Cris Cyborg def. Yana Kunitskaya by means of KO (Round 1, 3:25)
The moniker doesn't precisely acculturate her.
On the off chance that Cristiane Justino were referred to battle fans as "The Karate Hottie" or "Cupcake" — these are real epithets of genuine ladies in real UFC battles — despite everything she'd be seen as a dauntless power, what with her 13-year keep running of strength in blended hand to hand fighting. In any case, at any rate she would be delineated as a power of nature. The automated moniker that is rather been held tight Justino, "Cyborg," conveys with it remorseless undertones.
Being seen as solid and uncommon unquestionably feels complimenting to a competitor, however machine-like, even gigantic? Not all that kind.
The epithet looks fitting, however, sitting on the 32-year-old Brazilian's list of references. Justino has not lost a battle since her 2005 expert presentation. From that point forward she has 19 victories, 16 by knockout. For whatever length of time that numerous fans can recall, Cyborg has brutalized severely overmatched ladies, and Saturday night was the most recent portion of that superhuman serialization. Kind of.
The ladies' featherweight champion took out a UFC debutante named Yana Kunitskaya in the headliner of UFC 222 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It finished at 3:25 in the first round. Ruthlessly.
In any case, not effectively.
Kunitskaya — moniker "Charming" — was a gigantic underdog, however she entered the octgagon with certainty and inside seconds countered a Cyborg kick by taking the champ to the canvas. From that point, she searched for an accommodation that would have been maybe the greatest vexed in UFC history. Indeed, even after Justino recaptured her feet, the challenger was everywhere on her, controlling the battle against the confine and not giving the champ any space to work.
Until the point that Justino at long last made simply enough space to release her wrath. It felled Kunitskaya, and Cyborg squandered no time in swarming her for a TKO wrap up.
Indeed, even in vanquish, the 28-year-old Kunitskaya just improved her list of qualifications. The Russian is a previous champion in Invicta, an all-ladies advancement that is basically turned into a feeder association for the UFC's female divisions. She is gifted at muay Thai, taekwondo and other battle disciplines. On Saturday night she showed herself to be a dark belt in certainty, hostility and durability.
It was sufficient to keep her in the battle with Cris Justino for some time, yet it was insufficient to put a stop to the predominance that fans have generally expected. All Kunitskaya (10-5, 1 NC) could do on Saturday night was demonstrate that Cyborg (20-1, 1 NC) is in fact human.