She should’ve backed up after getting rocked multiple times. I’m not sure if she binged the rocky movie series before this but she should know better than to keep brawling when you keep getting rocked. Basically pulled a Werdum/Stipe.
I guess she had too much of an ego to let another girl make her back up when she’s been bullying them her entire career. The days of her fighting cans are gone. I say give her a rematch since theres no other fight for cyborg. If cyborg fights smart, she will Nunes a very competitive fight
Yeah extremely stupid gameplan against a fighter like Nunes basically looked like a Ronda opponent from 5 years ago rush in swinging and hope for the best.
people whove never been rocked seem to think theyve got superchins....
She got rocked pretty good in her Muay Thai fight. She’s tough and has a great chin but probably had little respect for nunes. The rematch will be different
The technician that fought Holm would've stopped Nunes after a couple of rounds.
Instead she fought like Ronda Rousey and Wanderlei's hypothetical child.
If she would have fought conservatively like the Holm fight she would have gotten leg kicked into oblivion then KO'd. Best to just go out on your shield like she did. Cyborg has nothing for Nunes. She would probably need a year of training to completely change her style.
The technician that fought Holm would've stopped Nunes after a couple of rounds.
Instead she fought like Ronda Rousey and Wanderlei's hypothetical child.
The technician that fought Holm didn’t stop Holm in 5 rounds, why would she have stopped Nunes, who is clearly better than Holly and much more dangerous?
Nunes got cardio issues and has never showcased a strong clinch game.
She will have to be more careful next time, if she wants to win.
She fought the same way she always fights that’s the style that’s gotten her to the dance. Nunes was just too quick and powerful your post is asinine
Yes, and Nunes displayed great accuracy while Cyborg was throwing wildly.
The leg kick was a game changer.
Nunes landed a solid straight after the low kick, but Cyborg countered and even hurt Nunes, who was covering and had her back against the cage. Simply put, she was not ready for Nunes’ power. She said she was going to keep the pressure, but she was not counting on eating even harder punches.
The gameplan was stupid. I posted yesterday, before the fight, it’d be stupid to stand and trade punches. That’s what she did, and she lost the gambling.
I know Nunes in person and I like her. I was rooting for Cyborg, but I am not upset with the outcome. Fair is fair. Nunes’ striking game is superior. Cyborg will have to change her game plan if she wants to win the rematch.
Hasn’t that been her style from day one? She uses her steroid gained size advantage to bull rush smaller women?
yep she fought tactical a few times once or twice but that chute boxe style will always be in her.
she needs to learn she cant just walk through EVERYbodys strikes like she usually does. Can we get a tie up one time? you’ve just been rocked 3x um you might want to clinch.
Amen OP…I couldn’t believe I was watching the long term dominant Cyborg fight last night…she came in wild just swinging punches and not covering up…looked very amateur to me…