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Holly Holm won’t confirm Cyborg is next if she wins 145-pound title

The UFC has created a women’s 145-pound title and to the surprise of many, Cris Cyborg isn’t competing for it. The bout will take place between former 135-pound champ Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie instead. So you’d have to figure that Cyborg would get the winner of the bout, right?

Well, not so fast.

In an interview on The Luke Thomas Show, Holm wouldn’t confirm that she’d fight Cyborg next if she manages to win the title, even though Thomas directly asked her if she would:

"I know that's probably what they're leaning towards.