Cris Cyborg ’s feud with Ronda Rousey was once regular fodder for headlines when a potential showdown loomed. During Rousey’s heyday as women’s bantamweight champ, where the sport was thrust into the mainstream consciousness, UFC President Dana White said a fight between the women’s MMA titans would generate 2 million pay-per-view buys. Today, that figure can be relegated a long list of fantasies destined for the scrapbin. Thought to be the next big thing, the sport’s cruel reality exposed Rousey when a head kick from Holly Holm sent her MMA career tumbling in 2015. Now, Rousey (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is a full-time professional wrestler , her MMA comeback halted at the close of 2016 by another knockout from current bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes (15-4 MMA, 8-1 UFC). Cyborg (20-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC), meanwhile, is considered the most dominant force in women’s MMA
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Cris Cyborg hopes Ronda Rousey’s losses taught her humility, respect – MMA Junkie