Stick a fork in it, folks. Negotiations for a UFC superfight between Ronda Rousey and Cristiane \"Cyborg\" Justino seem to be done for now. <\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the two top-ranked female MMA fighters in the world haven't been able to agree on a set weight, as the massively-muscled Cyborg has continually states that a 140-pound limit is as low as she can physically go. <\/p>\n
That's not good enough for UFC president Dana White. <\/p>\n
White, a firm supporter of Rousey, recently confirmed to MMA Junkie that while he's still interested in making this fight happen, Cyborg likely won't be fighting for a title if Rousey meets her at a 140-pound catchweight: <\/p>\n
It's not a title fight. If that's what [Cyborg] is willing to do is go to 140, let's let Ronda defend her title a few times and see if Ronda wants to go to 140. If I know Ronda, she probably would anyway, so let's see what happens. But if [Cyborg] wants to fight for a title and have a title fight, she has to go to 135 pounds. <\/p>\n
A fight at 140 would be a fan fight because everybody wants to see it, but it's not one of those fights that makes sense. <\/p>\n
White's stance effectively kills a superfight between Rousey and Cyborg, although, it remains to be seen if the Brazilian will attempt to cut down to the 135-pound bantamweight limit. <\/p>\n
It may be possible, as White previously toldTATAMEthat famed MMA nutritionist Mike Dolce could possibly get Cyborg to trim the 10 pounds. <\/p>\n
For her part, Cyborg and her trainer, Tito Ortiz, don't seem to like this turn of events. <\/p>\n
Taking to Instagram in response to White's claims (via UFC Tonight)that Cyborg wanted \"nothing\" to do with Rousey, the former Strikeforce featherweight queen called her rival a \"bitch,\"challenging her to \"step up\" to 140 pounds. <\/p>\n
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