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Dana White says Rousey-Cyborg will happen as soon as Cyborg makes 135 lbs., thinks it would bring 2.5 million PPV buys
Aug 2, 2015 - 1:00:42 PM Dana White says Rousey-Cyborg will happen as soon as Cyborg makes 135 lbs., thinks it would bring 2.5 million PPV buys

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Though Miesha Tate is expected to be Ronda Rousey's next opponent, there's a renewed clamor to make Rousey vs. Cris "Cyborg" Justino happen.

For Rousey and Dana White, the take is real simple on that fight: make weight.

"That fight is ready to roll whenever Cyborg is ready," White said at the post-fight press conference.

"I'm prepared to deal with anything. That's why I'm the champ," Rousey said on the Fox Sports 1 post-fight show. "I fight in the UFC 135-pound division.

"If she can fight at 145 lbs. pumped full of steroids then she can make weight just like everybody else without them."

However, despite the supposed demand for that fight to happen at 135 lbs., White sees big money in it if it finally comes together.

"The day she makes the weight, that fight is on," he said on Fox Sports 1. "That fight will go nuts... we'll do 2.5 million buys for that one."

For her part, Cyborg said her next fight is coming at 140 lbs., and she wants to make the Rousey fight happen after that.

Good fight for Honda. My next fight is 140lbs, then I hope we get a chance to give fans the WMMA fight the most violent fight in the history of MMA! Boa luta para Honda! Minha próxima luta é 140lbs, então eu espero que nós tenhamos uma chance de dar aos fãs do WMMA uma luta mais violenta na história do MMA. 🙏 #criscyborg 🇧🇷 #wmma #ufc @rondarousey @primetime360esm @seanshelby @danawhite #teamcyborg #ufc190 @invictafc

A video posted by CRISTIANE V JUSTINO 🇧🇷★ (@criscyborg) on Aug 1, 2015 at 11:13pm PDT

Penick's Analysis: I still don't blame Rousey for not making concessions to Cyborg, but the fight should happen. If Dana thinks they can get over two million buys for the fight, they're stupid not to find a way to make it happen. There's a ton of money in that fight for all involved, and it would be unfortunate if it didn't come together. I think it'll happen; I can see Rousey defending against Tate in December and then the UFC doing everything they can to make this fight happen at UFC 200 next July. If it fails to come together by then, it's anyone's guess as to what happens, but that fight would be massive on that card.