Cris Cyborg has denied a report from Megan Olivi on UFC Tonight that her next bout will be against Germaine de Randamie at UFC 201. The Brazilian said her next bout would be a defence of her 145lbs Invicta Championship.
@KarynBryant @IronLadyMMA @MeganOlivi
It’s not true I will defend my world title 145lbs next @InvictaFights— Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) May 19, 2016
Cyborg (16-1 1NC MMA, 1-0 UFC) has been regarded as one of the best females in the world for some time now, but only got around to making her UFC debut this past weekend at UFC 198. The reason for that, her rocky relationship with Dana White paired with the fact many suspected she was a frequent PED user. The Brazilian made her promotional debut against Leslie Smith, and became the first woman to stop Smith with strikes in just 81-seconds.
de Randamie (6-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) made her UFC debut in July of 2013, and took away a split decision victory over Julie Kedzie before being stopped by Amanda Nunes in the first round of their bout at UFC: Fight for the Troops 3. De Randamie rebounded from the loss with a TKO victory over Larissa Pacheco at UFC 185 before fighting in her home country of the Netherlands and stopping Anna Elmose in the first round.
