Filed under: News , UFC Women’s featherweight champion Cris Cyborg had a simple message of appreciation for UFC officials. In Saturday’s UFC 219 pay-per-view headliner in Las Vegas, Cyborg (18-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) edged former bantamweight titleholder Holly Holm (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) via unanimous decision to register her first tile defense. Afterward, though, a photographer who was credentialed for the event and represented Holm’s Jackson-Wink MMA team called Cyborg a man in a social-media post. As reported on Tuesday, the photographer has been banned covering future events , according to a UFC statement. Cyborg subsequently thanked officials for their decision and wrote that “everyone is entitled to a work environment free from sexual harassment and prejudice” (via Twitter ): I want to thank the @ufc for showing their support. everyone is entitled to a work environment free from sexual harassment and prejudice pic.twitter.com/u3AwIVIUkL — #CyborgNation (@criscyborg) January 3, 2018 On Tuesday Jackson-Wink MMA founders Mike Winkeljohn and Greg Jackson both did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the matter when contacted by MMAjunkie
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UFC champ Cris Cyborg responds to banning of Jackson-Wink photographer – MMA Junkie