I've spent the night drinking and I am completely dehydrated (I poisoned myself with clear alcohol, I promise, don't worry.) Now I know why athletes thank god so much because I thank god for spell check. I tell you what, readers; there are few things better to come home to than Ronda Rousey trash talking on AXS TV while tipsy from a night of Monday night football happiness and 100% grass fed beef. Not the beef that is grass fed up until the last few weeks of it's life then plumped up with grain right before it's butchered. Seriously.

Ronda Rousey 2012 is Chael Sonnen late 2010 in a way that delivers, and few things are as satisfying post-fight than Ronda calling out a Cyborg on a Monday night. Hot off a sub-minute armbar win over Sarah Kaufman a few days ago, Ronda Rousey hopped on what used to be HDNet to discuss the fight between the only woman who dares raise an eyebrow to her bantamweight one hundred and thirty-five pound belt - Cris Cyborg. Watch, and enjoy.

Thanks to Tracy Lee for the banner pic.

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+12 # Guest 2012-08-20 22:41

When i first saw that banner pic on the UG a couple of days ago i thought it was Clay Guida

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+1 # Guest 2012-08-21 01:01

Booyah. Howdy Honda Housey laid the verbal smackdown! Now all that she needs to do is lay the physical smackdown.

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+3 # Guest 2012-08-21 02:27

If Cyborg made 135, Ronda would drop to 125.

Ronda can either take the biggest defining fight of her career where she's got every chance of winning, or continue to hide in the shadows of 135. And before the Cyborg-hating trolls come along calling her a "roided up freak" or whatever incredibly original insult they want to spew this week, ask why no other drugs test ever came back negative.

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-5 # Sambro 2012-08-21 12:39

Ronda is sooo scared to fight Cyborg she'll start eating like Hershal Walker, soup and a small salad per day.

Cyborg is the champ at 145. Ronda fought 4 fights at 145, before ducking her. The fight needs to happen at 145 and Cyborg needs a TRT exemption.

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+2 # Tom Hanks 2012-08-21 14:23

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0 # Sambro 2012-08-21 17:36

Just a matter of time before TH comes in with his retarded gifs.

Ronda is scared homie!

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0 # ispitzhotfire 2012-08-21 16:37

Kenny Florian has fought at 185. It wasn't his optimal weight. Maybe Ronda feels better at 135.

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0 # Ignorance Sucks 2013-02-11 23:59

Women can not get a TRT exemption moron, testosterone is the male hormone, women should have very little of it. The ignorance in your post is rediculous. Rousey also only had 2 fights at 145 in strikeforce, not 4.

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+13 # Guest 2012-08-21 02:58

Clearly Cris Cyborg is correct. She has an irrefutable argument. Ronda Rousey fought at 154lbs during the 2008 Olympics and she had to cut a lot of weight to make 154! Also the majority of her MMA career has been spent fighting in the 145lb weight division. Even Ronda has admitted publicly that she has to starve herself by subsisting on only one meal per day to fight at 135. Gina Carano, Marloes Coenen, Jan Finney, Shayna Baszla and others were not afraid to fight Cris Cyborg at 145. Ronda knows she will have to fight Cris at 145, however it looks like Ronda will do anything to avoid fighting Cris. It certainly appears that Ronda Rousey is afraid to fight Cris Cyborg.

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-5 # StGutFree 2012-08-21 04:46

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+5 # GrimsGrind 2012-08-21 04:47

OR she's just trying to make it impossible for Cyborg to CHEAT.

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0 # Ignorance Sucks 2013-02-12 00:02

You're a moron. You can't cut a lot of weight for the Olympics. They weigh you the morning of the competition, there is no time to hydrate. She tried doing 138 and had some trouble. If Cyborg was to do day of weigh in she would fight in the 160's.

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-9 # Guest 2012-08-21 03:44

Ronda fought attendre 145 which was not héros optimum Weight, Anderson Silva fought attendre 170 why isnt hé going down Weight to fight Gsp!! Nous w with that sais we aller know Cyroid fights at 145 because shes à roid up freak, it's impossible for a woman to train that much and carry sont much muscle mass

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+2 # Guest 2012-08-21 10:44

Dude how about you spell check before posting ? That comment makes no fucking sense with half the words in french. And don't say that it isn't your fault because you're a québécois, I'm french canadian too.

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+1 # StGutFree 2012-08-21 04:35

I never drink.

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-5 # Guest 2012-08-21 05:41

This is very un-lady like, women should know their places and leave the fighting to real men like me.

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+12 # theswedishguy 2012-08-21 06:01

I don't know why so many ppl are hating on Ronda.

Have you ever seen a male MMA-fighter move up a weight class to fight just for fun (not for the title) Accept Anderson?

I doubt you would ever see Bhendo move to ww just so that he could fight someone who isn't even the champion.

It doesn't make sense for Ronda to move to 145 atm. Not when she's got the belt at 35 and when there is no belt at 45.

