It sounds like former UFC Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg has a new home in mixed martials arts.
Despite coming off a rocky relationship with the UFC and President Dana White, Cyborg addressed her time in the company and notes that she doesn’t regret fighting in the UFC (transcript courtesy of mmafighting.com):
“Everything I did, I was always feeling in my heart. I don’t regret anything. . .” Cyborg said.
“[The UFC] is in the past. It’s in the past since my last fight. I put it in the past in my heart. I believe I made a lot in the UFC. I believe I’m one of the girls who fought in the UFC who has more wins than losses. I believe all places I’ve been had something special in it. With the UFC, I wanted to be fighting in the UFC. I went through all the hard time cutting weight to make my division and they made it. Amanda is the champion, there is a division. Every moment of my life I start a project and the UFC project was to have my division. I put an effort to get down to the division, I made it, and there is a division now.”
Cyborg then shifts her focus towards the future and makes it clear that she’s set to sign with a new organization soon:
“I believe I’ll sign my new contract in less than 30 days,” Cyborg said.
“I’ll be online to tell everybody about my new place where Cyborg will be welcome. I have to thank Dana for sending me a letter two days after my win. It really helped me to negotiate.
“I’ll be back to Brazil soon, for sure. It’s part of my plan for the new contract I sign and I am very happy.”
The former UFC Featherweight Champion’s next destination may be Bellator given her statement below:
“I’ve passed through many cycles already and in a cycle there is always beginning, middle, and end,” Cyborg said.
“Invicta had an end Bellator - no, [laughing] not Bellator yet - the UFC had a beginning, middle, and end. Strikeforce. So I’m starting a new cycle. I’m happy, anxious, looking forward to starting. It’s good to start new projects and I’m looking forward to that.”
As always, we’ll keep you updated on the situation regarding Cyborg’s future in mma. Check out Cyborg's full interview
here.