Lina The Elbow Princess Lansberg
comes into her fight with Critiane Cyborg
Justino as a +850 Underdog at UFC
Fight Night 95 and for good reason. Lansberg is in just her eigth MMA fight,
facing a woman that has KO/TKO’d her previous eleven straight opponents. This
fight also is taking place in Justino’s home country, Brazil and if that weren’t
enough it’s a catch weight (up five lbs for LL) in the Main Event and oh yeah
Lansberg’s UFC debut. Sometimes the least likely outcome plays out.
On February 11th, 1990
in Tokyo, Japan, in a fight billed Tyson
is Back, Buster Douglas pulled off one of the biggest upsets in sports
history. Iron Mike Tyson was undefeated
at the time at 37-0 and had unified the WBC,
WBA and IBF titles. Tyson was
becoming a household name. This fight was considered a “tune up” fight for
Tyson before a future match up with Evander Holyfield (who was seated ringside,
in Japan) would be promoted. Buster Douglas shocked the world with the upset.
Lansberg is an accomplished
stand-up fighter, and Cyborg’s weight
cuts are always an issue. Can Lansberg pull off a similar upset? How often is
it that the least likely scenario actually plays out?
For my Breakdown of the Main Card click: http://fightpage.blogspot.com/2016/09/breakdown-ufc-fight-night-95.html
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