Ronda Rousey has been an unstoppable force in UFC thus far, but she may face her biggest challenge yet in the near future if Cris “Cyborg” Justino adheres to UFC President Dana White‘s latest claim.
According to Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie, White revealed in an interview with Toronto’s CP24 that the Invicta FC Women’s Featherweight champion intends to drop down to bantamweight.
“For her next fight, she’s going to try to make 135 pounds,” White said.
It was reported Thursday by Combate (h/t Elias Cepeda of FoxSports.com) that Cyborg had signed a deal with UFC. Provided Justino is able to make the weight transition successfully, White sees a fight against Rousey in her future, per Bohn.
“If she successfully makes that weight and wins, then yeah, she can come in and fight Ronda,” White said.
This news comes on the heels of Rousey signing a new, multifight contract with UFC, according to Fox Sports: UFC:
Rousey must first get through Bethe Correia at UFC 190, and if the UFC women’s bantamweight champion does that, perhaps Cyborg will be next.
Nobody has truly tested the 11-0 Rousey to this point, but Cyborg looks like the best bet to take her down at 13-1.
There is no bigger potential fight in women’s MMA right now—and perhaps in MMA in general—than a clash between Rousey and Cyborg.
UFC fans want to see Rowdy get pushed to the limit, and Justino may be the only person capable of doing it.
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