Taking on WMMA legend Cris Cyborg, also known as the baddest woman on Earth, seems like a bad idea, right? What about doing so while she’s wearing huge boxing gloves? Yep, still a bad idea.

MMA reporter Aaron Tru has a long history of taking on pro fighters for… research purposes? I assume? Whatever his motivation might be, the man has managed to make a name for himself inside the MMA bubble. When most reporters and journalists are happy staying behind their computers writing MMA stories Aaron Tru takes it a notch further and is more than willing to spar/test himself against pro MMA fighters.

The fight between Cyborg and Aaron Tru is about to begin, but here’s the trick! Cyborg is actually wearing huge ass boxing gloves (by the way, if anyone knows where I can get those, let me know in the comments!). Now I don’t know if those are helpful in any way but they sure make for a fun sparring session.

Cyborg lands an inside leg kick right off the bat that makes the reporter goes ‘argh’. Ouch, bad start for Tru. Unsurprisingly, the Brazilian champion is landing almost at will. Spinning back kicks, uppercuts, hooks, jabs… Aaron Tru is getting battered!

The reporter bites on his mouthpiece, grinds his teeth and tries to stay in the fight. Cyborg goes for an ankle pick that floors Tru… it is all over! Cyborg unleashes vicious ground and pound on him until multiple-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World champ André Galvao stops the fight…

…momentarily, because round 2 is underway! Willing to get his momentum back, Aaron Tru immediately shoots for a double leg takedown. Cris Cyborg sprawls and starts to unleash a barrage of soccer kicks and stomps! I don’t care if this was a rather playful sparring session, I wouldn’t want to get soccer kicked and stomped by the baddest woman on the planet!

Props to Cyborg for not taking herself seriously and props to Aaron Tru for gathering the courage needed to go toe-to-toe against her!

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