It’s not a crazy jump to think that since Ronda lost to Holm, she’d get smoked by Cyborg. It probably isn’t correct though…and if it is correct, it isn’t that simple.
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While Cyborg and Holm are both strikers, they come from very different backgrounds (MMA-focused Muay Thai versus pure boxing). Not only that but Cyborg is more than willing to run straight at Rousey punching with full confidence in her knockout power, rather than sticking, moving and avoiding a close-quarters fight with her.
Cyborg is still the hardest puncher in women’s MMA but she doesn’t have the finesse that Holm does. Just because Holm won doesn’t mean that Cyborg would crush Ronda.
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