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Cris Cyborg and Cat Zingano trade barbs over why their fight hasn’t materialized: “This b***h left to boxing right when I earned my title shot”
Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg has found herself in a war of words with Cat Zingano. The two 145-pounders haven’t exactly been chummy. Zingano is a top contender in the women’s featherweight division, but a matchup with Cyborg still hasn’t come to fruition and there’s a lot of finger-pointing going on. During an interview […]
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Cris Cyborg blasts Cat Zingano for demanding additional testing for a potential fight: “Thinks I care what she wants”
Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg doesn’t care what Cat Zingano wants. ‘Alpha’ is set to return this Friday at Bellator 282 against Pam Sorenson. Ahead of her return, she’s discussed a potential fight with the champion. The assumption is that if Zingano is able to defeat Sorenson on Friday, she will fight Cyborg next. […]
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Cris Cyborg responds after Cat Zingano accuses her of refusing to drug test for Bellator
Bellator Women’s Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg is none too pleased with Cat Zingano over recent accusations. Bellator fans have long been awaiting a showdown between Cyborg and Zingano. The bout had already been anticipated but now there’s some more spice to it. That’s because Zingano has a bold claim on why she hasn’t been matched […]
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Cat Zingano claims Cris Cyborg is refusing to drug test amid rumors of Bellator featherweight title bout
Cat Zingano’s long-rumored title bout with Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg doesn’t seem to be happening anytime soon. The Brazilian recently came out and announced that her rumored bout with Cat Zingano would not be occurring. Cyborg claimed in an interview with MMA reporter James Lynch that the former UFC title challenger turned the […]
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Cris Cyborg interested in facing Cat Zingano next, says it would be a “great fight”
Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg says she is interested in facing Cat Zingano next, saying it would be a “great fight.” Cyborg is coming off of a quick first-round KO win over Sinead Kavanagh at Bellator 271. For Cyborg, she is currently riding a five-fight win streak including a four-fight winning streak since she […]
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Cat Zingano reacts to Cris Cyborg’s next title fight with Sinead Kavanagh
Cris “Cyborg” Justino has her next challenger for her Bellator featherweight crown… and it isn’t Cat Zingano as many anticipated. Bellator President Scott Coker broke the news on Wednesday that at Bellator 271 in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 12, it will be Cyborg vs. Ireland’s Sinead Kavanagh. I called out @criscyborg , she called me […]
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Cat Zingano suing Halle Berry after being snubbed of promised role in her new movie “Bruised”
Bellator contender Cat Zingano was all but set to be part of a MMA film starring Halle Berry “Bruised”, but interesting events led to her suing of the actress. Zingano, according to TMZ, was promised a prominent role in the film by Berry while under contract with the UFC. It was when “Alpha” was offered […]
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‘You quit. I didn’t quit. I beat her,’ Julianna Pena highlights her and Amanda Nunes’ fights with Cat Zingano
Julianna Pena is next in line for Amanda Nunes. Between the two experienced bantamweights, they have multiple common opponents. Yet for “The Venezuelan Vixen,” one, in particular, stands out the most. “A lot of people say, ‘Well, she got the title fight from talking sh*t,” Pena recently said on The Perimeter with Adam Morrison (h/t […]
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Cris Cyborg wants to fight Cat Zingano in Bellator next, but Scott Coker unsure
Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg wants to fight Cat Zingano next, but the promotion’s top executive Scott Coker is unsure. Cyborg picked up a fifth-round TKO win over Leslie Smith in the main event of Bellator 259 last Friday night to improve to a perfect 3-0 under the Bellator banner. Following the win, Cyborg […]
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Former UFC title challengers Liz Carmouche and Cat Zingano set to make MMA returns at Bellator 256
As Bellator gets set to kick off 2021 on Showtime, Cat Zingano and Liz Carmouche are ready to make their sophomore appearances in the promotion. Monday, it was revealed via ESPN that former UFC bantamweight title challenger turned Bellator featherweight, Cat Zingano, will be welcoming Olivia Parker to the promotion at Bellator 256 on April […]
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Cris Cyborg willing to fight Cat Zingano if Scott Coker asks her
Bellator women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg says she’s willing to fight Cat Zingano if Scott Coker asks her. After she scored back-to-back dominant victories over Julia Budd and Arlene Blencowe in her first two Bellator fights, it’s becoming hard to find challengers for Cyborg. But one name floating around is Zingano. Both Cyborg and Zingano […]
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Bellator 245 weigh-in results: Cat Zingano’s opponent misses weight by huge margin
On Friday night, Bellator MMA will promote the first card of a two-event weekend in Bellator 245, which features a host of high-profile fighters. In the Bellator 245 main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida will lock horns with Phil Davis in a rematch of a 2013 fight that occurred in the UFC’s […]
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Cat Zingano explains “very good decision” to part ways with UFC for Bellator
Bellator featherweight Cat Zingano has explained why she is satisfied with her decision to join the promotion after leaving the UFC. Zingano, 38, is set to make her promotional debut tomorrow night when she squares off against Gabrielle Holloway in the co-main event of Bellator 245. She’s been officially signed as a member of the […]
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Cat Zingano gets opponent for Bellator debut
Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano has an opponent for her long-awaited debut in the Bellator MMA cage. According to Ariel Helwani of ESPN, Zingano will make her debut with the promotion on September 11, when she’ll take on Gabby Holloway. Bellator running 2 shows @ Mohegan on 9/11 + 9/12, via sources: 9/11 […]
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Cat Zingano strips down, opens up on struggles with Breast Implant Illness
Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano has opened up on her struggles with Breast Implant Illness, a condition that can affect people who have undergone breast augmentation surgeries. According to Surgery.org, BII is “a term used by women who have breast implants and who self-identify and describe a variety of symptoms including (but not […]
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Three potential opponents for Cris Cyborg’s first Bellator title defense
In the main event of Bellator 238, Cris Cyborg was looking to become the Bellator featherweight champion as she was taking on Julia Budd. It was Cyborg’s promotional debut, where a win could be the first fighter to win belts in Strikeforce, Invicta, UFC, and Bellator. She did just that as she TKO’d Julia Budd […]
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Pros fighters react to Cat Zingano signing with Bellator MMA
A string of fighters from the world of mixed martial arts have reacted to the news that former UFC star Cat Zingano has signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani confirmed the news last night, with many fans believing it was inevitable following her release from the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the summer. […]
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Cat Zingano signs with Bellator
A few months after being released by the UFC, former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano has signed a multifight deal with Bellator. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani revealed the signing on Tuesday, noting that Zingano is expected to compete in Bellator’s featherweight division. Her debut date and opponent are not yet finalized. Her signing with […]
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Scott Coker interested in signing Cat Zingano
After a lengthy career in the UFC, Cat Zingano is now a free agent. The former title challenger parted ways with the Las Vegas based promotion earlier this month. From the sounds of it, she could soon have a new home in Bellator MMA. Speaking to MMA Fighting this week, Bellator President Scott Coker divulged […]
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Cat Zingano issues statement on UFC release
Yesterday afternoon, news surfaced that former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano had been released from the UFC roster. Shortly after this news surfaced, Zingano released a brief statement on her divorce with the UFC to ESPN. In her statement, the fan favorite admitted that the timing of this ordeal is unfortunate, but assured that […]
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BREAKING | Cat Zingano released from the UFC
Former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano is no longer a UFC fighter. This news was first reported by Nolan King of MMA Junkie. Zingano parts ways with the UFC having not fought since December, when she was stopped by former Invicta champ Megan Anderson. This stoppage loss was quite controversial as it was caused […]
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Cat Zingano appeals UFC 232 loss to Megan Anderson
At UFC 232, which went down in late December in Los Angeles, former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano stepped into the cage with former Invicta champ Megan Anderson for a highly anticipated featherweight contender bout. Unfortunately, this bout ended in controversy. Early in the first round, Anderson uncorked a well-timed head kick. Regrettably, her […]
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Cat Zingano on UFC 232 fiasco: ‘It was embarrassing’
UFC 232 took place on December 29. However, it almost didn’t due to some pre-fight shenanigans. A week prior to the event date, it was announced that one half of the event’s main event in Jon ‘Bones’ Jones had an ‘atypical finding‘ in one of his pre-fight drug tests. Because of this, UFC 232 was […]
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Cat Zingano feared she had lost her eye at UFC 232, going to appeal loss
Having to fight through adversity in her life and career is nothing new for UFC bantamweight contender Cat Zingano. At UFC 232 on December 29, Zingano made her featherweight debut when she took on Megan Anderson. Unfortunately for the former bantamweight title challenger, 61 seconds would be all it took for her to suffer an […]
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Cat Zingano gives update on eye, considering appealing loss
The UFC’s final event of the year was UFC 232, and it had a little bit of everything. Unfortunately, that included a good bit of controversy in…and especially out of the Octagon. However, when it came to the in-Octagon controversy, it surrounded the first of the two female featherweight bouts which featured the returning former […]
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Megan Anderson opens up on Cat Zingano win, re-extends rematch offer
Last Saturday night, on the undercard of the action packed UFC 232 card, former Invicta champion Megan Anderson picked up an impressive first-round win over Cat Zingano — but probably not quite the way she imagined. Although it was a well-timed head kick that set up the finish for Megan Anderson, it was an inadvertent toe to […]
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Megan Anderson scores bizarre stoppage win over Cat Zingano (video)
On Saturday night, on the undercard of UFC 232 at the Forum in Inglewood, California, former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano moved up to the featherweight division for a showdown with former Invicta champion Megan Anderson. The two women collided in hopes of earning a shot at the winner of the UFC 232 main […]
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Cat Zingano dreaming of three UFC title wins, starting with Cris Cyborg vs. Amanda Nunes winner
On Saturday night, on the undercard of UFC 232, former UFC bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano will move up to the featherweight division to battle former Invicta champ Megan Anderson. If she wins, she’s hoping to get a shot at the winner of Cris Cyborg and Amanda Nunes’s UFC 232 co-main event title fight. In […]