<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="2980583" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Bethe-Correia">Bethe Correia</keyword>, an experienced women's <keyword id="992778" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="UFC">UFC</keyword> fighter, made a basic fail in her "<keyword id="9060271" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="fight-island">Fight Island</keyword>" bout Sunday.</li><li>The Brazilian mistakenly thought the 10-second signal was the end of the round and so she stopped fighting.</li><li>Her opponent, <keyword id="9643668" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="pannie-kianzad">Pannie Kianzad</keyword>, made her pay for the mistake and threw seven strikes at her.</li><li>Correia was hit a number of times in the sequence, which you can watch below, before going on to lose a unanimous decision.</li></ul><p>FIGHT ISLAND — A women's UFC fighter mistakenly thought the 10-second signal was the end of the round and was swarmed with seven strikes as a result.</p><p>Bethe Correia is an experienced athlete who made her 17th pro fight on Sunday's "UFC on ESPN 14" show, the UFC's fourth and final <a href="https://www.insider.com/category/fight-island" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Fight Island" event</a> in Abu Dhabi, but made a basic error at the end of the opening round.</p><p>Correia stopped fighting at the signal which sounds to let fighters know the end of the round is 10 seconds away.</p><p>As Correia went to touch gloves with her opponent, Pannie Kianzad knew there was fighting still to be had and so she capitalized on the moment of weakness and sent six punches into Correia's face, followed by a knee to the body.</p><p><strong>Watch it here:</strong></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet blockquote" data-lang="en" data-cards="" data-conversation="">—UFC  (@ufc) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1287145670063816709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2020</a></blockquote><p>Getting hit in the face became a familiar thing for Correia as Kianzad out-threw and out-landed the Brazilian throughout the three-rounder.</p><p>Kianzad landed 106 of her 205 strikes compared to Correia's 83 from 178.</p><p>The Iran-born Swede earned a unanimous decision, advancing her pro record to 13 wins (three knockouts and 10 decisions) against five losses.</p><p>Correia fell to 11 wins (two knockouts and nine decisions) against five losses.</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/inside-fight-island-the-ufcs-most-ambitious-project-of-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inside UFC's 'Fight Island,' where its top stars take late-night joyrides at 160mph, sunbathe in 115 degree heat, and play golf at dawn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-fight-island-will-be-regular-and-could-welcome-fans-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">It's clear 'Fight Island' will be a regular fixture in the sports calendar, and welcoming UFC fans is 'possible'</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/jorge-masvidal-fight-conor-mcgregor-next-ufc-jon-anik-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jorge Masvidal's next fight should be a Conor McGregor mega-match, UFC analyst Jon Anik says</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/georges-st-pierre-bout-would-build-kamaru-usmans-legacy-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Georges St. Pierre fight 'would be the ultimate legacy builder' for Kamaru Usman, according to a UFC analyst</a></p><p><a href="https://www.insider.com/ufc-luana-carolina-heard-3-pops-during-loss-ariane-lipski-2020-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC star Luana Carolina 'heard 3 pops' in her leg and tore at least one ligament during a horrific submission loss to Ariane Lipski</a></p>

A women's UFC fighter mistakenly thought the 10-second signal was the end of the round and was swarmed with 7 strikes as a result

