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[–]lejonetfranMXMexico 276 points277 points  (54 children)

Apparently Megan is calling this "fake news"

[–]ItsDrManhattanMexico 115 points116 points  (40 children)

Yeah does anybody know whats up with her? All i know is that shes not hurt but shes taking time away from fighting right now. I hope shes okay

[–][deleted] 60 points61 points  (35 children)

One of the rumors was she over stayed her work visa and can't get a new one

[–]RegulusKhanTiramisu - 155 lb Champion 75 points76 points  (24 children)

But if the fight is in Australia wouldn't that not matter?

[–]markfahey78Juicy Ratfuck 60 points61 points  (19 children)

Yeah but their not giving a title shot to a fighter which doesn't have a US visa

[–]RegulusKhanTiramisu - 155 lb Champion 27 points28 points  (12 children)

Have her fight on all of the international cards. They usually go out of the United States at least once a year for PPVs and several times for Fight Nights. I dont have a problem with a title being defended on Fight Nights and two or three fights a year would be acceptable for the champ and the down time in between would allow them to get some depth to the 145 division and for her to continue to try to get a new VISA...

[–]markfahey78Juicy Ratfuck 23 points24 points  (10 children)

You may not care about putting a champ on fight pass but the UFC definitely does. The UFC only had 2 ppv events outside the US last year and that means that Anderson would have to be on those events. It just restricts them and there's fuck all point risking her being champ even if she might add an extra couple eyes to a ppv.

[–]DeadSeaGullspretty fuckin friendly 10 points11 points  (6 children)

hahahah c'mon man. that's such a tiny risk. Like, I guess there is the small chance that cyborg has a brain aneurysm and drops dead, but apart from that, this is a negligible risk for the UFC to take.

[–]markfahey78Juicy Ratfuck 6 points7 points  (5 children)

It doesn't matter the odds will probably be about 8/1ish so that's a 11% chance that you have a champ that can't fight in the US and when you have a champ that can't fight in the US you're gaurented to get less media coverage and thus your overall status as a draw will be deminished. It's a small risk but it's still a risk and I can garentee the UFC will not take it.

[–]TheCourierMojave 4 points5 points  (2 children)

UFC could definitely get her Visa put through if they needed to.

[–]jsavage420 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel like it will be irrelevant

[–]AndyCaps969where is this burger king 2 points3 points  (1 child)

The UFC can get a work visa for a fighter if it's in their interest

[–]markfahey78Juicy Ratfuck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

True but I think it may take some time especially as she overstayed her previous one.

[–]WaynokDetective Shields, Jake Shields 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well it shouldn't matter in this case though. It's just the winner that needs to have a US visa.

[–]biggbuttnicemouth 7 points8 points  (1 child)

I believe she lives and trains in Kansas City (near Invicta). so the bigger issue is if she leaves the US to fight in Australia without a valid visa, she won't be allowed back into the US where she has made her home. She might also be denied future visas as well, unless this gets resolved.

It appears she's trying to rectify the problem from within the US, assuming she doesn't get deported. Which puts her in the weird spot of not being able to leave the US to fight, and also not being able to fight in the US either.

[–]Schoolline 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the most likely answer. Same thing happened to Master Thong. Overstayed his visa in US and stayed there for like 10 years. After Thai king died he went back and now can’t go to US

Pretty fucking stupid move on Megan’s part if this is the case, potentially career threatening.

[–]kizentheslayerTeam COVID-19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But Megan don't want none

[–]gigolobobTeam Holloway 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I’ll take one for the team and marry her so she can get citizenship

[–]chilloutfamI'm Chris Weidman's fluffer AMA! 11 points12 points  (4 children)

LOL, this happened to my friend from France and she told me the penalty is like 10 years? What was Megan thinking?

P.S. This friend only overstayed because of a guy and she overstayed by like 3 years.

[–]Vinnie_VegasAustralia 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure that's not going to be a problem for WME-IMG, if it came down to it.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Being an expat I don’t think that’s true. Her Instagram shows her in the snow etc., still in the USA. If you were to overstay you’d be sent back to your home country.

