Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino has finally won a UFC championship.
On Saturday, Justino defeated Tonya Evinger to win the vacant UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship at UFC 214 in Anaheim, California.
Justino has been the most dominant woman in all of MMA for over a decade, and she can now, finally, add a UFC title to her resume.
Evinger was game throughout the fight for as long as it lasted. The former Invicta bantamweight champion squared off with “Cyborg” for the first two rounds of the fight. However, in round three, Evinger had all she could handle. Justino finished Evinger after landing brutal knees up against the cage.
Many of the best fighters in the world were watching UFC 214 on Saturday night. Below, you can see how fighters reacted on Twitter to Evinger’s toughness and “Cyborg” finally becoming a UFC champion.
It's kinda awkward… @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) July 30, 2017
Cyborg is different level
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) July 30, 2017
Wow I bet nobody thought Evinger would last thing long versus Cyborg @ufc girls got heart
— Charles Rosa (@CharlesRosaMMA) July 30, 2017
Evinger landing on Cyborg. #UFC214 pic.twitter.com/ElI4Me8XoG
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 30, 2017
Cyborg being patient landing some nice clean shots. Evinger wildly throwing and trying to get the takedown 1-0 cyborg #ufc214
— Sarah Kaufman (@mmasarah) July 30, 2017
I like this fight. Needed a minute. Lots to watch and learn from @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) July 30, 2017
Feel bad for Tonya. Holding up strong. #UFC214
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) July 30, 2017
This is has a Mike Russow x Todd Duffee feel to it #ufc2014
— Louis Smolka (@LASTSAMURAIUFC) July 30, 2017
Evinger is closing her eyes and hoping her punches land #ufc214
— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) July 30, 2017
Getting to the 3rd round against Cris Cyborg is quite an achievement for any fighter. Evinger has quite the chin. #UFC214
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 30, 2017
You can now officially call @criscyborg a @ufc champ. #UFC214
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) July 30, 2017
Sigh …. #UFC214
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) July 30, 2017
Cyborg played very smart. Congrats for the new champ ??????
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) July 30, 2017