{"id":131596,"date":"2015-03-01T08:46:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-01T16:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=131596"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:46:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:46:33","slug":"cyborg-signed-to-zuffa-white-says-ask-fertitta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/cyborg-signed-to-zuffa-white-says-ask-fertitta\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyborg Signed To Zuffa? 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At Invicta FC 11, Invicta FC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg defended her featherweight strap in just 46 seconds.  At UFC 184 on Saturday, Ronda Rousey defended her UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight strap in just 14 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>With both women winning their respective bouts, many are asking whether or not the UFC will sign Cris Cyborg to fight Rousey in a superfight.<\/p>\n<p>UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta recently said UFC Executives helped Cyborg negotiate a new contract with Invicta, however a member of Cyborg&#8217;s camp said she signed with Zuffa, the UFC&#8217;s parent company.<\/p>\n<p>If you ask UFC President Dana White however, he says to ask Lorenzo Fertitta.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke at the UFC 184 post-fight press conference:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cCall Lorenzo on Monday. Talk to him.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>White went on to discuss the main issue in making the bout official, Cyborg&#8217;s weight.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a serious weight issue here.  That\u2019s the issue. If \u2018Cyborg\u2019 fought last night and she was 135 pounds, yeah, we\u2019d be talking about this right now.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While Ronda Rousey refrains from publicly calling for a bout against Cyborg, Dana White says she does in fact want the bout.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cShe\u2019ll never say it; I was waiting to see if she would say it in public \u2014 she won\u2019t say it in public.  She asks me all the time. She\u2019s like, \u2018I\u2019ll fight her whenever she makes 135.\u2019 She\u2019s got to make the weight. She will fight her in a minute if she makes 135 pounds. She wants to fight her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not on Ronda. Ronda\u2019s 135 pounds. She\u2019s the world champion. She\u2019s breaking records. \u2018Cyborg\u2019s got to make the weight. 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