Cris Cyborg Wins Big at Invicta FC 15, Holly Holm Next?
Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Justino has done it again, finishing off her opponent right in the very first round at Invicta FC 15.
Cyborg was up against the debuting Daria Ibragimova who almost gained some headway when she was on the brink of achieving something past opponents were unable to do – last more than one round.
That was looming until Cyborg went ballistic and jumped on the M-1 Global veteran, landing a hard right and following it up by pouncing on the fallen Russian to hack out another knockout win. The fight was stopped with 4:58 in the first round, Cyborg’s fifth consecutive win via ESPN.
Cyborg was able to retain her Invicta FC featherweight title at the Hangar at the Orange County Fair. She has not lost since 2005 and has held on to the belt since 2013.
With that now in the record books, there are no immediate plans on who Cyborg plans to face next.
The original plan was for her to possibly face Ronda Rousey but at 135 lbs. All that was scrapped when Rousey fell to Holly Holm back in November via second-round KO at UFC 193.
So if not Rousey, would it be Holm next for Cyborg?
Cristiane is open to the idea though she stresses that it will not be for that 135 lbs. catchweight.
“No more 135. Superfight? Yeah. I think that's fair," Cyborg said via MMA Fighting. "Somebody can go up a little bit, I'll go down a little bit... Of course I want to make the fights nice for the fans, but I don't want to do something to make my life terrible.”
Right now all this depends on what happens on Holm’s next match. The reigning UFC Women’s featherweight champion is set to make her first title defense against Miesha Tate at UFC 197 this March.
Like Cyborg, there are no definite plans for Holm as of yet with Ronda Rousey seemingly not ready to make her much awaited return to the UFC scene.
The Holm vs. Rousey rematch would have taken place at UFC 200 this July. But that was before Rousey asked for some more time off due to changes in her filming schedule.
With that said, Holm is without a next opponent like Cyborg. Could the UFC consider booking a fight between the two?
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