'Cyborg' Justino guns for elusive UFC title, MMA superstardom
LA MIRADA, Calif. — Most mixed martial artists put only a token effort into their public workouts during the week before a big fight. Their actual training is long completed, and they simply throw a few flashy punches before signing a few autographs.
When Cris Justino showed up to one of the UFC’s suburban Los Angeles gyms on Thursday (Friday Manila time), she was ready to perform.
The fighter known to all as "Cyborg" stepped into the cage and put on a capoeira-inspired routine for hundreds of adoring fans, showing off the graceful, dance-like Brazilian martial art with a training partner.
"I like the energy, and I have friends who do capoeira," she said with a smile. "I still have a lot of fans in Brazil, so I try to take a little bit from Brazil — the capoeira, the samba — to show it to the fans in America."
After years of giving these extra efforts and hurdling innumerable obstacles, Justino’s winding journey to UFC stardom seems to be almost complete.
With a victory over Tonya Evinger at UFC 214 in Anaheim on Saturday night, the featherweight widely considered to be the most dangerous pound-for-pound fighter in women’s MMA finally would wear a UFC championship belt from a weight class essentially created by the promotion to showcase her talent.
Source: http://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/07/28/1722370/cyborg-justino-guns-elusive-ufc-title-mma-superstardom
When Cris Justino showed up to one of the UFC’s suburban Los Angeles gyms on Thursday (Friday Manila time), she was ready to perform.
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| Cris 'Cyborg' Justino | AP File Photo |
"I like the energy, and I have friends who do capoeira," she said with a smile. "I still have a lot of fans in Brazil, so I try to take a little bit from Brazil — the capoeira, the samba — to show it to the fans in America."
After years of giving these extra efforts and hurdling innumerable obstacles, Justino’s winding journey to UFC stardom seems to be almost complete.
With a victory over Tonya Evinger at UFC 214 in Anaheim on Saturday night, the featherweight widely considered to be the most dangerous pound-for-pound fighter in women’s MMA finally would wear a UFC championship belt from a weight class essentially created by the promotion to showcase her talent.
Source: http://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/07/28/1722370/cyborg-justino-guns-elusive-ufc-title-mma-superstardom
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