Very few fighters have accepted a matchup with featherweight terror Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino much less campaigned for the opportunity to face her but that’s exactly what Megan Anderson did to land the fight at UFC 214 on July 29.
It was announced on Monday that the UFC would restart the women’s featherweight division with Cyborg vs. Anderson serving as the co-main event to the highly anticipated card also featuring Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones in the headliner.
Anderson didn’t fall into the title shot by accident after she was crowned Invicta FC featherweight champion earlier this year, but she also took additional steps by asking for the bout numerous times on social media while her management team did everything possible to negotiate for the matchup with Cyborg behind the scenes.