When the two met for the second frame, though, Justino got down to business with her powerful right hand, following with a pair of hard kicks to the body. Unlike Rousey, though, there’s no real debate about whether or not Justino is the most dominant female fighter in her weight class.
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“I’ve trained really hard for this fight, I always train hard but this camp I’ve trained more, because I was anxious that my weight wasn’t going down”.
Justino’s situation is unique in the UFC.
Former UFC Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao won a unanimous decision over Philipe Nover in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night.
“I knew she had good Muay Thai and wanted to keep the fight standing”, Justino said in her post-fight interview. “They know I can not make 135, it’s too hard for me and everybody who saw me when I cut to 140 knows”. I just want to put on SuperFights for my fans and make them happy.
It’s been years since Cris Cyborg has been beaten in MMA, and it’s never happened in her days in EliteXC, Strikeforce or the UFC.
Cyborg gained full mount on Lansberg and continued to drop heavy hands to the head until the referee finally stepped in to stop the fight. The UFC has agreed to let Cyborg fight at 140, as the cut to 135 lbs was risky.
The difficulties of making 140 pounds for Cristiane Justino have been well documented during her first two Octagon appearances, but it appears that “Cyborg” might not be done competing at a catch-weight just yet.
The fight went longer than many expected, but still yielded the same result.
“I trained double because of that, but I accepted the fight and it’s a great opportunity to fight in Brazil and in the main event”. Despite the loss, Lansberg will remain in the UFC as a 135-pound fighter. Nelson followed up with several more big punches, and the fight was done.
Three of the biggest names in the UFC are headed to hearings with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Diaz and McGregor, meanwhile, were involved in a news conference incident during fight week for their headliner at UFC 202 in August.
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None of the fighters are required to be physically present at the hearing, as long as they have attorneys representing them. But in the cage after her one-sided beatdown, she indicated she would continue on with the UFC.
