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Cris Cyborg Challenges Rousey To Fight At UFC 205: “Don’t Be Scared Homie”

Following her first-round destruction of Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil on Saturday night, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino explained why she chose not to call out Ronda Rousey during her post-fi…

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Following her first-round destruction of Leslie Smith at UFC 198 in her hometown of Curitiba, Brazil on Saturday night, Invicta FC Featherweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino explained why she chose not to call out Ronda Rousey during her post-fight interview in the Octagon.

Less than 24 hours later, however, Cyborg is already talking about the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion.

Cyborg took to her official Twitter account after her UFC 198 victory, where she posted a comment directed at “Rowdy” Ronda, challenging her to a fight at UFC 205.

“Hey Ronda Rousey, you running all the way to New York?,” wrote Cyborg on Twitter. “#DontBeScaredHomie #CHAMPIONvsEXChampion #UFC205”

Cris Cyborg won her UFC debut by knocking out Leslie Smith in the first round of their fight at the UFC 198 pay-per-view in Curitiba, Brazil on Saturday, May 14, 2016.

For complete UFC 198 results, click here.

Jon Jones Favors Fighting At UFC 200 Over Fighting At MSG

After 15 long months of endless legal issues and the stripping of his long-held title, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones will finally return in the main event of tomorrow’s (April 23, 2016) UFC 197 from Las Vegas, Nevada. Although originally scheduled to rematch bitter rival and current title holder Daniel Cormier, Jones

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After 15 long months of endless legal issues and the stripping of his long-held title, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones will finally return in the main event of tomorrow’s (April 23, 2016) UFC 197 from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Although originally scheduled to rematch bitter rival and current title holder Daniel Cormier, Jones will instead face off with No. 6-ranked Ovince St. Preux for the interim 205 pound strap.

Despite the magnitude of “Bones’” return, UFC 197 has unfortunately flew under the radar due to the chaos surrounding July 9’s blockbuster UFC 200 which took place this past week.

To summarize the situation, UFC featherweight champion was pulled from his main event bout with Nate Diaz after he allegedly refused to participate in some of the promotional requirements for the event, apparently asking the UFC to reschedule to allow him adequate time to train and bounce back from a loss.

At this moment, McGregor is still off of UFC 200, leaving the card without a main event.

Although likely not looking past St. Preux, Jones recently stated that he would ‘absolutely’ headline the July card, hopefully against Cormier.

Cormier vs. Jones II has also been linked to November 12’s UFC 205 which will serve as the first event at the famed Madison Square Garden in Jones’ home of New York.

Recently speaking on both cards, the pound-for-pound king explained why he favors fighting at UFC 200 over fighting at UFC 205:

“I think headlining UFC 200. It would be bigger,” Jones told FOX Sports on Thursday. “I mean that’s a huge card. I think the numbers are going to be tremendous.

“As far as pay-per-view, I think 200 would be the bigger opportunity. That’s why I’m trying to get on it.”

At the end of the day, however, Jones is of course open to fighting in New York on what will undoubtedly be a monumental card, and likely one that would be highly meaningful to “Bones”:

“The Garden’s good, too,” Jones said about fighting at UFC 205. “I’ll take the Garden in a heartbeat.”

What do you think the future holds for Jones after his highly anticipated return tomorrow night?

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Dana White: Ronda Rousey Likely To Fight For Title At UFC 205 At MSG

UFC President Dana White appeared on ESPN’s “Beadle and Shelburne Show” on Sunday evening and dropped a bombshell regarding the highly-anticipated Octagon return of Ronda Rousey.

According to White, the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion who h…

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UFC President Dana White appeared on ESPN’s “Beadle and Shelburne Show” on Sunday evening and dropped a bombshell regarding the highly-anticipated Octagon return of Ronda Rousey.

According to White, the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion who has been on the sidelines since losing the title to Holly Holm at UFC 193 last November in Australia, is “definitely part of the discussion” to fight on the UFC’s debut event at Madison Square Garden in New York City on November 12th.

Not only did he drop that bombshell, he also announced that Rousey will likely be challenging for the title in her first fight back.

“[Rousey] is definitely part of the discussion [to fight on Nov. 12 in New York] and she will fight whoever has that belt,” White said. “I think Miesha, she’s fighting at [UFC 200], she might fight again before that. She wants to fight. We’ll see what happens. Miesha has been the No. 2 baddest woman in the world for years. For her to stay active right now, makes sense.

White continued, “What’s cool about that 135-pound division is that everybody is fighting right now. The only one not fighting is Holly. Miesha, depending on how she fights Nunes — who is very, very tough — if anything crazy happens and she comes out of that fight with a quick win, 100 percent healthy, she could turn around and fight again and then fight Ronda.”

