UFC: Cyborg vs Nunes Betting Odds

The very first female winner vs winner fight has officially been booked. Amanda”The Lioness” Nunes is making the move upward from the bantamweight division to shoot on Cristiane”Cyborg” Justino from the featherweight division at UFC 232 on December 29 in California. Oddsmakers have Cyborg opening as a -250 favorite with all The Lioness coming back in +195 with this superfight from the women’s divisions.
The -260 lineup for Cyborg might jump at you as a deal, as in her past five fights at the Octagon she’s been an average -1619 favorite. What I find fascinating about the current chances is that Cyborg entered the struggle against Holly Holm as a -275 favored and I believe Nunes has a far greater chance to sneak the featherweight belt from Cyborg than Holm actually did. The two have been jousting for months and the talk ends when both conflict later this year.
Nunes in Featherweight
Although Cyborg are the larger woman from the Octagon when both meet, Nunes had success at featherweight in her past. She cried in the featherweight division to begin her career where she published a record of 6-1. All six successes for The Lioness from the 145-pound branch came by knockout, including wins over Ediane Gomes and Julia Budd.
Nunes has had her problems cutting the weight at 135 lbs and has appeared to be the larger woman in all her fights at bantamweight. The Brazilian is currently riding a seven-fight winning series and has defended her belt four times, completing her competitor three of those times, including a fifth-round TKO over Raquel Pennington in UFC 224.
Can Cyborg vs NUNES perform?
This is sure to be a standup war between the two Brazilians with 17 of Cyborg’s 20 victories coming by way of T/KO and 11 of Nunes’ 16 wins coming the same manner. With two fighters coming to struggle with fictitious knockout power, it is tough to give the edge one way or the other. Cyborg is going to use her size and power to try to corner Nunes and search for the finish. The Curitiba native is methodical and competitive, landing 7.02 strikes per minute whilst protecting 70 percent of attacks against. Cyborg has not suffered a loss since her very first pro fight in 2005 when she was stopped by a kneebar. She has won five straight UFC fights including defending her belt double.
Nunes’ road to victory over Cyborg can come to the mat. The Lioness averages 1.82 takedowns per 15 minutes and it is in her best interest to stay away from Cyborg’s power in the standup game. Two of Nunes’ four losses have come by means of TKO/KO, most recently being stopped by Cat Zingano in UFC 178. The Bahia native will seem to her leg kicks to slow Cyborg down and secure the takedown where she can perform her impressive floor and pound to become the first girl two-division champion.

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