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Former Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg has been absent from the Octagon for nearly a year now. In 2016, Cyborg made her UFC debut against Leslie Smith<\/a> in a highly anticipated catchweight fight. Cyborg won the fight in just under 90 seconds, defeating Smith via TKO. In her next fight, Cyborg entered into the Octagon again for a catchweight fight as she fought Swedish striker Lina Lansberg. Despite enduring a brutal weight cut, Cyborg picked up a 2nd round TKO win<\/a>, extending her UFC record to 2-0.<\/p>\n

Several months following the win over Lansberg, Cyborg was notified of a potential USADA anti-doping violation<\/a> as a result of a substance taken to help her recover from the brutal weight cut leading up to the Lansberg fight. While Cyborg was briefly suspended, she was then granted a TUE in February, and her suspension was subsequently lifted. <\/a><\/p>\n

\"Cris<\/p>\n

Since then, there has been much confusion regarding Cyborg’s next fight. While all indications were that Cyborg would be fighting UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine De Randamie, a fight has never been made official. With no certainty regarding when she will step into the Octagon again, Cyborg spoke to Brendan Schaub<\/a> to discuss the situation:<\/p>\n

“I want to fight [as] soon as possible after everything cleared with USADA, and July will be 10 months I never been inside the cage. I really ask for fights. I ask for fights in Brazil, I ask for fights in Singapore, I ask for Texas, and this is no happen. They avoid make fight for me, and I never turn down fights. People follow my career know I never turn down, I’m ready, I’m training always to be ready. I agree to fight Holly Holm in Brazil, and no saying anything she turned down fight because she no accept fight [with] me. I accept fight with GDR, before she fought Holly Holm, but ask for one month time for me [to] get healthy [and] fight her. I don’t know what’s going on, I really want to fight soon.” <\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Bas<\/p>\n

Only time will tell when Cyborg steps into the Octagon next.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on BJPenn.com<\/a> on 5\/20\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Former Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg has been absent from the Octagon for nearly a year now. In 2016, Cyborg made her UFC debut against Leslie Smith in a highly anticipated catchweight fight. Cyborg won the fight in just under 90 seconds, defeating Smith via TKO. 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