The organization’s featherweight champion, Cris Cyborg, tried to greet her rival inside the Octagon, but was not well received by her.
Last Sunday, 8th, Cris Cyborg took action in the historic event of Bellator 300. Defending the featherweight title, she faced the challenger Cat Zingano and put on a real show. With a knockout in the first round, the Brazilian kept the category belt and placed herself as one of the country’s greatest fighters in the world of fights.
At 38 years old, Cris Cyborg defended a title for the 18th time in 20 years dedicated to the sport. Furthermore, the victory was the Brazilian’s fifth consecutive victory in Bellator. All fights were worth the featherweight belt. Before the clash, Cat Zingano provoked her rival and ended up being swallowed without any difficulty in San Diegoat California.
🥊 Tense moment at #Bellator300 as Cris Cyborg tried to reconcile with Cat Zingano after her round one win. Zingano seemed annoyed, prompting separation.
Cyborg addressed the incident at the post-fight presser. See her comments in the Tweet below this one. 👀 #WMMA#Bellatorpic.twitter.com/CM77x3rAzx
— Women’s MMA Rankings (@WMMARankings) October 9, 2023
Despite the end of the fight, the bad atmosphere between the fighters continued. As usual, Cris Cyborg went to Cat Zingano after the victory to congratulate her. However, the challenger didn’t want to talk to the Brazilian and grumbled while still inside the octagon. After the event, the featherweight champion explained what her opponent said at the time of the disagreement.
Normally, I don’t really hate my opponents. I just went to thank her for accepting the fight. Then she said, ‘I don’t want to be friends with her.’ She was saying I was something like a stalker, something like that. The reality is that she started it. She started talking bad about me, and I don’t know why“.
“She tried to make it personal, and I have nothing against Cat Zingano. I have always promoted it in a nice way. She’s the girl who beat Amanda Nunes, who beat Miesha Tate, she’s a big name in the sport. And I will continue like this. I’m not going to change what I think about her. It doesn’t matter what happened tonight“, completed Cris Cyborg at a press conference.
Source: sportbuzz
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