[–]taurangastevens 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's only if you get caught though. You can overstay in a country fairly easily as long as you're not doing much travelling by air... once you leave you can't come back.

Also having a heavily promoted fight with you as the main event is a good way to get caught.

[–][deleted] 233 points234 points  (75 children)

It would make an excellent card even better. I was always jealous of my family in Perth but now I hate them

[–]nordik1Jose Waldo 56 points57 points  (67 children)

What about this fight makes that card better? Genuinely curious since Anderson has no chance.

[–]dialmformostynUnited Kingdom 113 points114 points  (34 children)

One would get to see Cyborg maul someone I guess.

[–]fatdiscokidDick poke straight to the eye 28 points29 points  (33 children)

I actually like Megan's chances a lot better than Holly's. She is a true 145 pounder with good range and a strong striking game. Obviously Cyborg is terrifying but I think we really saw what a one dimensional fighter Holly is. Anyway I'd like to see this either way.

[–]Sambomike20FRICK CHORES 12 points13 points  (4 children)

I don't know this Anderson girl so I can't speak to that, but I agree with Holm showing that she was one dimensional. She was just throwing the exact same combo over and over again. I went in thinking Holm could win, but I don't think I underestimated Cyborg, I overestimated Holm.

[–]Jack_of_Swords/r/mma trainee mod 14 points15 points  (3 children)

It amazes me that Holm is so strong that she could out-muscle Ronda and Cris in the clinch, but didn't have the training to do anything with it. Seems like an enormous waste.

[–]Sambomike20FRICK CHORES 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ya I was amazed how strong she was in the clinch and how little came of it.

[–]TheCourierMojave 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Wasn't she a boxer before? It is extremely hard to learn new techniques at a high level as you get older. Maybe she is at her peak?

[–]Csardonic1✅ Ryan Wagner | Writer 24 points25 points  (9 children)

Her striking game is absolutely horrific. Calling Anderson's striking game "strong" might be the greatest overstatement I'v seen on this sub, and that's saying a lot.

[–]J-Dawgdizzlefizzjuicy little slut[🍰] 18 points19 points  (1 child)

This, I like Anderson but watching her striking it is slow, plodding and there is zero head movement in some of her past fights. It's a recipe for Cyborg to knock her out.

[–]fatdiscokidDick poke straight to the eye 4 points5 points  (0 children)

HEAD MOOOOMENT MEGAN HEAD MOOOOOMENT

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

for real, she lost to cindy dandois. by submission, but still.

[–]_A_Day_In_The_Life_your teeth look great 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I personally disagree. Cyborg in 2

[–]InnerGEE818where is this burger king 22 points23 points  (9 children)

Megan is a B level fighter who lost to a C level fighter......

[–]LaMarc_Gasoldridge_Champ Shit Only 🇺🇸🏆🇲🇽 #SnapJitsu 24 points25 points  (6 children)

Never use MMA math to predict a winner. It's the most flawed shit in the world

[–]Csardonic1✅ Ryan Wagner | Writer 20 points21 points  (0 children)

That's right, we should use her their skillsets to predict winners. Anderson's TDD isn't good, her striking is awful, she's not good at anything but she hits hard. Kinda seems pointless to throw her in with Cyborg to get eaten.

[–]mad87645Follow me home bitch 😘 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bet the house on Megan then boys

[–]sylkworm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Megan Anderson got legit rocked by Charmaine Tweet. Let that sink in.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (3 children)

She lost to Cindy Dandois, who doesn't know how to punch. Megan's striking flat out sucks. She fights in an empty division in the minor leagues. I'd take Bethe over her even with the weight difference. Cyborg can end this fight in 20 seconds but will probably stop her in 2 since she has been fighting more patient.

[–]GenericBadGuyNumber3Team Jason 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure who downvoted you or for what reason, can't really argue with what you've just said. Maybe aside from the Bethe thing, because at that stage you're just talking about an average 35er vs an average 45er, and we saw with the Holly/Cyborg fight how size factors in. Also Cindy Dandois has a record of 10-3 which is hilarious of course, but to be fair to her, not a bad record all the same.

