AUSTRALIA may soon have a UFC champion and were not talking about Robert Whittaker. <\/p>\n
Invicta FC champion Megan Anderson looks set to be given a shot at Brazilian knockout artist Cris Cyborg Justino for the 145-pound title at UFC 214 on July 29 in Anaheim, California. <\/p>\n
Thats according to a report in http:\/\/www.mma<\/a> fighting.com, which says the title fight will be made more complicated by the fact that the current holder of the belt is Germaine de Randamie. <\/p>\n The Dutch-born fighter, however, has been inactive and is nursing an injured hand since she became the inaugural champion in February by defeating Holly Holm via a controversial decision. <\/p>\n De Randamie has also made it clear, through her manager, that she has no plans of fighting Cyborg. <\/p>\n Germaine and her team have talked, and the position is that she will not fight Cyborg because Cyborg is a known and proven cheater, manager Brian Butler said in late May. <\/p>\n Even after so much scrutiny has been put on Cyborg, she still managed to pop for something and will always be a person of suspicion who is trying to beat the system rather than just conforming to the rules. <\/p>\n For that reason, Germaine and her team dont believe that Cyborg should be allowed to compete in the UFC at all. If that is the only fight the UFC wants, then Germaine is willing to wait and see if the UFC will strip her belt before making her next move. <\/p>\n Thats exactly what the UFC appears to be about to do, with Andersons fight set to be officially announced in the coming days. <\/p>\n Cris and I are the top featherweights in the world, Anderson said. It should have been us, but it wasnt. Its fine, but lets do it now. <\/p>\n The 27-year-old Anderson (8-2) took over Invicta FCs 145-pound division after Cyborg left for UFC and having beaten Charmaine Tweet in January to become the interim champion. <\/p>\n Anderson has won her last four fights in a row. She was booked to defend the Invicta title against Helena Kolesnyk at Invicta FC 24 on July 15 last week, but that fight is expected to be canceled. <\/p>\n She is a very big featherweight (four inches taller than Cyborg) and would be a formidable opponent for Cyborg, who is widely considered the best fighter in womens MMA today. <\/p>\n Since March, Anderson and Cyborg have been pushing to fight each other in the UFC via social media and the press. <\/p>\n I am very excited about this fight, and I called out this fight a long time, because I think shes a 145-pounder, Cyborg said. This fight was supposed to happen a long time ago, and then no happen because her manager talked to the UFC and thought she needed more time, needed more fights. But they think this is the real fight. This is the real fight for the belt at 145. <\/p>\n UFC 214 will take place at the Honda Center and will feature a main event clash between current UFC light heavyweight holder Daniel Cormier and former divisional champ Jon Jones. <\/p>\n Originally published as The Aussie who may become our first UFC champion <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read this article: <\/p>\n Aussie Megan Anderson is set to fight Cris 'Cyborg' Justino for 145 ... - Perth Now<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AUSTRALIA may soon have a UFC champion and were not talking about Robert Whittaker. Continue reading