Is Cris 'Cyborg' headed for WWE SummerSlam match vs. Becky Lynch? Sure looks like it

What a time to be alive if you’re a fan of both the UFC and WWE. There simply has never been so much crossover talk between the two companies than there is right now.

First and foremost, there’s the obvious buzz in the wake of UFC 214 surrounding a potential superfight between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar, the current WWE Universal Champion. There’s also the fact that former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey recently attended tapings of WWE’s first-ever women’s tournament, the Mae Young Classic, and reportedly was involved in a story angle with training partner-turned pro wrestler Shayna Baszler, which is slated to air on WWE Network later this month.

Perhaps flying a bit under the radar, though, is the social media feud between newly crowned UFC women’s featherweight champion Cristiane Justino (18-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and WWE star Becky Lynch. It started weeks ago and has continued on, with both women teasing a match – or encounter of some sort – at WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event on Aug. 20.

Here’s a sampling:

They made a deal to face each other hours before UFC 214.

Lynch made a video calling out ‘Cyborg’ as she walked out to the octagon at UFC 214.

‘Cyborg’ asked WWE star and executive Triple H to make a match happen after her victory.

‘Cyborg’ followed up with some more trash-talk.

I hear @beckylynchwwe thinks she can armbar me? Can someone tell the @wwe what happened to the last girl who fans thought could armbar me? #SummerSlam #DontBeScaredHomie ???????????????? Eu quero representar o Brasil no #wwe #summerslam2017

A post shared by CRIS CYBORG ????? (@criscyborg) on Jul 30, 2017 at 1:09pm PDT

“Cyborg” came out of her UFC 214 win over Tonya Evinger pretty much unscathed, which seemingly leaves the door open for a quick turnaround to compete (I mean “perform”) at SummerSlam in under three weeks.

Things could get even more interesting between these two until then.

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