[–]hacky_potterBIG TITTY FLAIR 30 points31 points  (11 children)

Anderson is hot

[–][deleted] 36 points37 points  (2 children)

Not for long

[–][deleted] 12 points13 points  (1 child)

Expected to cool significantly

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Perspiration ting.

[–][deleted] 26 points27 points  (16 children)

Getting to see the best female MMA fighter of all time do her thing

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that she has the physical size to match cyborg, but I watched a highlight film of her matches and she looks like she's punching and kicking underwater. Hopefully a year of work outside of competition helps.

[–]boilem_mashemTeam Rose 5 points6 points  (5 children)

funny you call this an excellent card. maybe its cause it's my first live ufc event i'll be attending and so expectations are high, but i feel its lacking in a bit of star power and some potentially exciting fights (bar a couple). care to enlighten me in case im missing something?

[–]Opelle 10 points11 points  (1 child)

Slightly off topic, but just because I’m jealous you’re seeing a live event, I’d say try and watch as much build up as you can before, and watch YouTube clips etc of the fighters you will see. I do it before every event I watch (on TV) just so I know more about the fighters, as it’s always more fun when you’ve at least seen some clips etc rather than not knowing much about them.

Apologies if this sounds condescending, just I am by no means an expert, but as someone who is trying to learn more about MMA and the UFC and their fighters, it does help me!

Enjoy the event :)

[–]tdc90I back 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong. The card is flat compared to the first ever Melbourne card (UFC 193) and first Sydney card (UFC 110)

[–]NickZardiashviliGeorgia 111 points112 points  (38 children)

If it's true, I'm pretty happy for it and Cyborg did not really receive too much damage in their last fight, but whatever happened to her needing at least 3 months to cut? Does anyone know if she's walking around lighter or something like that? Any whatsapp conversations or something?

[–]TriplePlusBadBarboza finds beatings kinky. 93 points94 points  (31 children)

but whatever happened to her needing at least 3 months to cut?

She doesn't need to recuperate from cutting to 140 now.

[–]Fokken_Prawns_Team 209 - Real Ninja Shit! 51 points52 points  (20 children)

I also think she looks a bit smaller than she used to.

[–]AftyOfTheUKBruce Buffer's ass eating division 83 points84 points  (8 children)

Definitely looked less muscular. I'm gonna go ahead and assume that now she's officially in the UFC, the random testing has had an impact on her diet.

[–]Swagnus___Norway 51 points52 points  (0 children)

👀👀👀👀👀

[–]blagaawhere is this burger king 14 points15 points  (2 children)

They probably keep interrupting her while eating dinner and sleeping, messing with her gains

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

WHO DISTURBS MY SLUMBER

[–]Rumorad 17 points18 points  (2 children)

She has been under USADA since the UFC started it while she was still under Invicta and she was randomly tested even before that. This seems to have more to do with her getting older and already having whent down to 140 in the past. She probably just doesn't want to do those extreme cuts any more since nobody can touch her anyway.

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

People forget shes been doing this for a long time and humans don't stay young forever

[–]AftyOfTheUKBruce Buffer's ass eating division 4 points5 points  (0 children)

She probably just doesn't want to do those extreme cuts any more since nobody can touch her anyway.

I agree with this actually. I think it became apparent to them that she's so far ahead of the pack she's unlikely to struggle until she gets near retirement age.

[–]Zofobread 154 points155 points  (67 children)

Wasn't Amanda Nunes campaigning for a title fight with the winner of Cyborg/Holm? Has she gone radio silent again after Cyborg won?

[–]captainseas 84 points85 points  (3 children)

Dunno but Cyborg asked for Anderson after the fight on Saturday in the post fight interview.

[–]ParaglidingAssFungusthe upgrade 104 points105 points  (1 child)

Everyone calling out post-USADA Anderson Silva nowadays. Smh.

[–]poetikmajickRaw American steel and Sex appeal 32 points33 points  (0 children)

fucking ridiculous

[–]MumrikDKGOOFCON 1: 2: Pandemic Boogaloo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They've gone back and forth on that fight forever.

