Cyborg Justino Won't Respond to Dana White, Nixes Catchweight Future
Cyborg Justino Won't Respond to Dana White, Nixes Catchweight Future
Brazilian knockout machine Cris Justino says she'll no longer fight outside the featherweight limit.
The relationship between Dana White and Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino has been rocky for the longest time, and it doesn't look like that will change anytime soon. Last week, the UFC president came out and publicly stated that "Cyborg" had declined two UFC fights at featherweight.
That claim caused a great deal of controversy in the world of MMA since the Brazilian bomber had been outspoken about adding a 145-pound women's division to the UFC after undergoing brutal weight cuts to reach a 140-pound catchweight limit for her first two UFC bouts. In the middle of a public back and forth through various media channels, "Cyborg" decided to speak her mind regarding the matter.
In an interview with FloCombat via Ag. Fight, Justino reinforced her disappointment with the higher-ups at the UFC while once again claiming that she is still looking to step into the Octagon in March. According to her, three months would leave her enough time to fully recover from the brutal weight cut for her last fight in September that sparked controversy due to the hardships that Justino had to go through to get closer to the weight limit.
With that experience still being fresh, Justino revealed that she will no longer accept fights at 140 pounds. Or participate in a public argument about the whole issue, for that matter.
"I'm not going to answer (to Dana White) anymore," Justino said. "I already said that I wanted to take time and that I wouldn't fight at 140 pounds anymore, (I'll only fight) in my division. I will be ready to fight in March. I'm physically and mentally recovering from my last weight cut. If they are going to create a new (featherweight) division, I'm happy. That just proves that our dedication paid off. All women won another one."
From now on, Justino will remain at featherweight and not even a grudge match with Ronda Rousey will change that.
"No," Justino said to immediately shut down the question regarding a superfight. "I will only fight in my division."
That claim caused a great deal of controversy in the world of MMA since the Brazilian bomber had been outspoken about adding a 145-pound women's division to the UFC after undergoing brutal weight cuts to reach a 140-pound catchweight limit for her first two UFC bouts. In the middle of a public back and forth through various media channels, "Cyborg" decided to speak her mind regarding the matter.
In an interview with FloCombat via Ag. Fight, Justino reinforced her disappointment with the higher-ups at the UFC while once again claiming that she is still looking to step into the Octagon in March. According to her, three months would leave her enough time to fully recover from the brutal weight cut for her last fight in September that sparked controversy due to the hardships that Justino had to go through to get closer to the weight limit.
With that experience still being fresh, Justino revealed that she will no longer accept fights at 140 pounds. Or participate in a public argument about the whole issue, for that matter.
"I'm not going to answer (to Dana White) anymore," Justino said. "I already said that I wanted to take time and that I wouldn't fight at 140 pounds anymore, (I'll only fight) in my division. I will be ready to fight in March. I'm physically and mentally recovering from my last weight cut. If they are going to create a new (featherweight) division, I'm happy. That just proves that our dedication paid off. All women won another one."
From now on, Justino will remain at featherweight and not even a grudge match with Ronda Rousey will change that.
"No," Justino said to immediately shut down the question regarding a superfight. "I will only fight in my division."