seen Justino win belts for Invicta and the now defunct Strikeforce, as well as a number of grappling accolades and also crossover victories in Muay Thai. For a long time Cyborg stood on the fringe of the UFC women’s scene, looking in as Ronda Rousey dominated both the competition inside the octagon, and the headlines outside of the arena of combat.

What a difference a few months makes. Following Rousey’s shocking loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, the WMMA scene in the UFC was turned on it’s head, and before ink had hit paper for Justino’s first UFC fight, the bantamweight title would change hands again. This time it was Miesha Tate who would shock the world, choking ‘The Preacher’s Daughter’ out cold at UFC 195, ousting Holm as champion in her first attempted defense of the strap.

Finally it was announced that Cris Cyborg would be joining the UFC, her Invicta 145-pound belt still intact as she plans to defend it still, and she’ll be facing Leslie Smith at this weekend’s stacked UFC 198 event. It’s perhaps not the blockbuster fight we were all wishing for in Cyborg’s debut, but according to Justino herself, that’s a case of old habits dying hard.

Speaking with FOX Sports recently, Cris Cyborg lays out he plans for a future featherweight division in the UFC, and also says there are still a number of fighters running from a fight with her.

“This always happens in my career,” Justino told FOX Sports about the fighters who refuse to face her. “I know Leslie is a real fighter and she accepted this fight. I think you have a lot of fighters now who are fighters, but they don’t like to challenge themselves. Leslie wants to challenge herself and she’s willing to go up to fight me.

“I appreciate her and it’s a great fight. You cannot choose who you fight. You just have to be ready to fight anyone…

As well as all the politics before her eventual UFC signing, Cris Cyborg says she’s still being ducked now, dropping Holly Holm’s name in to the mix:

“People say what they want in interviews, but when they get a contract they say other things,” Cyborg said of Holm’s decision during a media scrum. “I think it’s business. She wants to fight for the belt first. She’s coming off a loss and wants to get a win back. I guess that’s her team’s plan.”

As for the future, Justino hopes a victory over Smith in Brazil will open the door to the first UFC women’s featherweight fight:

“This is my dream to open my division to compete at but 140 catch weight is OK. I think you have a lot of girls who could make 145 would fight at 145. I think you have a lot of girls who want to fight at 125 go up to 135 because that’s the division. I think there a lot of girls who would fight at 145, Holly Holm she boxed higher so she could go at 145,” Justino said.

“I think this is a big opportunity for my next fight and then maybe they can open the door to my division. I think if the UFC opened up a 145- or 155-pound division it would be great for all of us. It wouldn’t just be for me. If you look at the men, there are a lot of men’s divisions. I think there a lot of girls like me, and I have to be an example to fight in the UFC.”

“I feel very, very blessed to get the opportunity to fight in Curitiba and fight in the UFC,” Justino said. “I’m really happy and of course there is a lot of pressure. I appreciate everybody who wanted to see me fight because it’s an honor to be fighting in Brazil. I’m very happy for this opportunity and I will do my best.”

“Of course but it doesn’t depend on me. I have to step into the cage now, make 140 and make a great fight for them,” Justino said. “I think if the fans and the UFC are happy, it will open the door for more fights at 140.”

 

[ortizgnp]

She's been talking alot recently.

 

[Primitivo]

 

[eiyuu]

Stop spewing your bullshite Cybro.

You initially asked for Jessica Eye when trolling for this fight in the UFC . . .

Cybro Calls Out Jessica Eye

. . . so don't try to pretend you were actually asking for top comp.

Lying juicer

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Some call it ducking
I call it turning down a pointless fight

 

[leatherf4ce]

I can see why she's talking all this crap, to get all kinds of women to start stepping up and make a nice run for her, guaranteeing her fights. It'll also get eyes on the division. Problem is, a lot of people (casual fans) don't know who she is. She should be talking this shit if she has a success debut against Smiff.

 

[SnitchInsider]

"Ducking" her. Aka not moving up in weight to accommodate her.

There's a 135 division, Cyborg. These women don't owe you anything. They don't need to go up in catch weight to fight a bigger woman.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Some call it ducking
I call it turning down a pointless fight

THIS.

 

[Concrete Whale]

Stop spewing your bullshite Cybro.

You initially asked for Jessica Eye when trolling for this fight in the UFC . . .

Cybro Calls Out Jessica Eye

. . . so don't try to pretend you were actually asking for top comp.

Lying juicer

Rustled R3 fan detected.

 

[eiyuu]

Rustled R3 fan detected.

Nope, just someone who can't stand juicers.

Especially a woman taking men's testosterone to beat up other women. That just another level of despicable.

And good to know you can't respond to the facts that I posted.

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

Rustled R3 fan detected.

Dudes don't need to stand up for other dudes, dude

 

[Supernaut]

I'm not surprised, as well. I don't blame the ones that are in contention for the title at this time, though.

 

[mjmj]

Clickbait title. She didn't say that at all. She clearly said she understood it was probably a business decision.

 

[El Fernas]

"Ducking" her. Aka not moving up in weight to accommodate her.

There's a 135 division, Cyborg. These women don't owe you anything. They don't need to go up in catch weight to fight a bigger woman.

The only part to be told here is that Holly said that she would fight her, then changed her mind, she knew that having the belt was a guarantee of not fighting outside of 135 for her, she could talk and talk, now that catchweight door was open, well, she said "no thanks", pointless or not (i agree it is for a top 135) she shouldnt had spoken about it first.

 

[mmafan559]

They could not duck her if she was in the actual division.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Nope, just someone who can't stand juicers.

Especially a woman taking men's testosterone to beat up other women. That just another level of despicable.

And good to know you can't respond to the facts that I posted.

You must really hate Josh Barnet and Frank Mir?

 

[A_bomb47]

Fighting in your own weight class and not accommodating to the steroid abusing and scale rigging idiot is considered ducking?

 

[eiyuu]

You must really hate Josh Barnet and Frank Mir?

And Vitor and now Anderson Silva (even though I used to be a huge fan) and the list goes on.

Cybro is worse though for the reasons I previously posted.

 

[ZuffaExecutive]

Has a heavier opponent ever called someone out in a lower weight divison and said they were ducking them before?

 

[OverCoronavirus Pressure]

She should try to make a competitive weight.