Dana White on ‘Cyborg’ Justino: She’ll be mismanaged until her career is over

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Dana White says Cristiane Justino’s recent defeat in muay Thai competition has no effect on her chances of fighting in the UFC. However, that’s mostly because he doesn’t intend on offering “Cyborg” a contract anytime soon.
While he admittedly didn’t see the fight (watch the Lion Fight 14 video highlights) , the UFC president is fully aware of Justino’s (12-1) unanimous decision loss to Jorina Baars a week ago in Las Vegas. Ever since the fight, fans and media have been quick to say the defeat hurts Justino’s negotiating power should the UFC ever be interested in her services.
Moreover, despite the fact the contest took place in a sport vastly different from MMA, many feel Justino’s loss to Baars takes away some of the aura from a potential match with UFC champion Ronda Rousey.
White says both of those notions are irrelevant because Justino isn’t on the radar to fight Rousey or anyone else under UFC contract.
“The crazy thing about talking about this is there is no negotiations or anything like that,” White told MMAjunkie when asked how the loss changes his perspective on Justino. “She’s a 145-pounder.”
The UFC has no plans to introduce a women’s featherweight division at this time, which means it’s either 135 pounds or bust if Justino hopes to compete inside the octagon. With her options limited, Justino says she intends to cut muscle from her frame and gradually move down to women’s bantamweight division in order to compete in the UFC.
Even though that’s a step in the right direction, White made no indication that a drop in weight will heighten the Brazilian’s chances of fighting in the UFC.
More importantly, the UFC boss says his issues with the 28-year-old expand well beyond her fighting weight.
“She’s being mismanaged,” White said. “She’s been mismanaged since the day that this whole thing went down, and she will continue to be mismanaged right until her career is over.”
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Source: http://ninjashoes.net/forum/showthread.php?82739-Dana-White-on-‘Cyborg’-Justino-She’ll-be-mismanaged-until-her-career-is-over&goto=newpost

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