[–]HyperiokUnited Kingdom 54 points55 points  (16 children)

Cyborg specifically asked for Anderson after the Holm fight. Someone asked her about Nunes at the presser too and she reiterated her previous stance about not wanting to fight another Brazilian unless the ufc tell her to take the fight.

[–]ParaglidingAssFungusthe upgrade 42 points43 points  (15 children)

not wanting to fight another Brazilian

Wtf? What kind of stupid reasoning is that?

[–]Soulwaxing 75 points76 points  (1 child)

Brazilian reasoning.

[–]Bullshit_To_GoThe Wilhelm Scream of MMA 24 points25 points  (0 children)

They wouldn't know who to boo, it would break their brains.

[–]Igriefedyourmom 18 points19 points  (8 children)

Think of the backing Connor has from Ireland and what it does for his image/brand. Combat sports are huge in Brazil, and if there are other competitors out there, why split your fanbase if you don't have to?

[–]MumrikDKGOOFCON 1: 2: Pandemic Boogaloo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

unless the ufc tell her to take the fight.

[–]blazblue5Bruce Lee Shit 179 points180 points  (8 children)

We all knew she secretly meant holly only

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This narrative that she's afraid is just dumb, she said she'd fight Cyborg if given advance notice to put on weight while she'd fight Holly/GDR anytime because they're the same size as her. Makes perfect sense but people just love shitting on her.

[–]HK4sixteenARE YOU INTOXICATED? 25 points26 points  (5 children)

2 bantamweights fighting for the 145 belt.

[–]styx31989 17 points18 points  (3 children)

Holly looked like natural 145er I they cage though, she wears the muscle well

[–]will103TEAM CUP NOODLE 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And she consistently overpowered cyborg in the clinch which I did not see coming.

[–]blackupsilon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think ironically she was the stronger person in the cyborg fight. And ironically cyborg would win through skill rather than brute size.

[–]HeebmeisterYou have to take safe your brain 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Holly very much looked like a legit featherweight in there. She packed on the bulk and still moved well and held up in terms of her endurance.

[–]ron_cpt89Team Nurmagomedov 41 points42 points  (0 children)

No shit, if Holly won, Amanda would be all over social media and accept interviews with any half ass MMA media outlet, campaigning for that 145 pound belt.

[–]_tinybutstrong 34 points35 points  (3 children)

Literally this hasn't happened and people are still shitting on Nunes for it.

[–]ItsDrManhattanMexico 19 points20 points  (6 children)

Nah Cyborg said she doesnt love the idea of fighting another Brazilian champ. Cant blame her, theyre the only champs Brazil has at the moment.

[–]XTCGenerationTeam Rizin 11 points12 points  (4 children)

theyre the only champs Brazil has at the moment

Porra you no show Braziiil hespect?

[–]MusicaParaVolar 3 points4 points  (2 children)

It's Braseeewwwll

[–]XTCGenerationTeam Rizin 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Caralho....

[–]MusicaParaVolar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Merda...

[–]WeASeL_AntiguaAntigua and Barbuda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just like Anderson Silva refusing to fight Lyoto Machida.

[–]and303 4 points5 points  (12 children)

Cyborg has repeatedly said she would refuse to fight Nunes because they're both Brazilian.

Edit: Source

I'm not saying Cyborg is ducking Nunes, I'm just saying that Nunes isn't exactly holed up in a closet shivering every time a new Cyborg fight is being negotiated like /u/Zofobread's MMA fan-fiction suggests.

[–]GO_RAVENSI want to be slammed by Andrade 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Recently, she's repeatedly said she'd prefer not to fight another Brazilian, but she'd do it if the UFC wanted her to.

[–]MMApartyeveronesinvt 9 points10 points  (0 children)

thats annoying. Would be a way better fight than Megan

[–]UUGE_ASSHOLE 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Why the hell would UFC reward her with something like that?

I mean all it does is expose how shallow the divisions are, lead to confusion on who is where, and hold up divisions while Nunes is fighting in the other one.

