{"id":113185,"date":"2014-09-22T10:06:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T17:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=113185"},"modified":"2022-02-06T15:20:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T23:20:41","slug":"cris-cyborg-returns-to-bantamweight-december-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/cris-cyborg-returns-to-bantamweight-december-5th\/","title":{"rendered":"Cris Cyborg Returns To Bantamweight December 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cyborg390x270.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cyborg390x270.png\" alt=\"cyborg390x270\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cyborg390x270.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cyborg390x270-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cyborg390x270-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cris Cyborg and UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey have been going back and forth verbally.  In short, Cyborg wants a shot at Rousey, but needs to drop down to bantamweight and prove that she can fight clean before UFC President Dana White agrees to make the matchup.<\/p>\n<p>Cyborg is taking the first step towards a UFC contract by cutting down to bantamweight for the first time since 2008.  <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2014\/09\/cristiane-cyborg-justino-officially-returns-to-bantamweight-at-invicta-fc-10\">MMAJunkie<\/a> broke the official news today, however no opponent for Cyborg has been named for her Invicta FC 10 bout.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Cyborg will ever get the chance to fight in the UFC?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cris Cyborg and UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey have been going back and forth verbally. In short, Cyborg wants a shot at Rousey, but needs to drop down to bantamweight and prove that she can fight clean before UFC President Dana White agrees to make the matchup. 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