Ronda Rousey always seems to crank up the intensity a bit when talking about Cris “Cyborg” Justino. Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani (NSFW language), the UFC women’s bantamweight champion dished on Cyborg, and the results were critical, as expected. “Cyborg is just a fraud and a cheat,” Rousey told Helwani. “I’ll do […]
Ronda Rousey always seems to crank up the intensity a bit when talking about Cris “Cyborg” Justino. Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani (NSFW language), the UFC women’s bantamweight champion dished on Cyborg, and the results were critical, as expected. “Cyborg is just a fraud and a cheat,” Rousey told Helwani. “I’ll do […]
We’re going to have to wait a little longer to see if Cristiane Justino can make 135 pounds.
Justino was scheduled to fight at bantamweight for the very first time at Invicta FC 10. Alas, the MMA gods are cruel and spiteful creatures. “Cyborg” recently sustained an ankle injury (a tear of her anterior talofibular ligament, according to Sherdog) and won’t be able to fight.
BUMMER.
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We’re going to have to wait a little longer to see if Cristiane Justino can make 135 pounds.
Justino was scheduled to fight at bantamweight for the very first time at Invicta FC 10. Alas, the MMA gods are cruel and spiteful creatures. “Cyborg” recently sustained an ankle injury (a tear of her anterior talofibular ligament, according to Sherdog) and won’t be able to fight.
BUMMER.
The biggest hurdle to Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino vs. Ronda Rousey has always been the weight issue. Rousey fights at bantamweight and Cyborg always claimed she couldn’t make that weight — this was until July when she announced she was going to finally fight at 135 pounds.
If she made bantamweight in Invicta (a quasi-appendage of the UFC) and won, it’s not presumptuous to think Cyborg might wind up in the UFC fighting Ronda Rousey at some point in the near future.
But no such luck, at least for now.
By the way, speaking of Invicta, there was an Invicta event on last night: Invicta FC 9. The full results are below if you’re interested:
Barb Honchak def. Takayo Hashi via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)
Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Mizuki Inoue via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Raquel Pa’aluhi def. Kaitlin Young via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Jodie Esquibel def. Nicdali Rivera-Calanoc via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Amber Brown def. Liz McCarthy via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Amanda Bell def. Maria Hougaard Djursaa via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:56
Andrea K. Lee def. Shannon Sinn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Jamie Moyle def. Jenny Liou via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Kelly McGill def. Maegan Goodwin via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Ten women have tried; 10 women have failed. Ronda Rousey is, with very little doubt, the best female fighter on the planet. All doubt would cease to exist entirely if not for, you know, her. If she didn’t exist, Rousey‘s eight armbars and two TKO victories would be plenty of reason to permanently carve her name in […]
Ten women have tried; 10 women have failed. Ronda Rousey is, with very little doubt, the best female fighter on the planet. All doubt would cease to exist entirely if not for, you know, her. If she didn’t exist, Rousey‘s eight armbars and two TKO victories would be plenty of reason to permanently carve her name in […]
Fans have eagerly awaited news on the return of Cris “Cyborg” Justino, and the UFC delivered today. According to UFC.com, Cyborg is set to make her return to Invicta at its 10th event, which will take place December 5. The venue, location and an opponent have not yet been announced. Cyborg is arguably the second-biggest […]
Fans have eagerly awaited news on the return of Cris “Cyborg” Justino, and the UFC delivered today. According to UFC.com, Cyborg is set to make her return to Invicta at its 10th event, which will take place December 5. The venue, location and an opponent have not yet been announced. Cyborg is arguably the second-biggest […]
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey still welcomes a superfight with Invicta FC women’s featherweight titleholder Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino—she’s just waiting for a contract to sign. Speaking to the Brazilian media in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, the Rowdy one continued to criticize her most hated adversary for just about every reason imaginable, per Guilherme Cruz […]
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey still welcomes a superfight with Invicta FC women’s featherweight titleholder Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino—she’s just waiting for a contract to sign. Speaking to the Brazilian media in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, the Rowdy one continued to criticize her most hated adversary for just about every reason imaginable, per Guilherme Cruz […]
Ronda Rousey wants to fight everybody, including Invicta featherweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino, according to UFC President Dana White. The UFC women’s bantamweight champ seems to be the only shark in a shallow pool. After dusting off top contender Alexis Davis in just 16 seconds a little over a month ago, Rousey has once again […]
Ronda Rousey wants to fight everybody, including Invicta featherweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino, according to UFC President Dana White. The UFC women’s bantamweight champ seems to be the only shark in a shallow pool. After dusting off top contender Alexis Davis in just 16 seconds a little over a month ago, Rousey has once again […]
