The battle of words between Cristiane Justino (Cyborg) vs Ronda Rousey seem to be headed in the same direction as this two other fights. Cyborg had been in business nearly twice as long as Rousey and had always fought in a different (higher) weight class. While Cyborg nurses a loss from her very first fight, she gain notoriety from wining the next 13 fights in a vicious and highly aggressive style. Rousey, on the other hand is infamous for her swift and highly skilled armbar submission wins.
As early as Aug 2012, less than 18 months after Rousey had her debut fight, there was the first mention of pitching this two champions together. Cyborg was then serving a year suspension from the sport after being tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. By the time Cyborg returned, Rousey had convinced Dana White to have her premiere in the first ever women UFC fight and her career took off in a different direction.
Perhaps Rousey never forgot that opponent she had wanted to defeated but never had the chance to. And with her record since UFC simply light years ahead of all other female fighters, Cyborg had nearly became her only chance of a real challenge. The fight with words continues over the years, involving even Rousey’s mother in the process. Yet there is still no concrete negotiation in place and Dana White declares that unless Cyborg is able to make bantamweight, there will be no negotiations to speak of.
The anticipation is mouth-watering right now. Whenever this fight eventuates, should it ever eventuates, may the first Female Fight of the Century be better than the expectation.
