{"id":317255,"date":"2019-06-25T05:32:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=317255"},"modified":"2019-06-25T05:32:00","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T12:32:00","slug":"amanda-nunes-claims-cris-justino-turned-down-rematch-cyborg-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/amanda-nunes-claims-cris-justino-turned-down-rematch-cyborg-responds\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Nunes claims Cris Justino turned down rematch, Cyborg responds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cris Cyborg has made her feelings to Dana White very clear, and they&#8217;re not all good. During an interview this month on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fn6okmT3PNg\">Ariel Helwani show<\/a>, Cyborg responded to comments that she does not want to fight Amanda Nunes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Why is Dana White saying you don\u2019t want this fight?&#8217; asked Ariel Helwani.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was at home watching the press conference and I can not believe he said that,\u201d explained Cyborg. \u201cHe knows I text him a day after the fight (Nunes vs Cyborg), after the post-press conference saying &#8216;man I want a rematch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know what he&#8217;s trying to do, he&#8217;s trying to damage my brand saying \u2018Cris is scary, Cris doesn\u2019t want to fight.\u2019 He\u2019s the type of guy to say I&#8217;m Wanderlei Silva in a dress, he&#8217;s the type of guy laughing when Joe Rogan says I have a di**. He\u2019s this type of guy, he\u2019s going online saying I&#8217;m afraid &#8216;cos he wants to damage my brand. It does not damage my brand, people who follow me know. People who followed me from the beginning of my career know who I am. I&#8217;m not afraid of anybody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cris Cyborg received her first UFC loss, a first-round KO from Amanda Nunes in December 2018 at UFC 232. Cyborg has humbly accepted the loss but is nevertheless vocal about her hopes for a rematch. With no sign of a rematch any time soon, Cyborg is fighting Felicia Spencer at UFC 240 on July 27<sup>th<\/sup>. On Twitter, Cyborg again blamed Dana White for no rematch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m fighting July 27th because <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite\" data-mentioned-user-id=\"21586418\"><s>@<\/s><b>danawhite<\/b><\/a> said no to the rematch and that is why it isn\u2019t happening,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/criscyborg\/status\/1143362945151193089<\/p>\n<p>Like Dana White, the current bantamweight and featherweight champion, Amanda Nunes has also claimed Cyborg was offered a rematch but<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvsportsnetwork.com\/2019\/06\/24\/video-ufc-champ-amanda-nunes-says-cris-cyborg-was-offered-and-turned-down-rematch\/\"> turned down<\/a> the opportunity. She even said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/6\/24\/18716368\/video-amanda-nunes-says-dana-white-predicted-she-would-beat-cris-cyborg\">Dana White predicted<\/a> she would beat Cris Cyborg a second time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Lioness\u2019 will be looking to defend her bantamweight title during her next match which takes place <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/diego-sanchez-leaves-longtime-gym-jackson-wink-after-getting-no-love\/\">July 6<sup>th<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0at UFC 239 against Holly Holm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cris Cyborg has made her feelings to Dana White very clear, and they&#8217;re not all good. 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