Report: Negotiations for 'Cyborg' vs. Ronda Rousey fight have begun
Ronda Rousey continued her domination of the UFC Bantamweight division at UFC 190, dispatching Bethe Correia in 34 seconds. Inside the UFC, it's hard to find competition for Rousey, but fight fans remain hopeful of a potential superfight between Rousey and Cris 'Cyborg' Justino -- the Invicta FC Featherweight champion and former Strikeforce champion.
According to ESPN, Justino's camp claims discussions have begun for a potential matchup between Cyborg and Rousey at the December 5 UFC PPV event at AT&T Stadium.
"I don't negotiate in the media, nor do I disclose negotiations to the press," Justino's manager George Prajin said. "What I can say, and the only reason I say this is because of what is going on between Tito [Ortiz] and Dana -- I can confirm that I had multiple conversations with the UFC in the last week regarding Cris and a potential fight [against Rousey] in December.
"I can also confirm the end result of those conversations is that Cris is agreeable to fighting Ronda on Dec. 5 at Cowboys Stadium [at 135 pounds]."
These comments backed up the comments made by Ortiz on AXS TV's "Inside MMA" when he claimed the UFC had already offered Justino the fight.
"I've heard from Cris [Justino] actually that the fight that's supposed to be happening at the Cowboy's arena," said Ortiz. "They offered the fight to Cris. I know her management said yes and I've told her, ‘Let's do it.' So I guess the ball's all in Ronda [Rousey]'s corner and Ronda wants to do it. Dana said if Cris came down to 135 they'll make the fight happen, so let's see if Ronda accepts the fight."
This could just be posturing by Justino's camp to try and force the UFC's hand and try to make Dana White and Ronda Rousey make this fight happen by getting the public behind the fight -- which it already is.
