Everyone is clamoring to see Ronda Rousey fight Cris Cyborg for the UFC 135 lb title but the major hurdle with making the fight still remains, Cyborg can’t cut weight.
Cyborg drains her body immesly to make her 145 lb weight class in Invicta and the extra 10 lbs it’d take to fight Rousey would have to effect her muscle mass. Cyborg remains committed to her belief that she can lsoe the weight but Ronda Rousey’s trainer, Mike Dolce, says that he doubts that she can drop the weight.
“There’s a little concern on ‘Cyborg’s’ side, even from me,” Dolce told MMAjunkie Radio. “She’s a sweet girl and I have nothing bad to say about her. She’s a sweet person. I don’t like the things they say in the media and her whole PR spin, and I don’t believe it. She’s sweet and to see her being so large right now and the prospect of her making 135 pounds, I think those are legitimate concerns. When I met her a few years ago she was in the low 160s. That’s a whole different conversation now that she’s in the mid 170s.
“This is an athlete that’s gotten bigger over the last year while talking about making 135. That’s a scary thing. I don’t think that she’ll do the right things to make 135 in a health manner, specifically in a short period. They’re talking about making it in December. If they can make it, make it in December whether it’s for the UFC or Invicta, show you can do it, then look healthy doing it and we’ll set the fight. We’ll do it immediately.”
This statement that stands out most is Mike saying that the fight will get signed if Cyborg proves she can make weight at Invicta in December. We’ve all heard Dana say it in passing but it seemes as thoguh one fight at that weight for Cyborg is truly enough to land her the huge pay day.
Dolce also explains why the Rousey camp is so hesitant to fight Cyborg at a catchweight.
“Why would the reigning world champion at 135 pounds move up? This is something every media member and every blogger and every forum user and every fan of MMA should consider. Ronda Rousey hasn’t weighed above 151 pounds for the last four months. She hasn’t weighed above 154 for the past six months. This is offseason and on season. The last two and a half weeks before this fight (against Correia), Ronda was waking up at 148 pounds. Cris ‘Cyborg’ recently tweeted a photo of herself jacked and ripped at 175 pounds. So we’re talking about a 24-pound differential in body weight first thing in the morning – 24 pounds of body mass. Why the hell would Ronda give up that type of advantage to an athlete that’s in excess of 20 pound heavier?”
Mike’s reasoning is logical but fans are just that, “Fanatics.” They don’t care if Cyborg has a huge advantage, they just want to see the fight happen.