UFC Champion challenges Becky Lynch to a match at SummerSlam (updated)

Following her win over Tonya Evinger to win the vacant UFC Women’s Featherweight Title at UFC 214, Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino challenged Becky Lynch to a match at the upcoming WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view event on August 20th in Brooklyn, New York. She tweeted out the following:

The two stars had been going back and forth on social media over the last few weeks. Lynch, who currently does not have a match lined up at SummerSlam, tweeted out this response to Cyborg’s challenge:

https://twitter.com/BeckyLynchWWE/status/891496595619016704

If you recall, WWE attempted to bring in UFC strawweight fighter Paige VanZant for last year’s SummerSlam, but negotiations between the two sides ended without a deal being made.

Andrew Ravens
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