Saturday night at Invicta FC 21, Megan Anderson won the Invicta FC Interim featherweight championship after she defeated Charmaine Tweet in round two via TKO.

After the fight MMAFighting’s well-known journalist Ariel Helwani posted a tweet calling for Anderson to be signed to the UFC “If UFC is truly dedicated to 145, one wonders how long before they start tapping into Invicta’s FW roster. Anderson would be target #1.”

The tweet did not sit well with Cindy Dandois (8-2-0), she immediately responded “OH is that true??? Well I finished my last 3 fights including Megan… soooo… just sayin”. It’s no secret the “Battlecat” feels as though her achievements are not being recognised. She competes at bantamweight and featherweight, but has had the most success at featherweight. She holds wins over top ranked featherweights (#2) Marloes Coenen, (#10) Daria Ibragimova and of course (#4) Megan Anderson. She’s currently undefeated in the division.

Dandois fought Anderson back in December 2015, she capitalized on Anderson’s weaknesses and largely dominated the Invicta interim featherweight champ, eventually submitting her in round two with a Triangle Choke. Since the victory Dandois feels as though the media and organisations are not giving her the respect she deserves. She has not been given any big fights, and has even had to take a fights on the regional circuit in order to remain active.

Dandois was previously ranked as the number two 145lb featherweight in the world behind Cris Cyborg, however due to organisations which promote the 145lb division refusing to give her fights, she hasn’t competed in the division for over a year. She revealed on social media that she has been asking to fight Cris Cyborg for years now, as well as agreeing with fans who say she deserved the shot at the 145lb Invicta interim belt instead of either Anderson or Tweet.

It seems the MMA world have found their new “hype train” in Megan Anderson. However, the fact remains that Cindy Dandois is the second best featherweight in the world behind Cris Cyborg, and she is very keen to prove she is number one. Megan Anderson can not truly be the best until she avenges her loss to the “Battlecat”. That will be no easy task for Anderson however, Dandois has a lot more experience having stepped in the cage with a much higher level of competition including Tonya Evinger, Yana Kunitskaya, Marloes Coenen and more.

How do you feel about the situation? Is Cindy Dandois being wrongly overlooked by organisations and the MMA media? Let us know in the comments below.

View the tweets from the exchange between Dandois and Ariel Helwani below:

If UFC is truly dedicated to 145, one wonders how long before they start tapping into Invicta's FW roster. Anderson would be target #1. https://t.co/pEG9BQ2V6c — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) January 15, 2017

@arielhelwani @MMAFighting OH is that true??? Well I finished my last 3 fights including Megan… soooo… just sayin' pic.twitter.com/C5LfKUff73 — Cindy Dandois (@DandoisCindy) January 15, 2017

@arielhelwani How come They booked Daria in the fight against Cris above me??? Do I know?!! Its a Year And I won two in 1st round after that — Cindy Dandois (@DandoisCindy) January 15, 2017

@arielhelwani But if someone Should Get a shot at the 145 title in the @ufc I believe I Should be first in line. check my record. Only fair! — Cindy Dandois (@DandoisCindy) January 15, 2017

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