[–]Mahlegoscan I get a GSP flair please? 5 points6 points  (5 children)

I don't disagree with your point, but it wouldn't really be holding up a division since there are no clear cut #1 contender at either 135 or 145.

[–]LyeInYourEyeDana "We'll see what happens" White 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think Nunes should fight her. She's far too small?

[–]DaveAPI am the internet. 60 points61 points  (12 children)

UFC already said its not happening yet, 12 hours late mate

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (7 children)

God dammit Dave. Stop shitting on my hopes and dreams. You going to 221?

[–]DaveAPI am the internet. 8 points9 points  (5 children)

Yes, got tickets, just haven't book flights/hotel yet which I must do but don't want to see how much it will cost me

Megan is no where even close to Cyborg's level yet, let alone Holly's. I love to support my countrywomen but lets be real mate

[–]eatingofbirdsGOOFCON 1 12 points13 points  (2 children)

flights/hotel

You're in for a treat, we know how to over charge and under deliver over this side.

[–]Count_CriticTeam Whittaker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well he knows deez tings, he is the internet.

[–]AydenRozayTeam McGregor 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Where Dave ? WHERE ?

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (2 children)

Cyborg's social media is essentially her vision board. She (her manager) puts it out there into the world hoping to create demand and then changes her narrative countless times, making the actual fight announcement lackluster.

[–]XiaoRCTJohnny Walker will beat Jon Jones 5 points6 points  (1 child)

It's almost like how the UFC operates lmao

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly how the UFC operates. The big goof puts up a post about DJ vs TJ as of it was a done deal then makes DJ out to be the bad guy by "reneging" on a fight he finds out about on Twitter.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Megan already starting to disappear https://imgur.com/a/Xa7wX

[–]Woooddann 14 points15 points  (43 children)

I know nothing about Megan Anderson. How good is she? Would she be a tougher fight than Nunes? I think Nunes has a much better shot at upsetting Cyborg than Holm ever did.

[–]jamesstansel 29 points30 points  (5 children)

She is a legitimate 145er size-wise with some power and pretty decent striking. She lost her first Invicta fight to Cindy Dandois by submission and she doesn't seem to have much of a ground game, but she's riding a 4 KO streak. Popular consensus seems to be that she has the power if she catches Cyborg, but it's pretty much Cyborg's fight to lose as she has edge on experience and technique, both standing and on the ground.

[–]Fake_Reddit_Username 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Yeah Cyborg is stronger, has better technique (on the feet and on the ground). But Megan has a 9 inch reach advantage and is 5 years younger. I am pretty sure she loses this fight, but I could see her beating cyborg in like 2-3 years. She needs some better competition at 145 though.

[–]jamesstansel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed on all fronts. Megan is a bit of a genetic freak build-wise and she can 100% hurt Cyborg if she catches her. I'm definitely looking forward to this fight as a fan of both. Like you said though, I think Megan is still a little green for this fight, there just aren't really any other viable contenders for Cyborg right now.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (1 child)

THE GOAT Cindy?

[–]ParaglidingAssFungusthe upgrade 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cyborg seems to get lost when she gets tagged. She's just not used to it. Imo the one to beat her is the one who can tag her and stay in the pocket.

You can see it in the last round of the Holm fight where she gets tagged and goes auto-pilot for a few seconds.

[–]wheeyls 20 points21 points  (32 children)

She is much, much worse than Holly.

[–]_tinybutstrong 0 points1 point  (31 children)

Not sure this is true. Holly has never looked good against elite competition except one time in very specific circumstances. We shall have to wait and see how Megan deals with the step up in competition.

[–]ItsDrManhattanMexico 14 points15 points  (23 children)

Lol whaaat? Holly has faced MUCH tougher competition than Megan. Holly is a better fighter than Megan for sure, Megan doesnt go the distance with Cyborg

[–]zebra_heaDDThese Are 4 You McNulty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, you may be right, but it'll be interesting to see Cris fight a legit 145'er, because Holly managed to hold her own in the strength department.

