TMZ caught up with WWE Hall of famer Mick Foley and shared that he has been trading messages with Cris Cyborg recently after seeing that she was in New Jersey, and will be attending a viewing party with her.
Foley states that in a recent meeting with Vince McMahon, he told the WWE chairman that he should pay close attention to UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg:
"I had a meeting with Vince McMahon and I specifically told him, 'keep your eye on this Cyborg-Nunes fight,'" said Foley. "She's gonna be larger than life, and I think she'd make a great WWE superstar down the line."
First, however, Foley feels that Cyborg needs to focus on the "superfight" between her and Amanda Nunes in December.
Cyborg feels that the Nunes fight may be her last one in the UFC, as she explained in an interview with Combate News. MMA Fighting also adds that her frustration with the lack of build for the featherweight division to create credible title contenders along with her not being thrilled with the selection of fighters for the upcoming Ultimate Fighter series are also factors to her current feelings about the company.
Cyborg also told MMA Fighting that Rousey was afraid to lose to her in UFC, and her ego is not big enough to turn down a big money opportunity to compete – and lose – against Rousey in the WWE.