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5cefc54f11e205457f3ba2b3-2000/jessica%20andrade%20ufc.jpg" border="0" alt="Jessica Andrade, UFC" data-mce-source="Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images" data-link="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/jessica-andrade-of-brazil-celebrates-after-her-knockout-news-photo/1143152314?adppopup=true"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/jessica-andrade-of-brazil-celebrates-after-her-knockout-news-photo/1143152314?adppopup=true">Photo by Buda Mendes/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images</a></span></p><p class="caption">Jessica Andrade.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Jessica Andrade celebrated her recent UFC championship win by stripping naked for an Instagram photo.</li><li>It follows a trend amongst fighters who have bared all for photo shoots.</li><li>Andrade joins a famous list that includes Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor, who both featued in ESPN's "body issue" shoots in 2012 and 2016, respectively.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul><p>Jessica Andrade, a women's UFC champion, celebrated her title win by stripping naked and posing for an Instagram phoyo wearing nothing but her belt.</p><p>A 27-year-old with a base fighting style that blends boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Andrade is a veteran of 32 fights.</p><p>She has competed in the UFC since 2013, bouncing back from a debut loss against Liz Carmouche to win 11 times in six years, including her most recent triumph - a slam knockout win over Rose Namajunas at UFC 237 on May 11, a victory that saw her crowned strawweight champion of the world.</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-devin-haney-knockout-win-on-dazn-debut-2019-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A 20-year-old American fighter delivered a knockout of the year candidate and is now being called a 'potential superstar'</a></em></p><p>The nature of the victory saw Andrade earn a "Performance of the Night" bonus, as well as a "Fight of the Night" credential.</p><p>She has celebrated her success by stripping off and posing naked with her belt, uploading the photo to her official Instagram account.</p><p>Andrade is not the first fighter to bare all, as she follows many other famous fighters who have gone nude.</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/keith-thurman-boxing-not-about-killing-people-2019-5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manny Pacquiao's next opponent Keith Thurman has pushed back against Deontay Wilder's controversial comments, saying boxing is 'not about killing people'</a></em></p><p>The former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey famously stripped off for ESPN's body issue in 2012. This was at a time when Rousey had just beaten Miesha Tate for the first time, and was about to embark on a run of dominant and brutal victories over Tate for a second time, Cat Zingano, and Bethe Correia.</p><p>It's not just female fighters, either. Conor McGregor, a former two-weight world champion, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA/status/750588970543841281/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E750588970543841281&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fpost%2Fpreview%3Fpost_id%3D5cefd44011e20535ef41bebe%26mode%3Ddesktop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also posed for ESPN, stripping to nothing but hand wraps for a 2016 issue.</a></p><div>    <iframe src="//instagram.com/p/Bx-U_W-g1To/embed/" width="540" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true">    </iframe></div>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/why-k2-harder-climb-mt-everest-2017-9">Mount Everest is not the hardest mountain to climb - here's what makes K2 so much worse</a></h3>        <div>            <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/S7YhmOnB-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script>        </div>    </div>

A female UFC star celebrated her latest championship win by posing naked, and it turns out it's a growing trend amongst fighters

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table full"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55b7eff32acae717448b856a-1200-810/rsz_ap_507604778014.jpg" alt="Bethe Correia" data-mce-source="Jeff Chiu/AP" /><p class="source"><span>Jeff Chiu/AP</span></p><p class="caption">In just four years, Bethe Correia has gone from an MMA-novice to a title-contender.</p></div><p></p></div></div>Four years ago, Bethe Correia was a newly-married accounting student who had never trained in MMA. Now, she's set to take on one of the most feared fighters in the world when she Ronda Rousey square off to headline UFC 190 this Friday.</p><p>It's a dramatic leap, one that few - including Correia - could have predicted.</p><p>Yahoo Sports Kevin Iole calls Correia, <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bethe-correia-certainly-talking-like-she-can-beat-ronda-rousey-184253541.html">"</a><span class="s1"><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bethe-correia-certainly-talking-like-she-can-beat-ronda-rousey-184253541.html">one of the most unlikely UFC title challengers ever."</a> It would be very hard to dispute that claim. The 5' 5" Brazilian may be one of the top UFC fighters now, with an undefeated 9-0 record, but, in 2011 Correia had no real MMA and fighting experience.</span></p><p>In fact, Correia told Ozy's Shannon Sims she initially had no plans to try to compete professionally when she first started training. She joked she only picked up the sport because she <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bethe-correia-undefeated-dark-horse-080000502.html">"<span class="s1">started getting fat, like all women do after they marry."</span></a></p><p><span class="s1">It wasn't until a random chance encounter with current Bellator Featherweight Champion Patricio Freire, at a gym in Natal, Brazil, that she started to take her training seriously. <span>Freire</span> told Sims he remembers being on the opposite end of the gym and hearing someone laying a beating on a punching bag, so he went out to see who it was. He was shocked to find out it was a young woman delivering the powerful blows.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">"I came in to see who was hitting it so hard," Freire said. "And when I saw it was this out-of-shape, regular-looking woman, I just stopped in my tracks."</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Freire convinced Correia to try out MMA at his personal gym nearby. Four years later she's still training at the same gym, except now for a title fight.</span></p><p class="p1">Despite the feel-good story, Correia remains a heavy underdog in her upcoming fight. Rousey opened as a <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/3/22/8272913/ronda-rousey-vs-bethe-correia-odds-rowdy-massive-15-1-favorite-ufc-190-brazil-mma">15:1 favorite</a>, and nearly all experts expect another win - with many predicted it to come as early as <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/3/22/8272913/ronda-rousey-vs-bethe-correia-odds-rowdy-massive-15-1-favorite-ufc-190-brazil-mma">the opening minutes of the first round</a>.</p><p>Correia, however, told Iole she remains confident she'll give Rousey, who owns an undefeated 11-0 record, her first loss.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">"Ronda is a very good athlete and she has accomplished a lot," Correia said. "But she's not the only one. I feel I have the style, the total game, to be the one to beat her. And so it doesn't matter if it is one, two or 10 times. I'll fight her and beat her as much as I have to to show who is the best."</span></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/little-known-facts-manny-pacquiao-boxing-mayweather-2015-7">Everything you didn't know about Manny Pacquiao's incredible life outside of boxing</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="NoanR5dTqY5F4lzSGajzV4wSRxzSOUST" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'NoanR5dTqY5F4lzSGajzV4wSRxzSOUST',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

