Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino To steal one of the UFC’s promotional phrases, the time is now for Cristiane Justino to make her octagon debut. For “Cyborg,” finally getting the chance to compete under the UFC banner isn’t a case of better late than never. It’s happening at the exact right moment, Justino (15-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) said, and she will look to prove that statement against Leslie Smith (8-6-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at UFC 198. “I don’t think it was soon or late, I think it was at the right time,” Justino told reporters at today’s UFC 198 news conference . “I think everything that I went through in my career (is) going to culminate in this UFC in Curitiba and UFC 198.
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