Cris Cyborg ready for fresh start with Bellator after ‘draining’ relationship with the UFC

Esther Lin, MMA FightingCris Cyborg is more than ready to get a fresh start as part of the Bellator MMA roster.

Following a volatile ending to her relationship with the UFC, the former featherweight champion wasted no time re-teaming with Scott Coker, who had previously promoted her under the Strikeforce banner.

The tumultuous back-and-forth between Cyborg and the UFC often bled out into public spats, which ended with UFC president Dana White declaring he would not attempt to re-sign her to a new deal and he would allow her to exit the exclusivity clause in her contract that gave the promotion a window to try and get a new deal done before she hit free agency.

Now that she’s part of Bellator…