Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino News

Russell Ess - July 1, 2016

When Ronda Rousey was the reigning UFC women’s bantamweight champion, fans were dying for a superfight with Invicta featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino. The fight never came to a realization and Rousey ended up losing the title to Holly Holm at UFC 193.

bjpenndotcom - June 25, 2016

Last month, Invicta FC women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg made her highly anticipated UFC debut. Cyborg dominated the fight, knocking out Leslie Smith in the 1st round of their catchweight scrap. Despite the dominant win, Cyborg expressed her desire to return to Invicta to defend her featherweight championship before returning to the UFC. While Miesha Tate is open to a fight against Cyborg, Cyborg is putting the pressure on the UFC to create a women’s featherweight division.

bjpenndotcom - June 24, 2016

When Cris Cyborg made her successful UFC debut recently at UFC 198 when she knocked out Leslie Smith, the talk of a potential superfight with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey picked up steam once again.

bjpenndotcom - June 23, 2016

For years now there has been talk regarding a superfight between WMMA legend Cris Cyborg, and Ronda Rousey. While Rousey is no longer the UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Cris Cyborg recently made her successful UFC debut against Leslie Smith at UFC 198, reigniting the talk of a potential Rousey superfight. Recently, UFC President Dana White revealed that Rousey has not only returned to training, she is gearing up to return to the Octagon in November. While many expect Rousey to have a trilogy fight with UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate upon her return, the way Cris Cyborg sees it, the time for a fight with Rousey is now.

Russell Ess - June 15, 2016

With all the blood, sweat and tears endured in training and in competition, MMA fighters have a high threshold for pain. That just goes to show how much of pain black widow spiders can be if they bite you.

bjpenndotcom - May 27, 2016

“Running Man challenge…all the way to New York! Share this post if you want to see this fight @ufc ‪#‎ufc205‬!!!” The ‘Running Man Challenge’ has been taking over the internet recently, with UFC pound for pound kingpin Jon Jones even taking the challenge twice!

Russell Ess - May 25, 2016

Invicta featherweight champion Cris ‘Cyborg’ made sure to give back to her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil following her successful UFC debut at UFC 198. ‘Cyborg,’ who picked up a first-round TKO victory over Leslie Smith at UFC 198 visited the Hospital Nossa Senhora Das Gracas in Curitiba while she was back in her hometown.

Chris Taylor - May 22, 2016

Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg made a statement in her UFC debut earlier this month at UFC 198 when she defeated Leslie Smith via TKO in the very first-round. The feared Brazilian striker has heard the rumors about a possible boxing match between retired champion Floyd Mayweather and current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor. If that boxing match was to become official, Cris says she would love the opportunity to box on that same card. Her words:

bjpenndotcom - May 18, 2016

This past weekend at UFC 198, Cris Cyborg made her UFC debut against Leslie Smith in Curitiba, Brazil. The Invicta FC champ didn’t disappoint in her debut, and ultimately picked up a 1st round TKO win over Smith. Following the fight Cyborg called out Ronda Rousey for a fight, however with Rousey currently content to film movies until later this year, the MMA community recognized that the odds of a Cyborg-Rousey fight in the near future were incredibly low.

Russell Ess - May 17, 2016

Cris Cyborg made her UFC debut at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil over the weekend with a successful finish of Leslie Smith in the first round. Cyborg’s only UFC fight was at a 140 pound catchweight, which isn’t typical in the UFC. However, oddsmakers did release odds for Cyborg in fights against Ronda Rousey and current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate.

Chris Taylor - May 15, 2016

Cristiane Justino earned an impressive first-round TKO victory over Leslie Smith in what was her UFC debut at last night’s UFC 198 pay-per-view event in Curitiba, Brazil. Following her 81-second TKO victory, “Cyborg” took to social media where she poked fun at former UFC title holder Ronda Rousey, while challenging “Rowdy” to a UFC 205 fight in New York.

bjpenndotcom - May 14, 2016

While Cris Cyborg hasn’t made her UFC debut just yet, the Invicta FC champion has her eyes set on a major fight after her UFC 198 scrap with Leslie Smith tonight. The fight is a catchweight bout at 140 pounds, however Cyborg could very well go back up to featherweight after the bout despite the UFC not having a women’s featherweight division.

Russell Ess - May 13, 2016

https://youtu.be/jZ8wUA7VdKA?t=24m9s Cris Cyborg is set to make her UFC debut at UFC 198 this weekend versus Leslie Smith in a 140 pound catchweight bout.

Russell Ess - May 11, 2016

Invicta featherweight champion Cris Cyborg makes her UFC debut in a 140 pound catchweight bout versus Leslie Smith this weekend at UFC 198.

bjpenndotcom - May 10, 2016

Saturday night the UFC hits Curitiba Brazil for one of the most anticipated Pay-Per View events of the year, UFC 198. The event will be headlined by a heavyweight title fight between Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic. In addition, the card will feature quite a few Brazilian MMA legends including Anderson Silva, Lil Nog, and Shogun Rua to name just a few. To add to the hype surrounding the card, Invicta FC champion Cris Cyborg will make her highly anticipated UFC debut as she faces Leslie Smith. Below you can see the odds for the entire card, including the one sided odds for the Cyborg-Smith fight.

bjpenndotcom - May 10, 2016

This Saturday at UFC 198, Invicta FC champion Cris Cyborg will make her highly anticipated UFC debut as she faces Leslie Smith on the main card of the event.

Russell Ess - May 3, 2016

Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino is still looking for her fight with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. Fans have been calling for the superfight between the two for a long time, but the demand for the fight dwindled a bit when Rousey lost the belt to Holly Holm back in November.

bjpenndotcom - April 30, 2016

https://youtu.be/WhPNLCvGpRk At UFC 198, Cris Cyborg will make her long awaited UFC debut when she faces Leslie Smith on May 14th.