[–]pseudotunasGreatest UFC fighter in twitter history 5 points6 points  (2 children)

She's good but still very green. It's kinda like throwing Meckenzie Dern against Joanna Champion into the octagon and hoping for the best.

[–]PrompusBludgeoned Samoan Evolutionist 1 point2 points  (1 child)

If Meckenzie Dern was champion of Invicta maybe...

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In an extremely shallow division...

[–]logizzal 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Don't get me wrong, the Holm/Cyborg fight had me pretty pumped. But this was the original A-side that I was personally holding my breath for. Just ready to see someone who's genuinely Cyborg's weight class step and fight her in the UFC. Probably doubtful that Megan would still the W, but I do believe she has the potential to give Cyborg her toughest scrap yet.

[–]DirkDiggler--Team Holloway 11 points12 points  (6 children)

Watch Megan win

[–]AydenRozayTeam McGregor 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I asked Jason Parillo bout this the other day and he said “it would be great”.

[–]SMOKE-B-BOMBI am a card person 4 points5 points  (1 child)

Another girl that's going to get slaughtered. Zzzzzzzzz

[–]_-mayhem-_ 6 points7 points  (4 children)

I was hoping to see Megan get a few more fights before this. Rip

[–]MaDrAvTeam 209, WHAT 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Yeah, me too. I'm happy she has at least gotten the extra time to train and work on her holes though, because if her and Cyborg went at it when they first talked about fighting it would have been a bummer.

[–][deleted] 10 points11 points  (1 child)

I'm happy she has at least gotten the extra time to train and work on her holes though,

Man, its just too easy sometimes.

[–]MostAwesomeRedditor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wanna work on her holes.

[–]Mr_CromerTyncis Ngoodley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

and work on her holes though

Are we...just not doing phrasing anymore?

[–]-illmaticTeam Cup Noodle 3 points4 points  (6 children)

Does anybody know wtf happened with Megan? She pulls out citing personal reasons. Understandably so. But she doesn't seem to be injured or even in bad spirits as the days after she pulled out she was still on social media posting selfies and engaging with people.

So what was it? It doesn't seem to be an injury and it can't be visa issues because this card is in Australia. Hopefully nothing happened to someone close to her and hopefully she's not dealing with some mental health issues.

I'm looking at the comments to Ariel's tweet about this fight and a nutritionalist (I'm assuming he works with Megan because she's been liking his tweets) says the fight will happen but "Just can't yet." He also says if her reason for not fighting wasn't legitimate, then the UFC would cut her.

So basically he's saying it's not because she's "afraid". But without the facts, I'm left to my imagination on why she can't fight. I don't think she's afraid because she's a professional MMA fighter and those people tend to not be afraid of fighting anybody.

The whole thing is just odd, I don't want to make any assumptions but I can't stop wondering what the hell happened.

EDIT: I saw someone on twitter suggest she overstayed her visa so if she went back to Australia, she can't come back to the states but that doesn't explain why she had to pull out against Cyborg for 214 which was in California.

[–]combofinishEDDIIIIIIEEEEEEE! 1 point2 points  (1 child)

She's still in the US. She's mocked people claiming she's pregnant or on steroids, so a visa issue is possible.

[–]-illmaticTeam Cup Noodle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But why not just say it's visa issues? It doesn't make her look bad or anything. By not saying its visa issues, she's brought on the trolls claiming one thing or another.

[–]ClevelandJr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As much as people have mixed feelings on Cyborg, I feel at least that we won't have to worry about her dodging fights.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anderson is hot.

Also, I think this is too soon for her.

[–]Slayer_TipAustralia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could be an interesting fight if it does go through, but considering Tonya Evinger was a brawler and at times a good grappler... i feel like cyborg will have this... not trying to say anything bad about Megan Anderson, who has crazy striking, we mustn't forget that Cyborg has a chin within a chin, meaning you can't exactly knock her out. So, lets just say that Anderson's coming up against a planet of a challenge.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cyborg is great. Regardless if this is fakenews

[–]Rikki_Sixx 2 points3 points  (1 child)

I was half asleep when I read that Cyborg called out Anderson. For a second I assumed it was Anderson Silva and that she was going to start assaulting her way through the men’s divisions

[–]EvilSnowmanRapist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cyborg legit can punch out some of the 45'ers in the mens division. Unlike the Rousey Train.

