MEGAN ANDERSON
Featherweight division, especially
when you look to the woman wearing
the belt as she brutalises all comers —
Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino.
“Yeah, I’d definitely like to test myself
against her in the future,” says Anderson.
“She’s a great athlete and has been a great
champion at 145lbs and down the track
I’d love the opportunity to fight her.”
Like most MMA fighters another future
goal for Anderson is the UFC, but at six feet
tall and already cutting to get to 145lbs,
she may have to wait until the UFC decides
to add more women’s divisions.
“I’d definitely love to fight for the
UFC; however, the UFC doesn’t have
a 145lb division at the moment so
it’s not really something I’d consider
until they brought in that division,”
says Anderson. “Invicta is such a great
organisation and they take care of us,
so I’m happy where I am right now.“There is definitely no way I can
make 135lbs. I’m a big featherweight
and it’s a struggle for me to make
145lbs. I’d definitely have to wait for
the UFC to add a 145 division if I was to
fight for them.”
For now Anderson’s main goal is
to stay active, and after four fights in
2014, her move to Invicta FC meant the
promising young Aussie was only able to
add one more fight to her growing record
in 2015. But with one fight already under
her belt in 2016, it promises to be a
much busier year inside the cage.
“My main goal for 2016 is to have
three or four fights and to round out the
year undefeated,” says Anderson. “I only
had one fight the whole of 2015 and I
definitely prefer to be a lot more active
than that.
“This year is going to be the year
that a lot of people see how muchpotential I have to become the best in
my weight division and it’ll showcase
how determined I am to making my
goals a reality.”
As for her time in the US, while it’s
still hard each and every day to be away
from friends and family, there is no end
in-sight to her American adventure.
“I haven’t really thought about how
long I would stay here,” says Anderson.
“I definitely want to go back to
Australia and visit my family this year,
as I had to miss Christmas and New
Year’s with them last year.
“I love Australia and miss it every
day, but I also don’t see myself training
anywhere else. It’s a decision I’ll have to
make down the track.”
For Anderson the formula in
Kansas City remains the same for the
foreseeable future — continue to grow,
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