Cyborg sets conditions for fighting Amanda and promises: 'I'm going to kill you'

Cyborg (left) sets out to face Amanda (right). Photo: Reproduction / Twitter

The superfight of champions Amanda nunes x Chris Cyborg took another step towards becoming reality. After Amanda's challenge and the approval of UFC president, Dana White, Cyborg signaled the possibility of the fight, but with one condition: the featherweight champion would agree to face the bantamweight division champion, if the duel is promoted in a big event, with other stars scheduled for the show.

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According to Cyborg, Amanda had great sales of pay-per-view packages in the United States and Canada when she faced Ronda Rousey e Miesha Tate, known worldwide. But he was disappointed when he faced Valentina Shevchenko, at UFC 215, when she was the main attraction.

“I can fight Amanda... But she doesn't sell pay-per-view, at most 100 thousand (at UFC 215, when she faced Shevchenko). Beating her doesn't change my career at all. Superfight? She's not McGregor. If it's a big event, with big names, it could be a big fight. ”, said Cyborg, in an interview with the program 'MMA Hour'. “Of course she wants this fight. She fought Ronda and Ronda made her three million. She fought Miesha, on the Brock Lesnar, and did pay-per-view. But it doesn’t sell for itself,” he added.

Provocation

Cris, who had not yet joined the provocation game, broke the silence. The Curitiba native revealed that she respects Amanda because she is also Brazilian, but promised to 'kill her rival' in the Octagon. “Are we going to fight Amanda? Ok, let's fight, but it has to be on a big card. I respect her, because she is Brazilian, but she challenged me, so be ready because I will kill you”, she concluded.

Chris Cyborg has a professional record of 19 wins and just one loss. The Curitiba native, considered the greatest fighter of all time, debuted in the UFC in 2016, when the organization created the featherweight division. In the octagon she defeated Leslie Smith, Lina Lansberg, Tonya Evinger and Holly holm.

In its turn, Amanda nunes He has a record of 15 wins and four losses as a professional. The Bahian won the featherweight title by defeating Miesha Tate at the historic UFC 200, in July 2016. Afterwards, the Bahian defended her title by knocking out Ronda Rousey by knockout just 48 seconds into the fight. She even put the title on the line once again, at UFC 215, in September 2017, when she beat Valentina Shevchenko, in a split decision by the judges, in a disputed five-round fight