cyborg and zuffa split...*edit* signs with invicta, wt*?

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has severed ties with Cris “Cyborg” Santos.

UFC president Dana White confirmed Santos’ release when talking with the media following the UFC on Fuel TV 7 pre-fight press conference on Wednesday.

Asked if Santos is done with the company, White responded, “Yeah.”

“I’m telling you right now, she wants nothing to do with this fight with Ronda (Rousey),” he immediately continued. “This is the biggest show in the world. We’re working with her to get her a deal or whatever. When you send a letter from your lawyer and your doctor saying I will die if I try to make 135 (pounds), it’s just the goofiest thing. I’ve never seen anything like it in the fight business.

“Okay, so you don’t want to make 135, but you want to talk about fighting Ronda. First of all, you tested positive for steroids and got stripped of your title. And you’re trying to talk about how Ronda doesn’t want to fight you, but she’s the champion at 135. If Ronda goes and does the fight at 140 and does the fight at 140, it’s not even for a title. The fight just makes no sense.”

The UFC tried to get Santos fights outside of the organization because there is no 145-pound women’s division in the UFC. They proposed getting her fights in Invicta FC, but Santos didn’t like the idea.

So what happens is, so we’ll figure something out where Cyborg gets some fights. Ronda defends her title a few times. Then maybe Ronda moves up to whatever and fights… they want nothing to do with that, wants nothing to do with it. It’s wacky beyond wackiness,” stated White.

“There is no 145-pound women’s division. She’s under contract with us, so we’d get her some fights somewhere else. We get her some fights. Let’s play this 135-pound thing out and see what happens, see where this thing goes. No.”

Women’s fighting in the UFC centers around the 135-pound division, a division Santos can’t or is unwilling to make. So women fighting in the UFC moves on without Santos.

“This women’s thing is coming together. When I talk to Joe (Silva) and Sean Shelby, we have 10 of the best 135-pounders in the world. We’re gonna do this division. We’re going to see how this fight goes down or whatever,” said White.

“Cyborg is pretty much irrelevant right now. She really is. She’s irrelevant. Go out there and win some fights again, get your name back, stay clean, stay off some steroids and get your career back on track and then we’ll talk. But for her to think that everybody should move around and jump through hoops for her is insane

http://www.mmaweekly.com/ufc-done-with-cris-cyborg-santos

looking foward to see cyborg fight again!!! sefo move and sign her soon

That would have been a great fight. Really wanted to see that one.

CDF47 wrote:That would have been a great fight. Really wanted to see that one.

ufc is protecting ronda....

a company like wsof should sign cyborg, multi- fight deal, she is a big draw for sure, her fights sell, most entertaining female fighter in the world...

dont go to invicta, beacuse invicta is zuffa's female company for sure...

Bellator should do this, since they're still interested in the Female division.

Too bad we could see Fujii destroy her in an openweight bout though.

wekka wrote:Bellator should do this, since they're still interested in the Female division.

Too bad we could see Fujii destroy her in an openweight bout though.

i agree that bellator needs her for sure....but not so much on the fujii thing...

MR.WILLIE wrote:

CDF47 wrote:That would have been a great fight. Really wanted to see that one.

ufc is protecting ronda....

a company like wsof should sign cyborg, multi- fight deal, she is a big draw for sure, her fights sell, most entertaining female fighter in the world...

dont go to invicta, beacuse invicta is zuffa's female company for sure...

Yeah, not sure what the deal is between Zuffa & Invicta.

Business as usual.
The BEST fighters fight 3 times per year.
I give you the fights that the FANS want to see.

CDF47 wrote:

MR.WILLIE wrote:

CDF47 wrote:That would have been a great fight. Really wanted to see that one.

ufc is protecting ronda....

a company like wsof should sign cyborg, multi- fight deal, she is a big draw for sure, her fights sell, most entertaining female fighter in the world...

dont go to invicta, beacuse invicta is zuffa's female company for sure...

Yeah, not sure what the deal is between Zuffa & Invicta.

cd....something strange goes between zuffa and invicta, tito ortiz have said that in the ufc offer to cyborg it was a 5 fight deal 3 with invicta and the 4th fight vs ronda, so there has to be a connection between zuffa and invicta to offer that kind of deal????

Yes, someone is keeping Invicta afloat financially. I had hoped they wouldn't sell out.

And I hope Cyborg travels the world as a real MMA superstar, in Bellator, ONE FC, etc.

nhbnews wrote:Yes, someone is keeping Invicta afloat financially.

Is there more info on this anywhere else out there?

Dana is disgusting. Now that Cyborg is out he talks shit about her like he does about all fighters who are not on his roster. Cyborg can´t cut down and Dana needs to respect this. Ronda should move up to Cyborg weight and get destroyed so we don´t have to hear about her all the time.

nhbnews wrote:Yes, someone is keeping Invicta afloat financially. I had hoped they wouldn't sell out.

