Cris Cyborg addressed a number of questions on a conference call earlier this week. The female face of Chute Boxe addressed a number of topics ranging from her upcoming fight, women in MMA, and Gina Carano.

Watch Cris Cyborg face off against Shayna Baszler this Saturday night at Saturday Night Fights: Lawler vs Smith II live on CBS.

QUESTION: Cris, what are your thoughts on returning to the cage and this fight?


Cris Cyborg: I'm ready to fight. I thank you, EliteXC, for the grand opportunity. I'm ready for it. .


QUESTION: When asked if he has any interest in setting up any female divisions in the UFC, Dana White politely questioned the depth of talent. What is your response to that?


Cris Cyborg: I'd love to fight Dana White to show him how tough women are.


QUESTION: What do you feel your advantages are going in against Shayna?


Cris Cyborg: In addition to my experience in fighting some of the toughest women in the world in Brazil, I also come from one of the most famous fight camps in the world, namely Chute Box. Under the direction of my (great coaches), I feel ‑‑ and this is all with all due respect to Shayna's training regimen -- I come from a camp and a disciplined group of training partners that are second to none.

QUESTION: With Gina Carano being on the last CBS card beating Kaitlin Young and some people feeling her win was tainted, how do you feel about this opportunity to be the next face of women on the mat?


Cris Cyborg: It's an honor and pleasure to be a part of it and an additional female fighter in MMA and the female face of the Chute Box Academy.


QUESTION: Cris, do you treat this fight as title eliminator, the winner maybe fighting Gina Carano down the road for the first‑ever EliteXC women's title?


Cristiane Cyborg: Absolutely I see this fight as a title eliminator. And while I don't think about anything beyond the upcoming fight with an opponent as qualified as Shayna, I believe anyone -- be it myself or Shayna -- that wins this fight, should be in a position to challenge Gina for the much deserved title shot.

QUESTION: Are you familiar with the U.S. Olympic athletes and would you be interested in seeing them come into mixed martial arts?

Cris Cyborg:: I know to go to the Olympics they have to be the best at what they do (their respective disciplines). But to fight in MMA, they need to know a little bit of everything. So maybe in the future they'll be able to fight MMA.


CLOSING COMMENTS

Cris Cyborg: I wish to thank all organizations involved, obviously ProElite and EliteXC, and people that supported this from day one. I also wish to thank Shayna for accepting this fight. It's an honor not only to be on TV in America but to be fighting an opponent of Shayna Baszler's caliber. And with that in mind I look forward to an incredible event on Saturday. I appreciate the opportunity to put the place of female Chute Box on the map in the United States if not the world.