Ronda Rousey's next opponent only started training in MMA four years ago in an attempt to lose weight

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55c0cae0371d22ce178bc5ee-1108-831/rsz_gettyimages-464822614.jpg" alt="Ronda Rousey" data-mce-source="Harry How/Getty Images"><p class="source"><span>Harry How/Getty Images</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>UFC champion Ronda Rousey is known for her 12-0 undefeated record, but more so for knocking out her opponents in lightning speed.<p>Her 2014 fight against Alexis Davis lasted 16 seconds. She followed that up&#xa0;with a match&#xa0;against Cat Zingano that spanned only 14 seconds.</p><p>Earlier this year when she finished off Bethe Correia, her most recent and arguably toughest opponent, in 34 seconds, people were impressed again.&#xa0;</p><p>During an interview with comedian Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" on Tuesday, Fallon asked Rousey about her illustrious career and her impressive knockouts. Rousey spoke on the length of her&#xa0;most recent fight, saying she was in no rush.</p><p>"I took my time," Rousey said. "It was longer than the other two combined."</p><p>Rousey said because of the way the fight was going, she could have opted to finish it even sooner.</p><p>"I could have finished it early because she went to the ground and she tried to close the distance," she said. "I could have thrown her. But I was like, 'no, you're getting knocked out tonight.' So it went 34 seconds."</p><p>Later in the interview, Rousey spoke about&#xa0;her upcoming November fight against Holly Holms, saying it would most likely take longer than the previous three.</p><p>"<span>This one's going to be a much longer fight because she's a 19-time world boxing champion with 100% takedown defense and head-kick knockouts," said Rousey.&#xa0;<span>"She's the type of fighter you have to be very, very patient with. I feel like she's going to try to like keep distance and keep far away from me and get me frustrated until the point I make a mistake and she can try to kick me in the head, but it's not going to go like that ... not the way she wants."</span></span></p><p>Rousey added, "<span>She's a nice chick. But she's a nice chick who's going to lose."</span></p><p>No matter&#xa0;how many seconds her next bout is, it's guaranteed to be exciting.</p><p>Check out the clips below:</p><p>&#xa0;<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/4cskccZth_c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1hmfzFh56Vo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></p>