Regarding Holm, White reiterated his belief that she “went out like a gangster” against Tate at UFC 196.

“She hung in there [against Tate],” White said. “For people who know a lot about jiu-jitsu, she did everything right to defend that choke. Miesha just wasn’t letting go of that neck, man. [Holm] went out like a gangster.”

UFC 205 is scheduled for Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

Ronda Rousey Wants To Return At Historic UFC 205 In NY

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey (12-1)  has not fought since losing to Holly Holm at UFC 193 by second round knockout. Every fan and media member wants to know when she’ll fight again, and it seems like we’re beginning to find out. UFC President Dana White said after March’s UFC 196 that Rousey

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Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey (12-1)  has not fought since losing to Holly Holm at UFC 193 by second round knockout. Every fan and media member wants to know when she’ll fight again, and it seems like we’re beginning to find out.

UFC President Dana White said after March’s UFC 196 that Rousey would return later this year in November or December, and the timng for that could be more than just right.

MMA is now finally legal in the state of New York and the UFC has already announced that the first event in the state would take place at Madison Square Garden in November, most likely the pay-per-view event of UFC 205.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the MMA bill on Thursday and UFC brass as well as some of their top fighters were present to promote the event. One of those stars was Rousey, and she was interviewed.  During the interview, Rousey explained that she would like to fight at the event due to the history of the event.

“It’s important because of the history,” she reasoned.

“I want a tie to a historical place like this, and I want to be remembered in a positive way. I’m from Los Angeles, where if something is 50 years old, they tear it down and build a new one. It’s not for my own vanity. It’s for a place in history. I don’t have a single picture of myself fighting in my house. I don’t have my belts, they’re hidden. I don’t like putting stuff out there, but I like fighting for a place in history.”

With fighting’s transcendent queen on an extended hiatus filming movies and getting her head right in order to compete in the Octagon once again, the biggest city in the U.S. could showcase the return of MMA’s biggest star.

And truth be told, is there any other superstar who could headline UFC’s MSG debut other than Rousey? Perhaps if Jon Jones finally battled Daniel Cormier in their long-awaited (and long-delayed) grudge match, yet even then Rousey may take top billing, whether in a trilogy match with current champion Miesha Tate or a score-settling rematch with Holm.

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Cris Cyborg Again Asks For Bout With Ronda Rousey

Cris “Cyborg” Justino still wants to fight Ronda Rousey despite the fact that the former UFC champion is no longer unbeaten.

On the same day that it was announced the UFC would debut this November in New York City, the current Invicta FC featherweig…

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Cris “Cyborg” Justino still wants to fight Ronda Rousey despite the fact that the former UFC champion is no longer unbeaten.

On the same day that it was announced the UFC would debut this November in New York City, the current Invicta FC featherweight champion called out Rousey.

Justino is set to make her Octagon debut next month against Leslie Smith in a catchweight contest at UFC 198.

Quote: Ronda Rousey Could Return At Madison Square Garden

After many unsuccessful attempts over the years, the UFC finally got what they’ve been pushing for when mixed martial arts was legalized in New York last month. To make matters even more realistic, Governor Andrew Cuomo officially signed the bill today (April 14, 2016), and the UFC has announced its inaugural show at the legendary

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After many unsuccessful attempts over the years, the UFC finally got what they’ve been pushing for when mixed martial arts was legalized in New York last month.

To make matters even more realistic, Governor Andrew Cuomo officially signed the bill today (April 14, 2016), and the UFC has announced its inaugural show at the legendary Madison Square Garden for November 12, 2016.

The event will serve as UFC 205.

As far as who may compete on the card, or rather who may headline it, UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta told MMAFighting.com that former bantamweight queen and global superstar “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey could make her much anticipated return in New York:

“It’s certainly a possibility (Ronda Rousey is on the card).” Fertitta said. “Nothing has been determined yet. We’ll kind of see what happens. I can tell you that whatever card we do bring, it will be massive. It’ll be a big card with our biggest names.”

Rousey has been out of action since a shocking knockout loss to Holly Holm at last November’s UFC 193 from Australia. A return date has not yet been confirmed for the “Rowdy” one, but UFC President Dana White has previously stated that next Fall would likely be an ideal timeframe, making UFC 205 a real possibility.

Whether or not Rousey will headline the card is obviously still up in the air, but Fertitta did confirm that the card will play host to at least one title fight:

“Yes, I would say that that (a title fight) will happen.”

Who would you like to fight when the UFC finally heads to the Empire State next November?

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