Cris ‘Cyborg’ Interested in Invicta Title Defense, Catch-Weight Fights in UFC

Cristiane Justino’s impressive Octagon debut is sure to give the armchair matchmakers plenty to discuss in the coming weeks. However, the most appealing UFC matchups for “Cyborg” — namely, Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate and Holly Holm — are all in the bantamweight division, and based on her comments Saturday night, it doesn’t appear that the Brazilian is interested in trying to make the cut to 135 pounds. Justino overwhelmed Leslie Smith in a 140-pound catch-weight bout at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil, winning via technical knockout just 1:21 into the opening stanza. A four-punch combination from the Chute Boxe representative put Smith on the canvas, and some follow-up ground-and-pound clinched the victory for the Invicta FC 145-pound queen. “It was an opportunity to show a lot of fans that …

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