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0 # Guest 2012-08-21 07:10

I think Ronda's a superb judoka and a fantastic MMA fighter, and she'd deservedly go into a fight with Cyborg as the favourite. What I don't get is how she's fought at 154, 145 and now 135 and won't even entertain a catchweight fight of 140, when it'd make her more more any cement her reputation as the best female MMA fighter in the short history of the sport. She currently seems happy to defend her belt against women the the vast majority of people have never heard of. That's fine, but she'll quickly get sick of being asked why she's ducking Cyborg.

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+4 # io31 2012-08-21 07:50

... except that she actually wants to fight Cyborg (it is the biggest fight available to her at the moment and the belt is pretty irrelevant) and trying to build up the fight by talking. She is just trying to have Cyborg as weakened as possible.

Her manager is saying things even dumber. They want a hair follicle test from Cyborg for past steroid use. What the fuck would that do? If you don't want to fight her because of her past use, why start the discussion anyway?

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0 # Sambro 2012-08-21 19:27

This fight may never happen if Ronda doesn't STFU and fight. Cyborg has already been talking about leaving SF to go to Invicta where she'll have more fights.

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-6 # Guest 2012-08-21 06:04

Zeus is the only writer on this blog. It would seem he has a staff of writers who are now trying to emulate his writing and failing.

Nothing personal Narawa, but you need to stick to unflavored journalism and delete every first paragraph you write. Tell this to your compadres as well. Zeus goes and you all tank.

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+1 # Tom Hanks 2012-08-21 14:27

Kieran is pretty good though=)

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+2 # Jay 2012-08-21 16:31

for·mat/ˈfôrmat/
Noun:
The way in which something is arranged or set out.
Verb:
(esp. in computing) Arrange or put into a format.

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+14 # Guest 2012-08-21 07:24

Ronda's reasoning is... well, completely reasonable. I do think she should be open to a 140 catch weight ONLY if Cyroid submits to Vada testing. But realistically shedding 10 lbs should be very easy to do coming off a career of being on the juice.

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-8 # Guest 2012-08-21 07:38

Quoting neon.smegma:

Ronda's reasoning is... well, completely reasonable. I do think she should be open to a 140 catch weight ONLY if Cyroid submits to Vada testing. But realistically shedding 10 lbs should be very easy to do coming off a career of being on the juice.

Thanks for that serious analysis about a sex division with 3 fighters in it.

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-4 # Guest 2012-08-21 08:31

Why is everyone so hard on Cyborg. She never competed at 135. If she can't make the weight, she can't make the weight. The problem for Rousey, is she really has no one left to fight. Kaufman was supposed to be the best woman at 145 and she looked like a scared amateur in the cage. She has to be careful because it's not like the UFC where GSP & Andy each had a whole division of fighters they could wade through without having to fight each other. The only big name fighter Rousey has left is Cyborg and that's it. A catch weight fight of 140 needs to be done. Shit, Andy went up and fought twice at 205 while he was the 185 champ. If she's confident in her skills, she should have no problem taking the fight at 140 and demanding more $$$ for doing it also.

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+2 # Tom Hanks 2012-08-21 14:30

Plenty of ppl for Ronda to fight, McMann,Bazler,C oenen,Davis,Car mouche,Taint to name a few..

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-6 # Guest 2012-08-21 08:45

The fans want to see a catch weight of 140 or a 145 pound fight. Ronda man up we all know you doping too and she'll be the same size as Cyborg her arguments are silly. I want to fight a drained skinny Cyborg so i can make her look bad and arm bar her in round 1 lol.

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0 # Tom Hanks 2012-08-21 14:33

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-1 # Guest 2012-08-21 08:49

I am not a "fan" per say of wither fighter... However, Ronda is a one trick pony. She's the champ, sure. But one day she will get caught & her armbar attack will be over. Judging by this interview & her extensive explanation of Cris Cyborg blah blah blah... I'd say she's scared of Cyborg

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+5 # TDM 2012-08-21 09:08

Ronda's the champ, she's the superstar, people know her name, she's in magazines, she's hot, she's in the main-stream media- she makes the rules, not Cyborg. Cyborg hasn't fought in a long time, got caught cheating, and is on suspension.

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+1 # Guest 2012-08-21 09:25

True, but what exactly is she champion of without facing the best challengers?

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+9 # Guest 2012-08-21 10:04

she is champion of 135lb... so she should face the best challengers AT 135... thats like saying Anderson is not champ of middle weight until he beats jon jones at light heavyweight...

I just dont understand the logic here.

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-1 # Tom Hanks 2012-08-21 14:35

There is no logic, just jealousy,fear and anger at betting on the wrong horse, Rondas detractors are just that, a sad bunch of haters.

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-8 # Guest 2012-08-21 09:30

Ugh.

Like listening to a drunk chick who won't shut up.

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-2 # Guest 2012-08-21 14:13

If your the best you go up to face the best.

Plus you follow the money. If Rousey wants to talk trash go to Cyborg division and fight her.

If not shut up and beat people we expect you to beat, while Xyborg does the same at Featherweight.

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-1 # Tom Hanks 2012-08-21 14:38

Just gtfooh.

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