Cyborg Santos versus Gina Carano.
Meisha Tate versus Ronda Rousey.
In the short history of female MMA these are the only two fights that have garnered the attention of people outside a small niche audience.
Of the four fighters comprising those bouts, Gina Carano has made the move to the big screen and Tate has failed to prove she is on the level. All that remains is Rousey and Cyborg.
Sure, there are other credible fighters out there. Marloes Coenen and Sarah Kaufman come to mind. But while good fighters in their own right, they are incapable of captivating the type of audience Rousey and Cyborg can.
This situation should supply its own solution. Cyborg should fight Rousey.
The bout would be the biggest fight ever in female MMA. It would be bigger than Tate-Rousey and Cyborg-Carano.
Cyborg is nursing a bruised ego inflicted by a failed PED test, but when she returns, Rousey will be waiting. The two women fight at different weight classes, but 10 pounds should be no bar to announcing the arrival of female MMA.
Though it won’t be long before this fantasy becomes reality, I am here to preemptively shatter the suspense. When it does happen, Ronda Rousey will defeat Cyborg Santos, and will do so convincingly.