THE UFC HAS confirmed that it will finally create a women’s featherweight division.
But the most dominant 145lb female in MMA, Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino, will not get the first shot at the inaugural title.
The UFC announced on Tuesday night that it will add a third women’s weight class in early 2017 with Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie set to face off for the belt at UFC 208.
Cyborg, who is undefeated since 2005, was the undisputed Invicta featherweight champion before making the switch to the UFC earlier this year.
The Brazilian was offered the chance to face either Holm or de Randamie on 11 February but after suffering through a “brutal” weight cut to fight Lina Lansberg at a 140lb catchweight in September, said she would not be fit to return until March at earliest.
Rather than wait, the UFC made the title fight between former bantamweight champ Holm and de Randamie.
“Everybody knows I’m the featherweight champion,” Cyborg told MMAFighting.com.
“I’m undefeated for 10 years in my division. They put this belt only to sell the fight for the new MMA fans.
“For an example, Holly is coming off two consecutive losses and will fight for the belt. The real fight fans know what’s real.”
– An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the featherweight division would be the UFC’s second women’s weight class; it will be the third (strawweight and bantamweight).
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Gamesmanship if he was English of course!
@Shane McGettrick: he is English.
A foul for shouting “leave it”??? Jesus christ. Chaboloah should know his surroundings and his position, he should know well that there wasn’t another Watford player behind him – at least not one in a better scoring position. He should’ve taken his chance rather then been bossed out of his shot. Artur should give him his jersey to wipe up his tears.
@Cillian McCormick: It’s one of those “I can’t believe this is actually a rule” that sometimes pop up in sport
@Brian Dunleavy: it’s not to anyone who plays the game at any level. Lads get pulled up for shouting my ball or leave it all the time. That’s why you need to call a name when challenging for a ball
@Cillian McCormick: speech play it was called in our neck of the woods back in the day
It was class
@Philip foster: thought so too,hilarious.
He is English
@Mark Collins: ape.
@David: you think he’s not English?
@David: born in England, to English-born parents. Has lived in England all his life. Do you really not think that he’s not at least even a little bit English?
The crowd should shout leave it
@John O Reilly: Nice one
If it happened in a game of 5 a side you’d be fit to give him a slap. A real d**khead move.
@Chicken George: Just being clever. Do you slap all people who are smarter than you? I’d say your hand is sore.
@Chicken George: ah lad
That was a funny thing
Ya can’t go mad over that.
He didn’t call him a —– or anything
Seriously thought
Would most of you go mad if this happened you in an indoor game ?
@Pj:
Why
Do
Dis
@Camroc: clever? Any idiot can do that. Maybe it’s clever for someone with your basic intellect?
@Liam: I didn’t
Way it came off the phone ya gimp
This is unsportsmanlike, so what is diving or going down if a player is next to you in the box? How often do they call that out?
The player should only leave it if he hears a teammate put their name on the ball. Otherwise, play on.
It’s a professional foul but one that happens all the time.
“presumably telling him to ‘leave it’”
Nobody playing after the u-12 soccer grade says ‘leave it’.
Brilliant
He voted Tory. He is English
Rules of the playground.”leave it” is not on but “miss it” is acceptable if not encouraged