[–]EvilSnowmanRapist 2 points3 points  (3 children)

How come people run Cyborg down but don't run Amanda down for dressing and having the hairstyle of Sting and Joe Dirt?

[–]InnerGEE818where is this burger king 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Cyborg messed up back in like 2012, some people here have a hard time moving on. Though most of them can move on for other fighters who have done worse.

[–]ToTherionTeam Cyborg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No one cares enough about Amanda to bother mocking her.

[–]pegasus4800 4 points5 points  (2 children)

I would like to see Megan against someone like evinger in the ufc first just for ufc experience before getting a title shot

[–]RZAAMRIINFGamma Ray St-Pierre 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Evinger is a 135er and it was in her contract to go down to 135 if she loses the Cyborg fight.

[–]pegasus4800 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah wasn’t aware of that, the ufc should just go out and give contracts to all the 145ers they can find with winning records

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

It’s been almost a year since Anderson has fought, is there any reason for her to fight cyborg?

[–]karl100589Bowling: More popular then Nunes 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She's got nothing to lose doing it. She gets a big payday in front of a home crowd and if she loses she has the excuse of being young and facing prime Cyborg.

[–]koalin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's not true. Anderson just posted on Instagram that it is fake news.

[–]tiptonp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im really excited for this fight. Megan has the length and power to give Cyborg a hard time. There are ways for Megan to win this fight, but I don’t think she does and Cyborg does the same thing she did to Holms.

[–]landofthebeez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Has Cyborg's hand recovered?

[–]kneeco28Ukraine 6 points7 points  (8 children)

Well her last challenger was 0-1 in UFC W145, so it would make sense in terms of progression to step up to someone who is 0-0.

This title shouldn't exist.

Did we ever get more information as to the reason Anderson didn't fight Cyborg in the summer as expected? Do we know if and when she got back to training?

[–]TheHeavyweightChamp 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Why? Where’s the harm in having one very good and dominant champion who fights willing contenders? Why do we need a deep division around her? The fights are fun, who gives a shit about the politics.

[–]Bushy-TopMaggot cunt 4 points5 points  (3 children)

Why do we need a deep division

Even a division would be nice, deep or not. The WFW division has 3 people listed besides Cyborg, one is a bantamweight and the other has never fought in the UFC. Having said that, what is Cyborg "champ" of besides beating people that don't deserve title shots at the 145lb belt.

http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Weight_Class/Women_Featherweight?id=

So far we've had 1 person challenge for the belt twice, and lose twice. We've had 1 newcomer to the UFC challenge for the belt, and now we have another newcomer to the UFC challenging for the belt and we haven't even had a handful of WFW title bouts.

[–]kneeco28Ukraine 2 points3 points  (1 child)

A lot of reasons. It drains 135 which is already not deep enough, it sets a whole division up for void if Cyborg retires or pops again or something, it devalues UFC titles which is already an epidemic in the sport, it ties your hands in terms of matchmaking because while there might be fun matchups for Cyborg they might be against people who simply don't deserve a shot at UFC gold, it requires that every fight in the division be a 5-round title fight which is absurd, etc..

At the end of 219, Rogan said that when there's a dominant champ a division builds around her, but that isn't happening with Cyborg and there's no evidence that it will happen any time soon. That shouldn't stop the UFC from being in the Cyborg business and preclude us from seeing fun fights at W145. But this title shouldn't exist until there's a division to be a champion of. Put another way:

Where’s the harm in having one very good and dominant champion who fights willing contenders?

They're not contenders. They're game, they're awesome, and they come to fight. But Evinger was 0-0 in the UFC, Holm was 1-3 in her last 4 and 0-1 at FW, and Anderson is 0-0 in the UFC. In a real division, they wouldn't be getting title shots. I'm not saying I'm not happy to see them fight Cyborg, I'm saying it shouldn't be for gold.

