Cyborg debuts at Bellator in title fight, says president

C. Cyborg close to Bellator. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram criscyborg

If what Cyborg lacked in the UFC was morality, the same does not happen in the Brazilian's new home. With a signed contract and heading to Bellator, the Curitiba native will not need to have a debut fight to become the challenger for the featherweight title (up to 65,7kg), which currently belongs to the Canadian. julia budd. According to the company president, Cris' first fight will be for the belt. The statement was made in a recent interview with 'MMA Junkie'.

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“(Cyborg) definitely deserves (the title fight). She was fighting once a year (in the UFC), and that's what she was complaining about. We can definitely put her in the cage two or three times a year”, said Coker, who still doesn't have a date for the Brazilian's debut.

Among Cris's various frictions with her former bosses, one of the biggest was the downtime imposed on the athlete between one fight and another. There were years of negotiations so that Cyborg could join the group of Ultimate fighters, however, after her debut for the company in 2016, there was no commitment on the part of the company to look for talents who could stand up to the Curitiba native, making the frequency of fights of the low fighter.

Between 2016 and 2019, the Curitiba native held seven clashes. In her last commitment, the athlete went to Canada and managed to beat the home athlete, Felicia spencer, former Invicta FC champion. The confrontation represented the last fight of the Brazilian's contract with Ultimate.

The UFC board dreamed of keeping her in the organization so that it could carry out the long-awaited and profitable reunion between Cyborg and Amanda nunes, who faced each other in December 2018 in the fight that marked Cris' downfall after more than 10 years of unbeaten streak.

After disagreement between the parties, the Curitiba native was released from the commitment and was free to sign a contract with any other company. Bellator was the chosen venue and, according to the Brazilian, MMA enthusiasts will be able to see her perform more times throughout the year, as the organization features a greater number of fighters from its division.

Cyborg's next opponent is 11 fights away. With 15 fights in his professional record, julia budd it was defeated only on two occasions. Both by UFC champions. One, for Ronda Rousey and the other for Amanda nunes, Cyborg's executioner.

In her last appearance, Budd defended her title against Olga Rubin and won by knockout in the first round in the main fight of Bellator 224, in July this year.