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While in Brazil for the UFC Fight Night Brasilia event this past Saturday, UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey spoke with members of the MMA and sports media about a number of topics. Below are highlights from the media scrum.
On her thoughts on Cyborg Justino and Cyborg's past issues with weight:
"I always know that she's been able to make the weight. She's the one that went and told everybody that she was going to die and then ran off and is going to go make it anyway. Yeah, I think she's going to make the weight, and I think she's going to perform extremely well. The thing is, I've never gone anywhere. I've been waiting to fight her. She's the one that 24 hours after they announced out-of-competition testing for the UFC, she asked to be released. I didn't go anywhere. She's the one that ran off. So yeah, go ahead. Go down to 135. Work you way over to me. You'll get the beating that you've been deserving all these years. I'm jut getting better and better every day, and I think that she's done so much against the sport when I've done so much to try and build it. She's not only embarrassed herself, but she's embarrassed her country. She's been a terrible representative, and I can't wait to really give her what's been coming to her."
On why she wants to fight Bethe Correia and why people say she doesn't deserve a title shot yet:
"I don't know why you would say (Correia) hasn't earned it. That's the exact thing people said about me. I wasn't ranked at 135 when I won the world title. People said that I didn't deserve it. I see a girl that's undefeated, and I see one of the best athletes in the world, and I see somebody that has not only fought and beat my friends, but she was a little bit disrespectful about it. And while I felt that was extremely intelligent of her, that doesn't mean I'm going to let her get away with it. So I'm like, ‘Yes, you got my attention. I do want to fight you, but that's not going to work out very well for you.' I would love to defend my belt (in Brazil). I think it would be the perfect place to fight Bethe, actually. Sometime in the middle of the year or next year or something like that. I try not to look too far ahead. I'm going to beat whoever is in front of me, hopefully January 3rd. That's what I'm hoping for. Then after that, I would be honored to come back to Brazil and win here again."
On why UFC hasn't signed Gina Carano yet and other opponents she has her eyes on:
"There's plenty of other girls that are some of the best athletes in the world and are ready and willing to take it up. I promised Cat Zingano. I promised her, ‘One day we are going to have the title fight you deserve. I'm going to beat you, but we're going to have it.' So I'm still waiting for her, and I would still love to fight Bethe (Correia). I would love to fight Holly Holm that just got signed. There are so many women in the UFC right now. Jessica (Andrade's) performance right now was very impressive, and so yeah, there are girls out there. I would love Gina to be one of them, but if not, good luck on her journey."
"It's frustrating, but it's the way that it is. This business isn't perfect. And for Gina, no one can want to fight for you. I would never be mad at her for anything. She's pretty flawless in my eyes. She changed my entire life. She inspired me to do what I'm doing now. So if she wanted to never fight again for the rest of her life, I would respect her decision for that because I know what it's like to lose your passion for something, and no one can force you to have that. I hope that she does find that passion again and does want to fight again, and if so, I will be there for her."
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