R. Rousey (photo) blasted her rival Cyborg in an interview. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Winning the UFC belt is the dream of any MMA fighter, even those who are not yet in the main organization on the planet. In itself, this is enough motivation for any challenger to want to dethrone the champion. Ronda Rousey. But the sporting equipment brand “Americana MMA” has just increased the benefits package for the first athlete to surpass the Ultimate muse. On your official profile on Twitter, the sponsor offered a prize of US$5 (approximately R$11) to the first fighter to knock out Ronda.
“A Americana will give $5 to the first fighter to knock out Ronda Rousey”, published the brand on the microblogging network. The reason for this action is the irritation of “Americana MMA” with Rousey’s comments about Chris Cyborg. In a recent interview with the “Yahoo Sports” website, Ronda harshly criticized her rival, even stating that Cyborg “was no longer a woman” due to her use of steroids, referring to the Brazilian as a “thing” and stating that her presence in the UFC would ruin the entire sport. Despite the content of the statements, they ended up being ignored by the strict code of conduct for Ultimate athletes.
After the statement from “Americana MMA”, several of Ronda's fans protested against the measure, which led to a new publication on the subject by the brand, this time aimed at Rousey's followers, on her official profile on Facebook. “Matt Mitrione calls (transgender fighter) Fallon Fox a freak; Matt Brown says women's MMA would be more exciting if women fought topless; both fighters are reprimanded. Ronda Rousey says that Cyborg is not a woman, but that she is more of a 'thing' and nothing happens. There is controversy about this and you fans are going to attack us? F*ck you, you sheep. This is who you are,” the message says.
At 27, Ronda Rousey has a perfect record of nine victories. The Olympic medalist in judo has an appointment scheduled inside the octagon on July 5th, against the challenger Alexis Davis, at UFC 175. Now Chris Cyborg He has a record of 12 wins, one loss and one unsuccessful fight. The 28-year-old Curitiba native is the current champion of the featherweight category at the Invicta FC event. Since Ronda established herself as champion of the Ultimate women's bantamweight category, a duel against Cyborg has been heavily speculated, but the confrontation has never left the realm of hypothesis.
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