Cris Cyborg on Holm-Anderson booking: UFC knows Holly needs a couple of wins so we can rematch

The UFC’s featherweight division has been a problematic one, to say the least. Specifically, there is a significant lack of contenders that can be matched up with champion Cris Cyborg.

There seemed to be a bit of development when the UFC decided to book a women’s 145-pound fight between Holly Holm and Megan Anderson to be part of UFC 225. But according to Cyborg, it may just be a plot by the UFC to pad Holm’s record and set-up a rematch between them.

“I’m not surprised. I said this was going to happen months ago,” Cyborg told FanSided. “It’s how the UFC works, no. 1 contender is going to fight someone I already beat.”

“The UFC knows Holly needs a couple of wins so we can rematch. Right now her record is terrible. She’s in the negative.”

As for Anderson, she was originally scheduled to fight Cyborg at UFC 214 in 2017, only to be forced out due to personal issues. Now that she is finally headed for her UFC debut, Cyborg has high expectations.

“The fight with Megan will be great. Megan’s a big girl and she will do her best in her first UFC fight,” Cyborg said. “I’m excited it will be the first 145-pound fight without a belt.”

UFC 225 takes place on June 9^th in Chicago.