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Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino has never been known for taking prisoners in the cage. She's now getting more aggressive outside the chain link too, all presumably in the name of locking up the epic meeting she craves with Ronda Rousey.

Cyborg is trading shots online with Rousey's coaches and even her mother, defending herself from ongoing claims that she is overrated or using performance-enhancing substances.

Though Rousey has yet to publicly respond, she has demonstrated before that she isn't exactly passive when it comes to broadsides against her inner circle.

Rousey's mother, AnnMaria De Mars, exchanged heated tweets with Cyborg on Tuesday, with De Mars issuing a taunt about Cyborg's ongoing struggle to make the 135-pound bantamweight limit. Rousey has heretofore insisted Cyborg must reach that weight threshold in order for them to fight. Cyborg has traditionally competed in the 145-pound featherweight division.

And it doesn't end there. Monday on The MMA Hour broadcast, jiu-jitsu celebrity and Rousey coachRener Gracie said people were giving Cyborg too much credit. Cyborg responded to thatwith words posted through her account to The Underground, MMA's venerable discussion board.

"I am not surprised you say bad things about me," the post read in part. "Your athlete used the same technique to grow her name. ... Nobody made my name but me. I have no grandfather name to live off of. Go promote your online students while I earn my credit fighting, and ask the real Gracies what respect means."

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Cris Cyborg Blasts Ronda Rousey, Rousey Team Members: 'The Lion Is Coming'