Cristiane 'Cyborg' Justino is targeting a fight with UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey Getty Images <\/p>\n
Invicta FC featherweight champion Cristiane Justino, aka 'Cyborg', plans to make her bantamweight debut December 5 against a to-be-determined opponent. <\/p>\n
The bout will likely headline Invicta FC 10, which will air on Fight Pass, the UFC's Internet subscription service. No venue has been announced for the event. <\/p>\n
A 145-pound titleholder in multiple promotions, Justino (12-1) has been targeting a drop to the 135-pound division all year, with hopes of fighting UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey in early 2015. <\/p>\n
Justino, 29, has not fought a professional mixed martial arts contest this year but did compete for a Muay Thai title at 145 pounds in March. She lost via unanimous decision to Jorina Baars. <\/p>\n
Previously, Justino had expressed doubt about whether she could make the 135-pound bantamweight limit. The Brazilian fighter changed her mind this year, however, and swore to make the weight three times - once to prove she could do it and then twice for two Rousey title fights. <\/p>\n
UFC president Dana White has remained noncommittal on signing Justino, whom he tried to come to a multi-fight deal agreement with early last year. <\/p>\n
Justino's last fight ended in a fourth-round TKO victory over Marloes Coenen at Invicta FC 6 in July 2013. <\/p>\n
Justino and Rousey (10-0) have gone back and forth in the media for years. Justino has accused Rousey of ducking her in the cage. Rousey has criticised Justino as a cheater, referring to a failed drug test Justino submitted after a victory over Hiroko Yamanaka in December 2011. <\/p>\n
In addition to the Justino fight, officials announced that the all-female promotion's next event, Invicta FC 9, will take place on November 1 at the RiverCenter in Davenport, Iowa. A flyweight title bout between Barb Honchak (9-2) and Takayo Hashi (15-4-1) will headline the card. <\/p>\n
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