Canada’s Felicia Spencer to face former featherweight champ Cris Cyborg at UFC 240

The bout was a battle of former Invicta FC featherweight champions.

The five-foot-six Spencer was giving away six inches in height and four inches in reach to Anderson.

After some initial striking, Spencer (7-0-0) pulled Anderson down to the ground, forced her to roll over with punches and clamped onto her back. Then she flattened out the lanky Australian, sunk in a rear-naked choke and forced Anderson to tap at 3:24 of the first round.

“I’ve been doing this my whole life. That’s what I do,” said Spencer, a Canadian flag over her shoulder.

Spencer, 28, won the vacant 145-pound Invicta title in November when she submitted Pam Sorenson at Invicta FC 32.

A middleweight bout between Marc-Andre (Power-Bar) Barriault of Gatineau, Que., and Poland’s Krzysztof Jotko has also been added to the Edmonton show.

Barriault (11-2-0) is coming off a decision loss to American Andrew Sanchez on May 4. Jotko (20-4-0) snapped a three-game losing streak with a win in April over Macedonia’s Alen Amedovski.

In the previously announced main event, Max (Blessed) Holloway will put his UFC featherweight title on the line against former lightweight title-holder Frankie (The Answer) Edgar.

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Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press

by Canadian Press

Canada’s Felicia Spencer to face former featherweight champ Cris Cyborg at UFC 240

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