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I get alerts on my phone.Do you have a script or something to know every time a thread about Cyborg is made?
I get alerts on my phone.Do you have a script or something to know every time a thread about Cyborg is made?
In a way, Cyborg may not want to fight Nunes because she doesn't want to see Nunes crapped on by the Brazilian people. Maybe she's being too nice. There can probably only be one female Brazilian fighter that fans adore, at least if they are still in the same ballpark in weight class.It does seem to me, and of course I am speaking broadly and anecdotally here, that Brazilians take losing very hard. Not just the athlete, but the fans. Like a loss entails a massive loss of prestige with the fans.
Cyborg will fight anybody.
The interview was done in Brazil, so she is addressing a predominantly Brazilian audience, and saying the right things to keep their support.
In a way, Cyborg may not want to fight Nunes because she doesn't want to see Nunes crapped on by the Brazilian people. Maybe she's being too nice. There can probably only be one female Brazilian fighter that fans adore, at least if they are still in the same ballpark in weight class.
The fight of the Just Bleed Goddesses."I’d fight Amanda, but I have no interest in fighting her,” Cyborg said during a media day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. "We’re two Brazilians, and that would ‘kill' one Brazilian. Why kill one if we’re representing the same country? It’s us against the world."
"But if it’s an interesting fight for the fans, if they want this one day, we can do it,” Cyborg said. "It’s like ‘Claudinha’ (Gadelha) fighting Jessica (Andrade at UFC Japan). I don’t think it would be cool because we’re Brazilians, but I’d do it. I would avoid it, because Brazil vs Brazil is not cool, and I think fans would be split."
https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/8/...d-fight-with-fellow-ufc-champion-amanda-nunes
I understand cyborg. A Korean wouldn't want to fight a fellow Korean in the UFC, or a polish vs another polish. They want to represent their country as much as they can. So who ever even thinks cyborg said this because she's scared of Amanda, lol. Think again.
I agree and I think if push came to shove, Cyborg would fight her knowing nobody would blame her. Only thing I'm not sure of is whether the UFC could actually sway Nunes to fight Cyborg. Can they force her to go up in weight? Is it enough of a money fight that they could throw money at Nunes until she takes it?Nunes would be head and shoulders above any other win on Cyborg's resume imo. Being nice to her is a thin excuse. Not that you're wrong about it. I'm just saying it shouldn't fly.
That's the key question. I wonder if Cyborg heard something that influenced her to make this statement? For one thing, a little hard to get here might increase the UFC's offers for both fighters if this fight ever did materialize.I agree and I think if push came to shove, Cyborg would fight her knowing nobody would blame her. Only thing I'm not sure of is whether the UFC could actually sway Nunes to fight Cyborg. Can they force her to go up in weight? Is it enough of a money fight that they could throw money at Nunes until she takes it?
I am not making excuses. Only presenting a different conclusion.Except that's false. She wouldn't agree to a fight with Cat Zingano and instead asked for a green fighter in Megan Anderson.
'done in Brazil' Pitiful excuse. She said the same thing on Twitter.
I just randomly picked out a countryDo you speak for all Koreans and Polish people?
I am not making excuses. Only presenting a different conclusion.
Even so, Cyborg said she will fight Nunes, except that she would not be excited about it.
So, this thread is just based on alternative facts.
True. And for what it's worth, Brazilians fight Brazilians all the time too.