SAN DIEGO – [autotag]Scott Coker[/autotag] insists that [autotag]Cris Cyborg[/autotag] is the greatest female fighter of all time.
Featherweight champion Cyborg (27-2 MMA, 6-0 BMMA) notched her fifth title defense this past Saturday at Bellator 300 when she scored a first-round TKO of Cat Zingano (14-5 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) in San Diego.
Coker has long argued that Cyborg is the greatest female fighter of all time, and thinks she strengthened her case even more after a quick finish of former UFC title challenger Zingano.
“I don’t see how anybody can say that Cris Cyborg is not the GOAT in the female division,” Coker said at the post-fight news conference. “She is a beast, she is amazing, and she took care of business. To me, that was an amazing fight.”
Leah McCourt (8-3 MMA, 7-2 BMMA) picked up a big finish over Sara McMann (14-7 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) on the prelims to earn a title shot. She faced off with Cyborg in the cage, but Coker warns her that it won’t be an easy fight.
“I think the Leah McCourt fight was something that I was really amazed at how much she dominated Sara,” Coker said. “It’s something I felt like, ‘Wow, she’s ready to step up to the next level.’
“She wants to fight Cyborg in the future. We’d love to see it, but she’s going to have her hands full. I mean, that’s a tough test. I’d say congratulations on your win, now go get in the gym and get back to work because it’s not going to be any easy task to face Cris at any time.”
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