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Cyborg wants winner of Holm-Anderson, then Nunes, then boxing

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Cris Cyborg just has it all figured out right now.

The women's featherweight champion has been on a tear in her UFC career since winning the 145-lb belt and dominating the division that was essentially created for her. After waiting in MMA limbo from 2013-16 to see if the UFC would have a place for her, the 32-year-old now has a pretty clear plan for her immediate future.

Cyborg told "The MMA Hour" on Monday that after she defeated Holly Holm last December she wanted Amanda Nunes, but the UFC asked her to fight in March against Yana Kunitskaya as the bantamweight champ wasn't ready to go at the time. Cyborg had hoped to face Nunes or Megan Anderson in July, but with the former injured in her last fight and the latter scheduled to go against Holm at UFC 225, she ran out of luck.

"I'm not going to wait (for Nunes to recover)," said Cyborg. "I want to fight ... Megan or Holly is going to be my next fight."

With Nunes possibly out six months after UFC 224, Cyborg says she's ready to take on the winner of Holm-Anderson next. Cyborg was supposed to face Anderson at UFC 214 in July 2017, but personal matters pulled her opponent from the bout.

Having two fights left on her current deal, Cyborg isn't in a big rush for Nunes to return to the Octagon for the two Brazilian female champs to square off at 145 lbs.

"Then my last fight of my contract can be with Amanda," Cyborg said. "She can take all the time she needs... I want to fight the best Amanda. It will be an amazing fight for all the fans to excited. She can put the weight on. She can get strong. She can be confident."

Cyborg says that her current UFC deal will run out after her next two fights or conclude next March if she can't compete at least twice before then. She already has plans to move to the squared circle before signing her next UFC deal.

"After these two fights, I want to fight in boxing," said Cyborg.

Cyborg tagged world champion boxer Cecilia Braekhus as a potential opponent, which isn't the first time she's teased the idea after attending the pugilist's last bout in a special T-shirt. She says she would be open to returning to MMA afterwards, but is skeptical about the UFC's ability to find new contenders to face.

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