AustralianMegan Anderson is determined to bring Cristiane Justinoaka 'Cyborg' down to earth during their highly-anticipated fight atUFC 214 on July 29. In recent years,Cyborg has been viewed as nearly invincible butAnderson campaigned for the opportunity to face the Brazilian and believes she has a shot. <\/p>\n
Earlier this week, the UFC announced that it would restart thewomens featherweight division with the Cyborg vs. Megan Anderson fight serving as the co-main event to UFC 2014 which will be headlined byDaniel Cormier vs.Jon Jones. On paper,Cyborg is the overwhelming favorite to capture the vacatedUFC Women's Featherweight Championship. ButAnderson is no pushover. <\/p>\n
Anderson earned the title shot by clinching theInvicta FC featherweight championship earlier this year, after which she aggressively campaigned for the Cyborg showdown through social media. <\/p>\n
Megan Anderson on Cyborg: 'She is just human' <\/p>\n
Shes (Cyborg) human like everybody else. I think a lot of people go into that fight fighting Cyborg the name and theyve already lost before theyve got into the cage. I dont give a [expletive] about how many followers she has. I dont give a [expletive] about how much reach she has. Shes a human being and I have no doubt come July 29 everyone whos doubting me will find out how human Cris Cyborg can really be,\"Anderson told the Fight Society podcast, via Fox Sports. <\/p>\n
A few weeks ago, UFC president Dana White nixed the fight, which led to Anderson being booked for a title defense inInvicta FC on July 15. A few days later, UFC came calling and pulled the trigger. <\/p>\n
Not even six hours after I handed in my bout agreement for that fight (in Invicta FC], the UFC called. Im very excited when I finally got the call. Its what weve been wanting for a really long time and I think this is a really great step forward in the direction for the division,\" revealed the 27-year-old Aussie from the Gold Coast. <\/p>\n
In March, Cyborg challenged Germaine de Randamie for the Invicta Featherweight championship at UFC 214. The match fell apart since de Randamie refused to fight Cyborg, stating that Justino was proven drug cheater and she was willing to get stripped of the belt. <\/p>\n
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