In a recent media scrum with UFC Bantamweight Champion, Holly Holm, we as an MMA community have learned that the newly crowned champion is willing to take on one of Ronda Rousey's arch-rival Chris Cyborg. The two are cast mates in the film "Fight Valley", but it is now possible that the two could be opponents in the cage.
Former UFC Champion, Ronda Rousey has stated many times that she would be willing to fight Cyborg as long as she was willing to drop down to 135lbs for their fight. Cyborg, who is the Invicta 145lb champion, has stated that she doesn't believe that she could medically make 135lbs. Now with that Ronda Rousey is no longer the champion, we will probably never see the two of them fight. The fight has always been presented as a "super fight" that would be a crowd pleaser. As an MMA fan, I can honestly say that I was never truly interested in seeing Cyborg take on Rousey. In my opinion, I felt that it would be a one-sided win for Cyborg. I don't like seeing one-sided fights, so the idea never really appealed to me.
On the other hand, Holly Holm has stated that she isn't opposed to the idea of meeting Cyborg in a super fight and would be okay facing the Invicta champ in a higher weight class. For me this is music to my ears. Both women are superior strikers to most of the other women in similar weight classes and I think the fight would be more exciting. I believe that Holly Holm's high level of striking would give Cyborg more of a challenge than Ronda Rousey's mediocre striking abilities. I would watch this fight if it were to happen whether it was a $100 PPV or just a small fight in front of 100 people recorded on a crappy cell phone. I would watch this fight no matter what. I wouldn't pay to watch Cyborg dismantle Rousey on the feet. This is truly a fight that the fans would deserve, despite the fact that Holm and Cyborg aren't bigger draws with the casual mainstream fight fans, but the die hard, long-time MMA fans would explode with excitement at the news of such a fight. I really hope that we can witness this fight. Below is the video of the media scrum, provided by Marc Raimondi of MMAfighting.com:
Which fight would you rather see?--Tough Spar MMA
Who would win in a super fight between Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm?--Tough Spar MMA
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