Ronda Rousey has been training hard after Holly Holm handed the former UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion her first loss of her career during their historic bout back in November.
There hadn't been any news about who Rousey will take on in the octagon when she returns, until now. As per reports, former Strikeforce Women's Featherweight Champion Cris "Cyborg" Justino could be her next opponent.
Justino is throwing verbal jabs at Rousey, claiming that she always "runs from" her. During her interview with Power 106 Los Angeles, she did not hold back with the taunting. "I watched her last training," she said.
"She was doing shadowboxing on the beach and her shadow won," the Brazilian mixed martial artist mocked. Justino was referring to Rousey training with her teammates down at Venice Beach two weeks ago.
Justino will be making her UFC debut on May 14 in a 140-pound catchweight battle against Leslie Smith at UFC 198. Whatever the outcome of the match will be, Justino appears to be ready to take on Rousey after.
Rousey has been wrestling with depression after her loss to Holm. Going into the octagon that time, she possessed a perfect fight record, only to be tainted by Holly's kick to the side of her head that put her to sleep.
Meanwhile, Rousey has made the headlines recently following a controversy involving Paige VanZant who claims that she was yelled at and insulted by the former champ after the "DWTS" contestant congratulated Holm for her win last November.
"The incident was very shocking and totally unnecessary," VanZant told TMZ. Miesha Tate, who snatched the bantamweight title from Holm, confirmed VanZant's claims.
"She just went off on Paige," Tate told Joe Rogan, adding that she hurled curse after curse to VanZant. "And Paige came and told me and I was like honey, welcome to my world. She was like 'I'm glad I saw this side of her so I know,'" she added.
