By Guilherme Cruz

Photo Esther Lin

Cristiane Cyborg needed four fights and three knockouts to be on top of female MMA in the United States, and she doesn’t want to leave it so soon. In an exclusive interview to TATAME.com, the knockout artist talked about the changes that the title brought to her life and the expectation to the first title defense, against Marloes Coenen.

“I knew that she would be my next opponent”, revealed Cris, happy with the opportunities that came after the conquest on Strikeforce. “The opportunities are raising, even on the event, I have more visibility, and people recognize me on the street, they’re are supporting my work... I got the belt and now it’s gonna be hard to take it away from me”, guarantees the Chute Boxe athlete, who talked about the trainings with Tito Ortiz on United States, the next fight of her husband, Evangelista Cyborg, at the same event, and the future: "I see myself in the UFC". Stay tuned and check tomorrow the chat with the champion.