Cyborg working out with Alejarra / Photo: Carlos Ozório
She is today considered the top female fighter in the world. However, the Strikeforce champion doesn’t have it easy. In making it to the top, Cris Cyborg had to take on an extreme workload, as can be seen in the exclusive video below, where she does her physical conditioning work with coach Rafael Alejarra.
And Cyborg is also features in GRACIEMAG # 170, now in bookstores.
“I do what I must to win. When I’m in a competition, I give it my best. I always imagine my opponent is training as hard as I am, with the same intensity. But I don’t care who I’m going to face. I’ll face anyone they put in front of me,” says the champion.
Women’s MMA takes front and center in the article by reporter Deb Blyth. Besides Cris, fighters Miesha Tate and Amanda Nunes figure in the piece.
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