Many hoped that Cris Cyborg would get the next shot at Ronda Rousey but the UFC wouldn’t budge from their stance of making her cut down to 135lbs. Holly Holm instead recieved the nod & will challenge Rousey at UFC 193. During the filming of “Fight Valley” Ronda’s biggest foes, think of them as MMA’s version of the Sinister Six (comic book fans will get it), linked up and bonded over their common foe.
“She was kind of asking me about my weight, because we’re about the same height,” Holm said. “She really does want to go to 135. She wants to be able to do that.”
“She goes, ‘Hey, you’re my height. How tall are you?'” Holm told MMA Fighting. “I said, ‘I’m 5’8.’ She goes, ‘I’m 5’8. There’s hope.”
Holm went on to comment a bit more about Cyborg’s mentality.
“I can tell she wants it real bad,” Holm said. “She does.”
It seems as though Ronda is on a path that will include Holm, Tate and then Cyborg, which will probably occur at UFC 200. Now we just have to hope for good health.