Cris Cyborg wants to finish UFC contract, fight women’s boxing champ Cecilia Braekhus

[La Paix]

“I want to fight boxing,” Cyborg said on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour. “After the two fights, I want to go to fight boxing and I want the to fight the world champ Cecilia Brooks or it can be [top welterweight contender Layla] McCarter, and maybe after that I can come back for MMA. But I would like to fight in a boxing fight and I want to fight now because now it’s viable.”

Cris Cyborg wants to finish UFC contract, fight women’s boxing champ Cecilia Braekhus

 

[FrankieNYC]

Bye

 

[1031]

I wish her the best in her future endeavors

 

[GSPTrainingInAPool]

what is the viewership like for womens boxing? would this fight do 10mill buys?

 

[RaginCajun]

She cried(and her fans) for years to get a chance at UFC gold and now wants to move on. I wish her luck but that division is fucked without her.
Hopefully she does better in boxing than in kickboxing...

 

[Lukewarm Carl]

what is the viewership like for womens boxing? would this fight do 10mill buys?

Maybe 10.

 

[GSPTrainingInAPool]

@willthiswork obviously not?? 1mill? 500k? 10?

EDIT: 10 buys - how did we know that?

 

[Ted Williams' head]

But if you hold a championship, doesn't your contract automatically renew or some shit like that? I didn't think champions could just quit the UFC like that.

 

[Ted Williams' head]

POW right in the kisser

 

[Ted Williams' head]

what is the viewership like for womens boxing? would this fight do 10mill buys?

This wouldn't be it's own PPV. More likely would be on the undercard of a PPV, so whoever was promoting could get whatever boost and publicity Cyborg would bring.

 

[SensoriaUtopia]

She cried(and her fans) for years to get a chance at UFC gold and now wants to move on. I wish her luck but that division is fucked without her.
Hopefully she does better in boxing than in kickboxing...

She held her own against that chick, she did fucking incredible considering

If you watch the full fight its impressive bro

 

[KWingJitsu]

She held her own against that chick, she did fucking incredible considering

If you watch the full fight its impressive bro

Exactly. Especially since she was like 0-0 (or 1-0?) vs Jorina who is like 44-0

This was the kickboxing equivalent of Conor fighting Mayweather in Boxing.
Similar outcome but Cyborg wasn't finished, and held her own as well.

 

[Onetrickpony]

But if you hold a championship, doesn't your contract automatically renew or some shit like that? I didn't think champions could just quit the UFC like that.

She wouldn’t be able to go to Bellator but since the ufc and Invicta are under the same banner it may be she could return there if she wanted too. Seriously though, If she leaves the ufc will likely dissolve the 145 women’s division anyway.

 

[Papi Chingon]

She wouldn’t be able to go to Bellator but since the ufc and Invicta are under the same banner it may be she could return there if she wanted too. Seriously though, If she leaves the ufc will likely dissolve the 145 women’s division anyway.

If she leaves, there wouldn't be a reason to scrap the division. I'm guessing a bunch of 135ers would move up.