Cyborg Believes Holly Holm & Cat Zingano Should’ve Fought Her At 140 Pounds
Cyborg became the second ever UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion when she defeated Tonya Evinger at UFC 214.
The female featherweight queen believes that potential future opponents Holly Holm and Cat Zingano should’ve fought her when she was struggling to make weight at 140 pounds.
Cyborg made these statements on her Twitter account.
I accepted Cat and Holly as an opponent for both #ufc198 and #ufcbrasilia and was told neither would fight me in Brazil. #TheMMAHour
— #andstill #UFC214 (@criscyborg) July 31, 2017
I asked for both to replace @MeganA_mma when she pulled out after making such a capaign for the fight and was told they both declined
— #andstill #UFC214 (@criscyborg) July 31, 2017
They should have fought me at 140. I'm the best I've ever been in my career with my return to 145 and am ready for either next.
— #andstill #UFC214 (@criscyborg) July 31, 2017
UFC President Dana White said Holm was interested in becoming the first person for Cyborg to defend her belt against, but nothing has been made official at this time.
As for Zingano, the former women’s bantamweight title challenger issued a few statements of her own through Twitter:
If Cris Cyborg hadn't blocked my on social media, I'd remind her that she declined fighting me for the first 145 belt @ufc #keeptalkinfocker pic.twitter.com/fhjsUxHnsX
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) July 31, 2017
She's spitting blood at a shark. @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) August 1, 2017
Zingano herself hasn’t fought since a loss to Juliana Pena at UFC 200, while Holm recently defeated Bethe Correia at UFC Fight Night: Singapore.
