{"id":197331,"date":"2016-06-23T22:02:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T05:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=197331"},"modified":"2016-06-23T22:02:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T05:02:11","slug":"cris-cyborg-ready-to-fight-ronda-rousey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cris-cyborg-justino\/cris-cyborg-ready-to-fight-ronda-rousey\/","title":{"rendered":"Cris Cyborg on Ronda Rousey fight: &#8220;This fight has to happen&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For years now there has been talk regarding a superfight between WMMA legend Cris Cyborg, and Ronda Rousey.  While Rousey <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/replay-holm-knocks-out-rousey-becomes-ufc-champion\/\">is no longer the UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight champion<\/a>, Cris Cyborg recently made her successful UFC debut against Leslie Smith at UFC 198, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-cris-cyborg-trolls-ronda-rousey-calls-her-out-for-ufc-205\/\">reigniting the talk of a potential Rousey superfight.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recently, UFC President Dana White revealed that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronda-rousey\/dana-white-gives-big-update-on-ronda-rouseys-return\/\">Rousey has not only returned to training<\/a>, she is gearing up to return to the Octagon in November. While many expect Rousey to have a trilogy fight with UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate upon her return, the way Cris Cyborg sees it, the time for a fight with Rousey is now.<\/p>\n<p>She spoke on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/mma-hour#ooid=xoNjlhNDE67NRFGpdAKKNJLRBAtWbayf\" target=\"_blank\">The MMA Hour:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;You know, I think this fight has to happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think Ronda Rousey speaks a lot of things about me &#8211; a lot of bad things. A lot of fans forget about it, but I never forget about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t like fighting between the media or anything, but I&#8217;d like to fight her in the cage. I think we have a lot of things for talking in the cage and outside the cage. I hope she&#8217;s back, I hope she&#8217;s coming back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;d be an amazing fight. I think it&#8217;d be the biggest fight ever. 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