Bellator champ Cris Cyborg says Cat Zingano is never ready to fight, has 'been running for a little while'

Cris Cyborg doesn’t think Cat Zingano wants to fight her.

Bellator featherweight champion Cyborg (25-2 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) and Zingano (13-4 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) have been on a collision course for a while now, but the fight is yet to materialize.

After dominating Pam Sorenson at Bellator 282 in June, Zingano said a title shot against Cyborg should be next, but the champion doubts Zingano wants any part of her.

“Cat Zingano been running, been running for a little while,” Cyborg told MMA Junkie. “All the time Bellator talk to me, OK next is gonna be Cat Zingano and then change, and then gonna be Cat Zingano and then (Arlene) Blencowe and then no Cat Zingano and then Sinead (Kavanagh). So she always say I want to fight one more fight, one more fight next and then never ready.”

Cyborg, who makes her boxing debut against Simone Silva in Brazil at Fight Music Show 2 on Sunday, wasn’t clear about her future with Bellator, but did laud them for the way they’ve built their featherweight division.

“Bellator has always been working, signing all the girls in my division,” Cyborg said. “I’ve been fighting No. 1 contenders in Bellator. It’s the only promotion that has rankings for the 10 girls at 145, so I feel happy that Scott Coker does the best for the division and yeah, I just have to be training and be ready.”

She continued, “I really love working with Bellator, I’m their champion. I’m gonna have more to say after this fight (boxing) gone. I’m gonna sit down and see what’s the next step.”