Ronda Rousey says she took her time during her last fight that lasted 34 seconds

<p></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table full"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55c0c4e02acae70f008bcdab-1200-831/rsz_gettyimages-464822614.jpg" alt="Ronda Rousey" data-mce-source="Harry How/Getty Images"><p class="source"><span>Harry How/Getty Images</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>Cris "Cyborg" Justino, the one fighter who experts believe <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-ronda-rousey-needs--cyborg--justino-205936737.html">has a chance against Ronda Rousey</a>, sent a tweet implying she would&#xa0;pursue legal action against Rousey after the UFC women's bantamweight champion claimed Justino is&#xa0;<a href="http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/13367889/ronda-rousey-rips-cris-cyborg-justino-ped-weight-class">"<span>pumped full of steroids</span>:"</a><p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/RondaRousey">@rondarousey</a> you can not slander me with lies in the media. My lawyer will call <a href="https://twitter.com/Primetime360ESM">@Primetime360ESM</a></p>- Cris Cyborg  (@criscyborg) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/627963140433575936">August 2, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></p><p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>I pass the same exams <a href="https://twitter.com/RondaRousey">@rondarousey</a> takes to prove she's clean for the same company <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zuffa?src=hash">#zuffa</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/drugfree?src=hash">#drugfree</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ufc">@ufc</a> <a href="http://t.co/raewuqYdbH">pic.twitter.com/raewuqYdbH</a></p>- Cris Cyborg  (@criscyborg) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/627962339279552513">August 2, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></p><p class="embed-spacer">Shortly after her 34-second knockout win over Bethe Correia Saturday, Rousey was asked about a potential fight against Justino. As the two most dominant fighters in women's MMA, the two have become intertwined over the years.</p><p class="embed-spacer">Rousey, who's 12-0 and fights at 135 pounds in UFC's bantamweight division, told ESPN's Brett Okamoto that if&#xa0;Justino wants to make the fight happen <a href="http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/13367889/ronda-rousey-rips-cris-cyborg-justino-ped-weight-class">she needs to drop down to 135</a> in order to do so. Justino, who's 14-1, is signed with Invicta and fights in its 145-pound featherweight division. In an interview, Rousey,&#xa0;claimed dropping the 10-pound difference wouldn't be a problem&#xa0;for Justino,&#xa0;and made&#xa0;reference to&#xa0;<a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2012/1/6/2688267/cristiane-cyborg-santos-tests-positive-for-steroids-license-suspended">Justino's failed drug test four years ago</a>.</p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">"I'm prepared to deal with anything, that's why I'm the champion," Rousey&#xa0;said. "I fight in the UFC, in the 135-pound division. She can fight at 145 pumped full of steroids or she can make the weight just like everybody else without them."</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Justino tested positive for a performance enhancing drug&#xa0;following her 16-second knockout win over Hiroko Yamanaka in 2011. Justino blamed the failed test on <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2012/1/7/2689892/cristiane-cyborg-santos-releases-statement-on-failed-steroid-test">a diet supplement</a> given to her by someone within her camp, and that she had no idea they were steroids. She hasn't failed a drug test since.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">While Justino is apparently willing to fight Rousey in the courtroom, she also made it clear she still wants to fight Rousey in the octagon as well:</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/6monthsolympictesting?src=hash">#6monthsolympictesting</a> next fight 140 then no excuse <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/zuffa?src=hash">#zuffa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/championVSChampion?src=hash">#championVSChampion</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RondaRousey">@RondaRousey</a> <a href="http://t.co/OxT2lOvOBQ">pic.twitter.com/OxT2lOvOBQ</a></p>- Cris Cyborg  (@criscyborg) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/627963422282350593">August 2, 2015</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></span></p><p class="embed-spacer">Although&#xa0;Justino recently said she would attempt to make the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ronda-rousey-cris-cyborg-fight-2015-8">full transition down to 135 pounds</a>, and is reportedly doing <a href="http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/8/3/9071517/tito-ortiz-cris-cyborg-doing-everything-possible-to-make-135-pounds">"everything possible"</a> to get there, she's <a href="http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/5/2/8534049/cristiane-cyborg-justino-makes-a-plea-to-fight-ronda-rousey-at-140">frequently&#xa0;advocated</a>&#xa0;for the&#xa0;potential fight with Rousey to be held at a catch weight of 140 pounds -&#xa0;exactly in-between 135 pounds and 145 pounds. Rousey, however, has repeatedly said she has <a href="http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/13367889/ronda-rousey-rips-cris-cyborg-justino-ped-weight-class">no intentions of moving up in weight</a>.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-floyd-mayweather-spends-his-money-boxing-2015-4">Here's how Floyd Mayweather spends his millions</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="NiaGVpdDqdBR4NCmtjL5odLe14N1R4Hp" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'NiaGVpdDqdBR4NCmtjL5odLe14N1R4Hp',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

Ronda Rousey and the 2nd-best women's MMA fighter in the world are feuding over a steroid allegation

