Under helgen tog Cris Cyborg hem UFCs mästarbälte i fjädervikt när hon besegrade Tonya Eninger via TKO i tredje ronden på UFC 214.
Efter vinsten har hon direkt ställt in siktet på den forne mästaren i bantamvikt Holly Holm. Så här sade Cyborg till FOX Sports 1:
My next move, I’d like a fight with Holly Holm. I think she is a great fighter and she is a bigger girl, just like me. She’s (fought) already at 145.
I think it’s a fight that all fans are going to like because she is a striker. Let’s do that, maybe next year, I don’t know.
UFCs VD Dana White sade under presskonferensen efter galan att Holm är intresserad av en sådan match.
I was just talking to Holly Holm back there…and it seems like she’s interested. I like Holly versus Cyborg. I think it’s a good fight.
Damernas fjäderviktsdivision är i ett framväxande stadie men Cyborg tror att divisionen kommer gå samma väg som bantamviktsdivisionen gjorde med Ronda Rousey som regerande mästare. Såhär sade Cyborg under presskonferensen:
It was the same with 135 pounds, (UFC) started with Ronda and then they started building it a little bit and a little bit (more). Now they’ve made it a division. I think with 145 it will be the same.
I’m happy to be a part of this. I’m happy to fight anyone that the UFC put in front of me. I am going to keep training, keep ready. I’ll keep training, keep on beating the number one contender and always training to keep the belt.
Utöver Holm säger Cyborg att hon även skulle kunna tänka sig ett möte med Megan Anderson, som först var den tänkta motståndaren på helgens gala men tvingades dra sig ur på grund av personliga skäl.
I don’t know about Megan. I accepted a fight with her. I don’t know if she cannot fight in the USA, maybe I can go to Australia and fight with her. I want to fight. I don’t know who it’s going to be (next).
I never choose my opponents. I just wait to see who UFC is going to put next.
