{"id":272015,"date":"2018-03-07T11:42:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T19:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=272015"},"modified":"2018-03-07T11:42:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T19:42:41","slug":"coach-jason-parillo-believes-holly-holm-was-tougher-test-for-cris-cyborg-than-amanda-nunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jason-parillo\/coach-jason-parillo-believes-holly-holm-was-tougher-test-for-cris-cyborg-than-amanda-nunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Jason Parillo believes Holly Holm was tougher test for Cris Cyborg than Amanda Nunes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having demolished short-notice challenger Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222 last weekend, UFC women’s featherweight champ Cris Cyborg<\/a> now has her crosshairs set on bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. And while this potential showdown is considered the toughest test of Cyborg’s career by many fans, her boxing coach Jason Parillo believes it’s actually a perfect stylistic matchup.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe person who is going to beat Cris Cyborg is Cris Cyborg, or [she retires],\u201d Parillo told MMAJunkie<\/a> this week. \u201cTime catches up to all of us. But for the most part, Cris Cyborg, I don\u2019t see it. Amanda Nunes, she doesn\u2019t have a \u2013\u00a0she has a good style. She\u2019s a good fighter with the way she took out Ronda [Rousey]<\/a>, but she\u2019s got a style that\u2019s absolutely perfect for Cris. Cris is going to fight her fight and go out there and do what she does and get it done.”<\/p>\n

Parillo went on to share his belief that Cyborg might have already bested the toughest stylistic test of her career in former women’s bantamweight champ Holly Holm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe style that I knew would always pose the biggest threat for Cris is something like a Holly Holm,” he said. “I knew Holly Holm was the toughest fighter out there. Still, to date, I don\u2019t see anyone else out there that\u2019s tougher for her than Holly Holm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whatever the case, Parillo says he loves this possible Cyborg vs. Nunes matchup, as it’ll put Cyborg in the spotlight in the way she deserves.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love it,\u201d he said. \u201cAmanda Nunes, she obviously is a world champion. She\u2019s the one who actually called Cris out to begin with, from what I understand. I like it. I love it. Any fight that can draw a lot of attention for Cris, I like. She deserves to be recognized around the world. She is obviously one of the most dominating fighters \u2013 not just female \u2013 out there. Realistically the bigger names, the bigger attraction. I would love to see a fight with her and Amanda.\u201d<\/p>\n

How do you think Cris Cyborg matches up with Amanda Nunes?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 3\/7\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Having demolished short-notice challenger Yana Kunitskaya at UFC 222 last weekend, UFC women’s featherweight champ Cris Cyborg now has her crosshairs set on bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes. And while this potential showdown is considered the toughest test of Cyborg’s career by many fans, her boxing coach Jason Parillo believes it’s actually a perfect stylistic matchup. 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