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George Lockhart explains reasoning behind putting Cris Cyborg on birth control for UFC Fight Night 95

Weight-cutting guru George Lockhart faced plenty of criticism in the days leading up to UFC Fight Night 95 over his decision to put Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino on birth control before her 140-pound catchweight fight against Lina Lansberg, some even from Justino herself.

Justino, the Invicta FC featherweight champion, entered fight week at 165 pounds and expressed concern over her weight cut in a pre-fight interview on The MMA Hour, then butted heads with Lockhart over the birth control in a video blog released by Justino's team.

In the end, most of the hand-wringing ended up being for naught, as Justino successfully made the UFC's 141-pound catchweight limit, albeit with some allowances, and defeated Lansberg via second-round TKO in the main event of UFC Fight Night 95.