Cristiane ”Cyborg” Santos var på plats i publiken för Strikeforce: Rousey vs Kaufman men då hon är för närvarande avstängd var hennes närvaro inte uppskattad. Det resulterade i att personal från Strikeforce bad henne att lämna galan eftersom den atletiska kommissionen inte vill ha avstängda fajters närvarande.
Santos blev upprörd över hur hon blev behandlad.
“I watched all fights but on the last one, Ronda’s, a woman working on the event came to tell me I had to leave because the commission doesn’t accept suspended athletes on the shows. My manager talked to the guys at the commission and there’s really a law that says that. I was upset for the way they treated me. They could’ve pulled me on a corner and told me, not in front of the fans. I was taking pictures and they interrupted me, saying I had to go. It was very disrespectfyl. I believe a champion deserves to be treated with respect. Everyone knows an athlete’s life isn’t easy, so all fighters deserve respect. When I was in Brazil I watched UFC and there was no problem”, förklarar Cristiane Santos till Tatame.
Men trots att hon ombads lämna så stannade ”Cyborg” kvar i lokalerna och tittade på galan en trappa upp istället. Precis som resten av världen är Santos imponerad av bantammästaren Ronda Rousey.
“I watched it from upstairs, standing up. I thought he did a great job fighting, had a good performance. She’s a great athlete on her division. This is my last interview on which I’m talking about her. I’m making clear to the fans who want to see this fight that if it’s up to me and her it will never happen because I’m not dropping to her weight class and she can’t gain few pounds to fight me. So I’m only talking about her again if I sign a contract because then it will be a fight that will actually happen. It doesn’t depend on me, it’s up to Strikeforce to decide. If they want this fight they will have to come to an agreement so that both of us are happy”.
I december kommer Santos åter ha möjlighet att gå match, men som det ser ut just nu blir det inte mot Rousey då det inte ser ut som att de kommer att komma överens om vikten för en eventuell match.
