Matches to Make After UFC Fight Night ‘Cyborg vs. Lansberg’

Blunt force trauma has become commonplace whenever Cris Cyborg climbs into the cage. The former Strikeforce champion and reigning Invicta Fighting Championships titleholder annihilated a game but grossly outmatched Lina Lansberg in the UFC Fight Night 95 main event on Saturday at Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasilia, Brazil. Lansberg, who had the wind of a six-fight winning streak at her back, absorbed a hellacious beating before finally succumbing to punches 2:29 into round two.It was a rout in every sense of the word. According to FightMetric data, “Cyborg” landed 100 strikes, 84 of them significant, in a little less than seven and a half minutes. Justino also executed both of her attempted takedowns and passed the Swede’s guard on four occasions. By the time it was over, Lansberg was bleeding heavily from her nose and her left eye had nearly swelled shut. There could not have been a clearer picture of Justino’s supremacy. “Cyborg” has finished each of her last six opponents and has not experienced defeat since submitting to an Erica Paes armbar in her professional MMA debut in May 2005. In wake of UFC Fight Night “Cyborg vs. Lansberg,” here are five matches that ought to be made:Cris Cyborg vs. Germaine de Randamie: Justino may have grown too dominant for her own good. Her inability to compete as a bantamweight leaves the UFC in an awkward position, with no place for the world’s most dominant female mixed martial artist to call home. With that said, Justino remains an undeniable draw and figures to draw high-profile assignments in the Octagon for the foreseeable future. However, until the UFC adds a …

continue reading in source www.sherdog.com