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After UFC womens bantamweight champion Ronda Rouseys mom poked fun at Cristiane Justino on Tuesday, the Invicta FC featherweight titleholder has fired back. <\/p>\n
Rouseys and Justinos title defenses (which came at UFC 184 and Invicta FC 11, respectively) brought about the obvious question: Will Rousey (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and Cyborg (13-1) arguably the two top female fighters in the sport today finally face off? <\/p>\n
Although Rousey (and UFC President Dana White) have maintained such a fight will happen only at 135 pounds, Cyborg has pushed for a catchweight fight. <\/p>\n
When Cyborg then tweeted Rousey and asked if she needs the number for UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, Rouseys mom, Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, offered the following on Tuesday: Ill give you a number 135. <\/p>\n
That prompted a response earlier today from Justino. As Cyborg wrote (via Twitter): <\/p>\n
Justino, of course, faces an uphill battle. The fighter, who weighed in at 145 pounds for her Invicta FC title defense but said she weighed 175 pounds the following night, is going to have no easy time getting downto 135. However, Rousey seems unwilling to budge. <\/p>\n
Prior to this past weekends fights, Rousey made a dig at Justinos passed failed steroid test and said shell only fight her at 135: <\/p>\n
For more on UFC 184, check out the UFC Events section of the site. <\/p>\n
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