Cyborg to make 135 debut in late summer
Cris Cyborg: “…and because I want to keep that weight class because there are more girls I can fight. I can fight a superfight. I’m already the champ at 145.”
Cris Cyborg is perhaps the biggest threat to UFC champion Ronda Rousey, that is of course if she can make the 135 lb. bantamweight limit, which she hopes to do for the first time this summer:
After Friday, her schedule is for a May MMA fight in Invicta at 145 pounds, a July return to Muay Thai with Lion Fights, also at 145, and then making 135 for the first time for an Invicta fight in either August or September.
She said if it was up to her, she’d like to fight every two months, and if there’s an opening, she’s also up for competing in jiu-jitsu tournaments this year.
“I (will) try to make 135,” she said. “I will try. I think it’s very important to make 135 so I can fight for the belt, and because I want to keep that weight class because there are more girls I can fight. I can fight a superfight. I’m already the champ at 145 (she holds the featherweight title with Invicta). I don’t want to be selfish. I want one more belt. If I can fight at 135 for the belt, it’s okay. I can fight at 145 and be more healthy. But it’s not possible at 145 or a catch weight because Ronda is running from me. If I make 135, Ronda can’t run.”