Nação Cyborg, episode 1
This weekend, the most dominant female MMA fighter in the sport’s history headlines a UFC event in her native Brazil….
This weekend, the most dominant female MMA fighter in the sport’s history headlines a UFC event in her native Brazil. Before that, she’s also giving her fans inside access to her life.
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On Tuesday, Cris Cyborg Justino releases the long-awaited documentary on her training camp leading up to her UFC debut last spring.
Before that, however, Cyborg will premiere a series on Monday night that details her preparation for this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 95 headlining bout on FS1.
A new episode of Cyborg Nação will air on her Facebook page each night this week at 7pm. Watch it. With your eyes.
Fans can also follow Justino on Twitter and Instagram.
About the author:
Elias Cepeda has served as a writer and editor covering mixed martial arts and combat sports, as well as public and cultural affairs, since 2005. He began as a staff writer for InsideFighting, and not long thereafter became publisher and editor of the page. Cepeda then went to write for Yahoo! Sports’ boxing and MMA pages, and edited their Cagewriter blog. He was hired away by FOX Sports, but after several years departed over philosophical differences with the executive leadership around important issues of journalism ethics. A student of and sometime competitor in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA since 1999, Elias brings a unique and vibrant presence to reporting, and enjoys trying to highlight shared humanity and connect common experiences from seemingly different worlds.
We are honored that Elias is writing a weekly column for The UnderGround.
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