Have there been any women's FW fights in UFC history other than the 3 title fights? Does that even count as a division?

[–]Pyre2001I'm Going Deep 5 points6 points  (1 child)

beauty vs the beast

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

IDK if I'd call Megan a beast /s

[–]RyanBoulton 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Really want Anderson to win this fight if it's true

[–]jkure2GOOFCON 1 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Cyborg should just fight on every card until she loses. She never takes any damage cause she's just on another level in terms of striking ability.

[–]douchenigga1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can't really decide if I think Megan Anderson is hot or not. Anyone else having this problem?

[–]KingOctoberBanned for trolling. 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Megan Anderson is to much of a pussy to actually accept the fight

[–]Hodgi22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this idea. Cyborg staying busy, putting her in the spotlight. This is great news.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (3 children)

If you take steroids most of your adult life and then stop for a couple years won't it still have a big impact on your physicality?

Like say your a women and you start taking steroids for training at 18 and continue for like 10 years training hard. Then you stop for a year and start competing professionally.

[–]PartyHatshappy new fucken steroid year 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes

[–]Count_CriticTeam Whittaker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The card needs this. I don't like Anderson's chances but if this is true we could have two Aussie champs by the end of the night(early afternoon).

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I want to see Megan fight as well but to throw her into a title fight is ridiculous, regardless of who she’d fight. The UFC needs to actually sign some featherweights. I’m tired of seeing bantamweights make the jump. Are there no featherweights anywhere? Clearly this division is such an afterthought and was just created to keep Cyborg in the fold.

[–]BrownCanadianThe real General of r/mma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is Perth becoming so star studded wtf

[–]HK4sixteenARE YOU INTOXICATED? 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This card definitely needs another title fight.

[–]Free_Wheel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just feeding time for Cyborg again.

[–]LyeInYourEyeDana "We'll see what happens" White 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a pretty quick turnaround, but I suppose I've been hearing Anderson would be a pretty easy fight for Cyborg.

[–]ILoveToEatLobster#KaderArmy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What happened to Nunes wanting that fight?

[–]adelinovoice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this will be a great fight

[–]reactor4EDDDDDIEEEEEEEE 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Megan's going to look a lot different after this

[–]SirReginaldBartleby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love to see Cyborg vs Khabib!

[–]ikilledtupac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh man call the amberlamps

[–]djfivenine11Team AKA 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmmm, a fighting champion? That'll get her some fans!

[–]Kaneshadow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like 145 pound lambs to the slaughter

[–]dvfw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plot twist: The call was from Ariel Helwani

[–]WildSlaking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So is the women's FW division basically over after this fight? Don't see any intriguing matchups left outside of Nunes trying to move up (and this one).

[–]mancalledmu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No way. Too soon.

[–]fitemeitrainufc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone scared of Cyborg and Nunes has gone quite...probably nursing her sinus issues.

[–]Hunyango-marywhana guy![🍰] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the thing I like about Megan Anderson fights are her colorful presser/weigh in bikinis. About the fight though, I think she is too slow for cyborg and she likes to moves in straight lines. Cyborg will just be too much

[–]Neoshadow42Team Rose 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this was real:

RIP Megan Anderson, a flower that never got to truly blossom.

[–]vegathechosen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought they said they were giving the winner to Nunes?

[–]EaseDelBig ol’ Mexican with a big ol’ head 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was already confirmed to not be true, why is this still up?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cyborg has really won me over. She was amazing against Holm and seems to really carry herself like a true champion. Props to her and wishing her more success!

[–]Catrocantor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if it did happen I think the timing would have hurt Cyborg. 2 fights in rapid succession and then what? Who else is going to step up and how long is that going to take. Better to be off for 2-3 months and then have a fight. In the mean time new contenders can emerge and your not stuck with possibly 9+ months without a fight.

[–]Chronic-lesOfGnaRniaEDDIIIIIIEEEEEEE! 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was really hoping Nunes was going to fight Cyborg next.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After this fight her name will be Mag