Marloes Coenen watched with great interest as Cristiane Justino made her UFC debut last Saturday at a catch-weight of 140 pounds.
“Cyborg” was successful in her initial Octagon foray, dispatching Leslie Smith in a mere 81 seconds in a featured UFC 198 bout. Still, despite the UFC’s wishes, it appears that Justino prefers to defend her featherweight title in Invicta rather than make another cut to 140 pounds to compete in the Octagon. And understandably so: Coenen, who fought Justino for 145-pound gold in Invicta in 2013, says that the Brazilian has to “go through hell” just to make the featherweight limit.