And I hope Cyborg travels the world as a real MMA superstar, in Bellator, ONE FC, etc.

Say it ain't so...... zoofa gives me yet another headache.

it has been clear from day one invicta was owned by zuffa. Took me till invicta 2 to really see all the signs. But they were all there. I do not support invicta at all.

retrocausality wrote:it has been clear from day one invicta was owned by zuffa. Took me till invicta 2 to really see all the signs. But they were all there. I do not support invicta at all.

damnit, I never watched it or really kept up with them another org on the shit list.

Dana is trying to make it out that Cyborg is ducking Rhonda(which I think is bullshit)personally.

He said they offered her the 140 lbs catchweight fight and she still turned it down there has to be more to the story just doesn't sound right to me.

Why would she say she'd fight her at 140 lbs and then say no to it?? if she did say no there must be something more that Aunty Bozo is conveniently leaving out..

Junkyard Log wrote:Dana is trying to make it out that Cyborg is ducking Rhonda(which I think is bullshit)personally.

He said they offered her the 140 lbs catchweight fight and she still turned it down there has to be more to the story just doesn't sound right to me.

Why would she say she'd fight her at 140 lbs and then say no to it?? if she did say no there must be something more that Aunty Bozo is conveniently leaving out..

I don´t think UFC offered Cyborg a fight at 140. They want her to cut down to 135 and that´s too much for her body.

Okay, so you don’t want to make 135, but you want to talk about fighting Ronda. First of all, you tested positive for steroids and got stripped of your title. And you’re trying to talk about how Ronda doesn’t want to fight you, but she’s the champion at 135. If Ronda goes and does the fight at 140 and does the fight at 140, it’s not even for a title. The fight just makes no sense.

^Funny considering Ronda isn´t the UFC champ at 135 yet

PRIDE FC wrote:^Funny considering Ronda isn´t the UFC champ at 135 yet

I'm trying to find where I heard this and yes it's messed up and he's clearly protecting Rousey.

PRIDE FC wrote:

Junkyard Log wrote:Dana is trying to make it out that Cyborg is ducking Rhonda(which I think is bullshit)personally.

He said they offered her the 140 lbs catchweight fight and she still turned it down there has to be more to the story just doesn't sound right to me.

Why would she say she'd fight her at 140 lbs and then say no to it?? if she did say no there must be something more that Aunty Bozo is conveniently leaving out..

I don´t think UFC offered Cyborg a fight at 140. They want her to cut down to 135 and that´s too much for her body.

Okay, so you don’t want to make 135, but you want to talk about fighting Ronda. First of all, you tested positive for steroids and got stripped of your title. And you’re trying to talk about how Ronda doesn’t want to fight you, but she’s the champion at 135. If Ronda goes and does the fight at 140 and does the fight at 140, it’s not even for a title. The fight just makes no sense.

I read somewhere this was said but I just listened to the video and it wasn't in those words...

Dana basically said the fight at 140 doesn't make sense because it wouldn't be for a title... So ok we'll figure something out he said for Cyborg to get a few fights else where Ronda will defend her title a few times then maybe Ronda could move up to fight her at whatever and He said no they want nothing to do with it.

here's the video around the 7 min mark

retrocausality wrote:it has been clear from day one invicta was owned by zuffa.

What signs?

MR.WILLIE wrote:

CDF47 wrote:

MR.WILLIE wrote:

CDF47 wrote:That would have been a great fight. Really wanted to see that one.

ufc is protecting ronda....

a company like wsof should sign cyborg, multi- fight deal, she is a big draw for sure, her fights sell, most entertaining female fighter in the world...

dont go to invicta, beacuse invicta is zuffa's female company for sure...

Yeah, not sure what the deal is between Zuffa & Invicta.

cd....something strange goes between zuffa and invicta, tito ortiz have said that in the ufc offer to cyborg it was a 5 fight deal 3 with invicta and the 4th fight vs ronda, so there has to be a connection between zuffa and invicta to offer that kind of deal????

I wonder if they have a partnership for Invicta to be their farm league for the female fighters or if they have some financial backing as well.

Brian J. D'Souza wrote:

nhbnews wrote:Yes, someone is keeping Invicta afloat financially.

Is there more info on this anywhere else out there?

I think there is just Tito's comments on Inside MMA involving the UFC and Invicta contract (see Willie's post above) and Dana mentioning Invicta would be part of the contract deal. They might have some financial backing for them or it is just a partnership.

PRIDE FC wrote:Ronda should move up to Cyborg weight and get destroyed so we don´t have to hear about her all the time.

LOL...I do like both fighters but that is pretty funny.