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Amanda Nunes: Cris Cyborg and I should fight to ‘leave our marks on the sport’
UFC women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes isn’t hung up about a fight with featherweight champ Cris Cyborg.
Although Cyborg (18-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is eying a fight with Invicta FC featherweight champ Megan Anderson (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Nunes (15-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC) is down for a UFC champ vs. UFC champ showdown.
“First of all, I have nothing personal against @criscyborg I do believe it is the fight that everyone wants to see and a fight where we can both leave our marks on this sport,” Nunes wrote today (via Twitter).
Nunes’ position bolsters the one recently put forward by UFC President Dana White, who said Nunes vs. Cyborg is the fight to make after Cyborg’s dominant win over ex-bantamweight champ Holly Holm at UFC 219.
“Amanda Nunes wants to fight Cyborg,” White said. “That is the fight to make, and that is the fight I will make. That’s the fight.
“Amanda Nunes is a big, strong, powerful puncher. I think she matches up very well with Cyborg, too, and I think that’s a fun fight. And that’s the fight to make.”
Cyborg called to face Anderson after her recent win, though a post she wrote announcing an offer for UFC 221 was shot down as “fake news” by Anderson.
After White made his opinion known, Cyborg wrote a post on her official website making the case for a fight with Anderson or Invicta FC contender Pam Sorenson. Cyborg said Nunes should work herself into title contention to earn a title shot at featherweight.
“If Megan Anderson is not ready to fight, then the next available contender Pam Sorenson deserves the opportunity. I can continue giving fans superfights. However, in order for this division to grow, it is my responsibility to respect the work of all the women fighting at (145 pounds) and give the top girls a chance at the title once they have earned it.
“If Amanda Nunes truly wants an opportunity at the (145-pound) belt, a win against any ranked contender in that division would help establish her back in a weight class she left before fighting me.”
It isn’t the first time Nunes, who fought at featherweight earlier in her career, has talked up a potential fight with Cyborg. Four months removed from her second title defense, a decision over Valentina Shevchenko at UFC 215, she has shifted toward a fight with Cyborg after initial reluctance.
For more on the UFC’s upcoming schedule, check out the UFC Rumors section.
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