The women’s featherweight champion claimed that ‘Alpha’ has been running from her for quite a while now:

Watch the full Cris Cyborg interview below:

In a recent Tweet, the American responded to Cyborg’s claims that she was running from a fight. Zingano suggested that it was the Brazilian who was in fact running away to boxing when ‘Alpha’ finally landed a title shot:

Earlier this year, in an interview with MMA Junkie, ‘Alpha’ revealed that she was never offered a fight with the champion.

When Cat Zingano said that proper drug testing should be done if a fight between her and Cris Cyborg is booked

During a pre-fight interview for her Bellator 282 fight with Pam Sorenson, ‘Alpha’ revealed that she wanted independent drug testing to be enforced if a fight between her and the reigning women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg was booked:

Watch Zingano list her conditions for a Cris Cyborg fight below:

Cyborg has been popped for using banned substances multiple times in the past. According to a 2016 report by MMA Fighting, USADA spokesperson Ryan Madden confirmed that the MMA fighter tested positive for a banned diuretic called spironolactone.

According to a report by Bloody Elbow, The 37-year-old was also fined $2500 in 2011 after the California State Athletic Commission suspended the athlete’s license due to her testing positive for stanozolol metabolites.

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