Rouseys Manager: Cyborg Must Cut to 135, Random Drug Tests

I'd be down for that too.

Good idea Freak. Tired of weight regulations. I understand regulating weight for divisions, but if fighters have beef, let them fight.

Catchweight will be more realistic til then. 140lbs.

Ronda be running.

I'm down for Cyborg smashing Ronda's face in. But open weight is completely unfair.

Birdofthad wrote:

GDPofDRC wrote:

Pretty well put by Santos. I tend to agree with her side of this discussion. I think Rousey and her camp look bad even discussing this fight since their language makes it clear that they are not interested, just leave it alone if you don;t want it.

only problem is she isn't even right about ROnda dropping weight classes to avoid her, she dropped down after Cyborg got popped

That's not true. Cyborg had not even had her next fight yet. Though her direct reason was obviously not "i'm avoiding Cyborg"..Ronda announced she was moving to 135 immediately after her last fight at 145..which was 2-3 months before Cyborg's next fight and positive test. So, Ronda didnt leave the division because there was no more division. She had the option to fight Tate or Cyborg..and chose Tate.

I don't blame Ronda in the least for Calling out Cyborg. She has and continues to market herself very well. I do think she wants the fight, but she wants it where she is most comfortable. Not at the weight of the convicted juicer. It's a bit of slight of hand, but she is getting the ball rolling. And I'd be shocked if these girls don't fight at some point.

However, Santos played it beautifully with this.

"To put this issue to rest, if Ronda is the future of women's MMA and is the champion that she envisions, you know where I am, and I am more than willing to give you an opportunity to test me," Santos said. "I will fight you at 145 pounds – you know, the weight that you started at – and then you can have two belts and prove to everyone that you are indeed a champion. If not, stay at 135 pounds and continue to delude yourself and your fans that you can beat me. You're really not worth my time otherwise"


I also don't blame Ronda for not bee lining towards Cyborg 2 fights into her career. She needed more seasoning. She got it, and now she's calling her out.

Quote :

"I watched all fights but on the last one, Ronda's, a woman working on the event came to tell me I had to leave because the commission doesn't accept suspended athletes on the shows. My manager talked to the guys at the commission and there's really a law that says that. I was upset for the way they treated me. They could've pulled me on a corner and told me, not in front of the fans. I was taking pictures and they interrupted me, saying I had to go. It was very disrespectful. I believe a champion deserves to be treated with respect. Everyone knows an athlete's life isn't easy, so all fighters deserve respect. When I was in Brazil I watched UFC and there was no problem."

She also said that she did catch the fight anyway, and this is the last time she'll talk about Rousey since the fight isn't happening at 135:

Quote :

"I watched it from upstairs, standing up. I thought he did a great job fighting, had a good performance. She's a great athlete on her division. This is my last interview on which I'm talking about her. I'm making clear to the fans who want to see this fight that if it's up to me and her it will never happen because I'm not dropping to her weight class and she can't gain few pounds to fight me. So I'm only talking about her again if I sign a contract because then it will be a fight that will actually happen. It doesn't depend on me, it's up to Strikeforce to decide. If they want this fight they will have to come to an agreement so that both of us are happy".