Ronda Rousey continues to absolutely dominate the UFC women's bantamweight division. After knocking out Bethe Correia in just 34 seconds on Saturday, Rousey is expected to take on Miesha Tate for a third time. But some want to see another fight: Cris "Cyborg" Justino.
Rousey was asked about the possibility of the bout after UFC 190.
"I'm prepared to deal with anything, that's why I'm the champion," Rousey said. "I fight in the UFC, in the 135-pound division. She can fight at 145 pumped full of steroids or she can make the weight just like everybody else without them."
Justino fights at 155 pounds and is currently the Invicta FC featherweight champion. She also tested positive for anabolic steroids in December 2011 after scoring a knockout. Justino has been subjected to random drug tests over the last three years, passing them all. She blamed the positive test on a diet supplement given to her by a former coach, according to ESPN.
Justino has never fought at 135 pounds and the hope would be for the two to fight at a catchweight of 140 or 145 pounds to make it possible.
"To be a champion, I think you have to see the big picture," Justino wrote on Instagram in response to Rousey's comments. "It's not about winning and losing; it's about hard work every day and about thriving on the challenge. It's about embracing the pain that you'll experience at the end of the race and not being afraid. I think people think too hard and get afraid of a certain challenge."
UFC president Dana White does not want Rousey to fight at a catchweight.
"The Cyborg thing is complicated, because everybody is ready to go," White said on Saturday. "I'm ready for Cyborg. Ronda is ready for Cyborg. Everybody is ready for that fight, but Cyborg has to make the weight.
"If I was Cyborg, I would have tried to jump into the Octagon (after Rousey's win). I think she was here. I'd be trying to jump in the Octagon, saying, 'I'm next, give me my shot next.' It's there. The fight is there. She's just got to make weight. There's talk, but I don't see her doing the necessary things to make that fight."
