A few years ago, a dream UFC superfight was Ronda Rousey vs. Cris Cyborg. Unfortunately, a couple of high-profile losses for Rousey led to her departure from the Octagon and it now seems as if she's WWE bound instead. Cyborg meanwhile has teased a match in the squared circle but is currently finding a great deal of success as the UFC Featherweight Champion.
During a recent interview, Edmond Tarverdyan, Ronda Rousey’s trainer, said he would like to see her come out of retirement to battle Cyborg but she has other ideas according to her new blog post:
"When I wanted to fight her it was because she was at the top of her game and she had all of the confidence in the world. She had not been KO’d twice in a row and some people were actually saying she could beat Floyd Mayweather in a fight.
"I wanted the challenge so bad I almost killed myself trying to make the lowest weight possible just to give this fight to the fans, and she made every excuse for it not to happen. Both of us are now at different chapters in our careers and for me that chapter is finished. If Ronda is wanting to make the fight for the fans, I would still be willing to give them it, but I think it would be better to take place inside the WWE ring."
She's making quite a few digs there and clearly doesn't believe that Rousey could hang with her in the octagon now, hence why she's suggested a staged fight in WWE. Cyborg does appear to be a fan of the product but regardless of whether or not her old foe really is WWE bound, it's hard to say just how interested she would be making this fight a reality in that setting.
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