After competing professionally in Muay Thai and in grappling, this former handball player will step into the squared circle for the first time Sunday night to face Simone Silva.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — When Cris “Cyborg” Justino turned 37 this summer, she was in the middle of hundreds of hours of grueling training for her professional boxing debut.
Justino hasn't lost an MMA fight since 2018, and while she wouldn't confirm the exact numbers, she makes much more money as Bellator's current featherweight champion than she'll make in boxing. Even two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa Shields has started an MMA career in search of the big paydays that haven't reached the top women in boxing.
“We were talking to American promoters, and we were like, ‘Really?’” said Ray Elbe, Justino’s trainer and fiancé. “‘Really, that’s it?’ That’s why we’re doing it in Brazil, because it’s a little better.” “Boxing for MMA is different than real boxing,” Justino said. “You have to work harder and have a lot of different strategies. You can't just take somebody down if something is going wrong.”
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