It’s no secret that Ronda Rousey has been unwilling to fight Cris Cyborg at a catchweight in the UFC, but newly crowned champion Holly Holm has no problem with giving Cyborg a chance.
“I know with the UFC, they don’t have that division,” Holm said. “So, if that was something that they were going to put together, I’m not against it. I’m open to it.”
That is a statement fans have been wanting to hear Rousey say since her entrance into the UFC. Rousey had competed at 145 lbs before entering the UFC and a catch weight wouldn’t have been foreign to her. Holm on the other hand has never competed above 135 lbs in MMA but she’s willing to give it a shot.
“I’m not against options for other fights,” Holm said. “I don’t know how high I would go. I have fought at heavier weights in boxing. It kind of changes things with MMA, because there’s wrestling. Boxing, I think, is a little different, because you’re not dealing with somebody’s strength and weight on you as far as wrestling and grappling. But I do feel like I’m a bigger 135er. I don’t know. I guess I would just have to see if whatever would unfold if that was an option.”
If Holm beats Rousey again at UFC 200 then she’ll need a new adversary and a match-up against the dangerous Cris Cyborg could be the UFC’s best chance at a post-Rousey women’s super fight.
“I love Cyborg,” Holm said. “She’s awesome. I finally got to get to know her this year. Whatever Cyborg wants to do, I support it. You want to stay at a heavier weight, you don’t want to go to 140? Whatever she wants to do, I’m all about it. I haven’t really thought about it too much.”
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