Holly Holm coach on fighting Cyborg: 'She will shock the world again'

Cyborg defends belt against Holm at UFC 219. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter UFC

the mission of Holly holm at UFC 219 it won't be easy. The North American challenges Chris Cyborg for the women's featherweight belt, on the 30th, and will have to break a long series of victories for the Brazilian. But the 'Pastor's Daughter', who already shocked the world when she became the first woman to hit Ronda Rousey, hopes to repeat the feat and defeat the Curitiba native, who hasn't known what it's like to lose since 2005.

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For Holm's coach, Mike Winkeljohn, the scenarios for the two clashes are similar and his pupil is capable of 'shocking the world' once again.

“We were very confident behind the scenes in the fight against Ronda Rousey that we had the perfect fight plan to win. Everyone told us we were crazy, just like they said Holly was crazy when she faced Christy Martin early in her boxing career. Martin had been knocking out all of her opponents, and Holly made her victory look easy. Against Ronda, she had what I call the 'Christy Martin Moment', which was the time when Ronda tried to throw a punch and Holly slipped and Ronda hit the fence. The same thing happened in the fight against Christy, and it will happen against Chris Cyborg. She will do the same thing. Holly will win in the final part of the fight, probably in the fourth or fifth round. It will knock out and shock the world again”, said Winkeljohn, in an interview with the program 'Submission Radio'.

The bag

The fight between Cyborg x Holm was highly anticipated since the creation of the featherweight division by the UFC. But problems in trading on the North American stock exchange delayed the agreement. According to Mike Winkeljohn, although Cyborg even had to lower part of his salary for the fight to take place, the agreement was still not satisfactory.

“Holly deserves so much better, but that’s the way it is. Cyborg has the belt, and Holly doesn't. This takes away our bargaining power. But the fight is what matters. Winning Chris Cyborg, Holly holm will return to the top of the world, as the biggest name in combat sports in history. First she has to win Chris Cyborg, and then you can demand to be paid more in your next fights”, he concluded.