Current featherweight champion Cris “Cyborg” Justino said that she’d fight Ronda Rousey, but not in the UFC.
Cris Cyborg is currently sitting comfortably atop the UFC landscape but is still somewhat entertained by the idea of fighting Ronda Rousey. However, she believes it would be better suited for the WWE.
Justino said on her website:
“If Ronda is wanting to make the fight for the fans, I would still be willing to give them it, but I think it would be better to take place inside the WWE ring. For her, it gets her one step closer to Hollywood and for me, it would be another exciting challenge and a chance to test my athletic ability.”
Rousey’s coach Edmond Tarverdyan told The MMA Hour that I would like to see Ronda Rousey make a return to the Octagon one more time for a fight against Cris Cyborg.
Rousey has not fought since losing in the first round by punches to Amanda Nunes in December 2016. It was her second loss after she was knocked out by Holly Holm at UFC 193 in 2015.
She has yet to fight Cyborg, who currently holds the UFC’s women’s featherweight title. Justino has taken over Rousey’s title as the most feared female fighter in MMA. Coming off a TKO win against Tonya Evinger at UFC 214, the Brazilian has 16 knockouts.
The matchup was discussed in past years but never came to fruition.
I don't want Rousey in the UFC cage, but would accept her in the WWE ring! https://t.co/BnruVbAZyw
— Cris Cyborg #UFC232 (@criscyborg) September 19, 2017
“When I wanted to fight her, it was because she was at the top of her game and she had all of the confidence in the world, she had not been KO’d twice in a row, and some people were actually saying she could beat Floyd Mayweather in a fight.”
Justino said.
“I wanted the challenge so bad I almost killed myself trying to make the lowest weight possible just to give this fight to the fans, and she made every excuse for it not to happen. Both of us are now at different chapters in our careers, and for me that chapter is finished.”
Rumors have been swirling that, at UFC 219 on December 30, Cyborg will face Holly Holm, the woman who started the end of Rousey’s reign in the UFC.
However, nothing is official at this point.
Source: MMAHits.com
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Why not? That makes no sense. She’d rip her apart in a UFC cage
Rousey is done
Clever idea !
Cyborg would destroy her
Unless she’s white trash rousey
Well Cyborg is retired and he shouldn’t be fighting A woman
Lol Scott Jacobsen
Cyborg is humàn is not a robot someday you see
Rousey is finished
Seriously? If this is true then by all means Vince book the damn match.
Agreed
Well that’ll be awful
No one has best Rouseys record yet and her title defense . Yea now she might win against Rousey years after
Cris Cyborg has been a beast for many years, long before RR
Scott Jacobsen I’m talking in the UFC and Rhonda has the record for title defenses no comparison until she defends it that long . Also records in Fastest KO or tap outs completely different level
Because she fought a new division of upcoming fighters as soon as somebody decent popped up she got rag dolled
Tyler Scott rag dolled she beat the best in the world
Dominated for years in secs
She fought somebody with solid standup game and got made into a joke, returned to fight the current belt holder and lost in under 1 minute due to horrible stand up like props to her for putting women’s ufc on the map but she was overhyped and outclassed when better competitors were brought onto the scene
Tyler Scott everybody loses I’n Boxing or MMA and then right after holm won she got killed . Also that kick would of KO me or you or any guy on here
Shawnee Blum yes, RR is a lower level. Fed soccer moms!
Shawnee Blum soccer moms with a few tae bo classes? Smh
Shawnee Blum nope
Scott Jacobsen lol she would KO you
Yea she would that soccer mom would make you tap n crap in secs .
Cunt if you think Rousey could beat Cyborg? Hahahahahaha
Michael James did you say that word ? Listen bro your word choice speaks volumes . It’s actually disgusting and shows where you come from . Quite simple at best . Just no Heart no clue no work ethic . Simply BITCH .
Michael James I’m calling you out . You are a keyboard warrior . I will pay for your ass to come to a ring anywhere . Let’s fight . It’s obvious you a child that doesn’t work . So here’s a open challenge . Come fight on You tube for 5k . I seen your page and I’m calling you out Keyboard warrior and I pay for your plane ticket .
Pretty simple you talked and I answer . Let’s do this quickly . Michael James your called out by the world and I pay for plane ticket .
HAHAHA we call everyone cunt in Australia. It’s how you refer to your mates or people you dont know. Only seppos like you get offended. Pay for my ticket to NM you cunt, I’ll fuck you till you love me.
FIGHT ME BRAH 1V1 IL REK U M8
Come on cunt, im waiting for your reply.
Cunt
Do they even have airports in New Mexico? Is it first world yet?
Michael James your just a bitch remember that lil boy
Ohhhh backing down now are we? Pesos dont buy plane tickets hahaaaaaaaa
“Hey man im calling you out in front of the world!”
“Wait, no im not.”
You should change your last name to Bum. That would be way more fitting. Cos you’re a bum…. cunt.
Boy would hate to get that b**** mad
In the WWE Rousey would be scripted to win, bad call by Cyborg there.
Doesn’t matter if she wins or not. If she performs like shit it doesn’t matter if she wins because the wrestling is about getting over, getting crowd reactions boos and cheers etc.
“FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT OF FAITH, LAY HOLD ON ETERNAL LIFE”
Both of then anavared and testosteroned out of their minds in a steel cage? Ill take 2 tickets please.
Why do you think Rhonda is on var? She isnt dry or hard.
Is she known to be super strong?
Im not saying she is. Get them both juiced to the gills and let them go at it lol.
Jesse Gamble why not say both on tren then? ?
Tren isnt good for women. You can get away with some test and light orals lol.
that guy on the left is ripped AF!
What about the fat troll on the right?
What’s that guy’s name? He is ripped, good for him. And Ronda, looking good as always.
Yea but with the wwe involved nobody would ever believe the results anyway.. Rousey would win even though everyone knows she wouldn’t
This whore just said Fight and WWE in the same sentence lolwtf
So she doesn’t want a real fight she wants a pretend fight
In other words, “I don’t want to fight her for real but I’ll pretend to fight her”.
Bitch look like Ronnie Coleman
Well if they scripted a WWE match, Rousey may actually win again
Where is Ronda roused anyways?
So you will go from fighting to acting
Roused was able to knock down tomato can after tomato can but was eventually exposed. Her managers did what they could to make her a millionaire and carry her along for as long as they could. Mission accomplished.
BURN
So ….
She wont fight for real . But haply to pretend