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Invicta FC Featherweight Champion, Cris Cyborg, recently made headlines when she announced her plans to drop down to 135-pounds in order to retire current UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.<\/p>\n

Here is Cyborg’s official media statement\u00a0that she made\u00a0on\u00a0Friday:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am looking for a payday to retire you like I did Gina\u00a0Carano,” <\/em>said\u00a0Justino. “But to show it\u2019s not only about money, I challenge you to a fight \u2013 winner takes all. \u00a0Or better yet let\u2019s fight for FREE. ANYTIME! ANYWHERE! Ask your daddy Dana to make it happen.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“Now I know critics will say ‘I thought you said you would die if you made 135.’ All I\u2019m promising is that I will give 100 percent to try to get to 135 to make this plan happen. If I do, I will still listen to my doctor\u2019s advice and fight no more than three times at 135: first to win the\u00a0Invicta\u00a0belt, the second time to kick your ass and the third time to kick your ass again so that the world can see it wasn\u2019t luck.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Whether the UFC wants a Cris Cyborg vs. Ronda Rousey match to come to fruition remains unknown. UFC president Dana White told media that if Cris were to fight and win a couple of\u00a0times at 135-pounds, then he would consider the idea of pitting her against Rousey.<\/p>\n

The weight cut may not be Cyborg’s only issue, as NSAC Chair Francisco Aguilar told\u00a0ESPN that licensing Justino at 135lbs\u00a0could also\u00a0prove to be a major problem. Apparently Cyborg’s previous comments about how she may ‘die’ attempting to make the bantamweight limit were not forgotten by the commission:<\/p>\n

“That’s extremely relevant, it’s an admission by the fighter,” <\/em>said NSAC Chair Francisco Aguilar to\u00a0ESPN. “If she made that comment, she had reasons for making it.<\/em><\/p>\n

“If the UFC wanted that fight in Las Vegas, the commission would review her application and decide whether or not to approve that bout at 135 pounds. This is one of those situations we’d really have to look at.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What’s your take Penn Nation? What do you think the chances are that we will\u00a0ever get to see Ronda Rousey defend her belt against Cris Cyborg?<\/p>\n

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