Attention ladies of the UFC women's bantamweight division: you may have a new challenger, as Cris Cyborg is here to shake things up.
Cyborg — real name Cristiane Justino — make her much hyped UFC debut at the UFC 198 pay-per-view, and she did not disappointing. Fighting Leslie Smith in a catchweight bout at 140 pounds, Cyborg wasted no time getting her offense in, and it only took 90 seconds before the vicious attack above resulted in a TKO in front of the home Brazilian crowd.
The next test for Cyborg? To see if she is able to drop to the 135-pound bantamweight division where Holly Holm, Rounda Rousey, and Miesha Tate all fight. The UFC only has two women's titles — the other at the 115-pound division — so some sort of compromise is needed going forward if Cyborg wants to pull bigger fights with the promotion.
And with a debut like this, we're sure the UFC is salivating at the thought of getting some more money fights out of the rising women's division.
