{"id":238173,"date":"2017-05-21T05:50:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T12:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=238173"},"modified":"2017-05-21T05:50:44","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T12:50:44","slug":"photo-cris-cyborg-squares-off-megan-anderson-implores-ufc-make-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cris-cyborg-justino\/photo-cris-cyborg-squares-off-megan-anderson-implores-ufc-make-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO | Cris Cyborg squares off with Megan Anderson, implores UFC to make the fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cris “Cyborg” Justino has not since September of 2016. This, however, is not for lack of trying<\/a>. Over the last few months, the destructive featherweight star has been ceaselessly campaigning for a fight.<\/p>\n

Cyborg’s first choice was a scrap with reigning featherweight champ Germaine De Randamie, who she was keen to fight at UFC 214 in Anaheim. When this bout began to look unlikely,<\/a> however, Cyborg shifted her attention to reigning Invicta featherweight queen Megan Anderson, who she said she’d like to fight on the same card.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, on an episode of The MMA Hour, Anderson agreed to this UFC 214 fight, which seemed to make it a very real possibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always expressed interest<\/a> in taking the next step up to the UFC,\u201d Anderson said on the show. \u201cWe haven\u2019t been approached about doing that, so I think really it\u2019s on them to come to us and say \u2018hey let\u2019s start negotiating.\u2019 I feel like this is the fight that should have happened and I think now\u2019s the time. If Germaine isn\u2019t going to be able to do it, let\u2019s crown the people\u2019<\/em>s champ.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t need any more time. I\u2019m fine for July 29,\u201d Anderson added later. \u201cLet\u2019s do it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Cyborg and Anderson both appear to be into this fight, the UFC, for whatever reason, does not. The promotion has made little movement in the direction of this featherweight showdown. Instead, there have even been rumors that Cyborg will fight former bantamweight title challenger Cat Zingano at UFC 214.<\/p>\n

On Saturday night, at the UFC Athletes Retreat in Las Vegas<\/a>, Cyborg and Anderson crossed paths, and squared off for a photo. Cyborg posted this photo to her official Twitter account, imploring the UFC to book the fight, as Anderson is a\u00a0real\u00a0<\/em>145-pound fighter, and just the kind of opponent the fans want to see her fight.<\/p>\n

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Ran into @MeganA_mma<\/a> in #lasvegas<\/a> and she told me #anytime<\/a> #anywhere<\/a> @seanshelby<\/a> people want to see me fight a REAL 145lber in the @ufc<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dmO3DUl5y5<\/a><\/p>\n

— @CrisCyborg.Com (@criscyborg) May 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n