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55bf9049371d2212008bc2ec-945-709/rsz_ronda_rousey.jpg" alt="Ronda Rousey" data-mce-source="Matthew Stockman/Getty Images"><p class="source"><span>Matthew Stockman/Getty Images</span></p></img></div><p></p></div></div>UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey's last three opponents have lasted <a href="http://espn.go.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2563796/ronda-rousey">a combined 64 seconds</a>. Only once in her undefeated 12-fight career has an&#xa0;opponent made it past the first round against her.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Rousey, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/most-dominant-athletes-alive-2015-4">the most dominant athlete alive</a>, has been so clinical&#xa0;that <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-ronda-rousey-needs--cyborg--justino-205936737.html">fans and experts alike</a> can't think of a single fighter that could even give her trouble&#xa0;...&#xa0;except for one, Cris&#xa0;"Cyborg" Justino.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The possibility of a mega fight between the two fighters took a giant step forward Sunday&#xa0;when, following Rousey's knockout win over Bethe Correia, Justino&#xa0;told Fox Sports' Elias Cepeda she would try her best to meet Rousey's demands of <a href="http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/cyborg-justino-ronda-rousey-has-never-fought-someone-like-me-030415?vid=497095747874">a 135-pound weight limit</a>, if that's what it takes to secure the fight, although she said she would prefer a compromise of 140 pounds.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">"I think [140 pounds] would be perfect. One-forty&#xa0;I think I can make," Justino said. "One thirty five, I think would be hard, but I will try my best. If she really wants to make this fight happen, she can fight at 140. I think if she really wants this fight, she can do something special. Maybe, go up five pounds."</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Rousey and Justino are widely regarded as the two best fighters in women's MMA. Rousey is undefeated with a 12-0 record, while Justino has&#xa0;a 14-1 record, with her lone loss coming more than 10 years ago in her professional MMA debut. </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">While Rousey and Justino&#xa0;have been two of the most successful fighters in MMA, they also have very distinctive fighting styles. Rousey has been known to subdue her opponents with her vicious arm bar, with nine of her wins coming by submission. Justino, however, is known as a powerful puncher, with 12 of her wins coming by knockout.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">A potential fight has been brewing for years. However, talks have always died down once it came to the <a href="http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/5/2/8534049/cristiane-cyborg-justino-makes-a-plea-to-fight-ronda-rousey-at-140">discussion of what weight</a> the fight would take place at. Rousey fights in the bantamweight division at 135 pounds, while Justino commonly fights in the featherweight division at 145 pounds.</span></p><p class="p1"></p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/55bf8fac371d2211008bc33f-845-465/screen%20shot%202015-08-03%20at%2011.57.55%20am.png" alt="cris cyborg justino ufc" data-mce-source="YouTube" data-link="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfNG6k4VbrM"><p class="source"><span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfNG6k4VbrM">YouTube</a></span></p><p class="caption">Cris 'Cyborg' Justino fights in at 10 pounds above Rousey.</p></img></div><p></p></div></div><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Since UFC only has two women's weight divisions, strawweight (115 pounds) and bantamweight (135 pounds), Rousey has never had to fight at any weight higher than 135, in recent years. Justino, however, is signed to Invicta where there are five weight classes - including featherweight (145 pounds), which she typically fights at.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">The 10 pounds difference in weight has led to a standoff between the two fighters in the past. Justino has said she'd be willing to compromise, and fight at <a href="http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/5/2/8534049/cristiane-cyborg-justino-makes-a-plea-to-fight-ronda-rousey-at-140">a catch weight of 140 pounds</a>. Rousey, however, has rebuffed Justino's pleas of a catchweight, and said if she wants to make the fight happen, she <a href="http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/13367889/ronda-rousey-rips-cris-cyborg-justino-ped-weight-class">needs to come down to 135</a>.</span></p><p class="p1">Justino <a href="https://instagram.com/p/53to5chUJe/?taken-by=criscyborg">posted a photo on Instagram</a> Saturday saying that she plans to fight at a catchweight of 140 pounds in her next fight, and then hopes she can make a potential fight with Rousey happen soon after:</p><p class="p1"><div><iframe src="//instagram.com/p/53to5chUJe/embed/" width="658" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></div></p><p class="p1">The caption reads:</p><p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;">"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!"</p><p class="p1">Following her 34-second knockout win over Correia Saturday night, Rousey was asked, once again, about the possibility of <a href="http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/13367889/ronda-rousey-rips-cris-cyborg-justino-ped-weight-class">a fight against Justino</a>, and the question over what weight the supposed fight would take place at.</p><p class="p1">"I'm prepared to deal with anything, that's why I'm the champion," Rousey told ESPN's Brett Okamoto. "I fight in the UFC, in the 135-pound division. She can fight at 145 pumped full of steroids or she can make the weight just like everybody else without them."</p><p class="p1">Justino <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2012/1/6/2688267/cristiane-cyborg-santos-tests-positive-for-steroids-license-suspended">tested positive for steroids</a> following her 16-second knockout win over Hiroko Yamanaka in 2011. Justino blamed the failed test on a diet supplement given to her by someone within her camp, and that she had no idea they were steroids. She hasn't failed a drug test since.</p><p class="p2">UFC president Dana White told MMA Weekly that a Rousey-Justino fight is in essence a done deal, as long as Justino is able to drop to 135. If she can, White believes that fight would be <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dana-white-revised-now-believes-ronda-rousey-vs-062136135--mma.html">"massive" in terms of pay-per-view sales</a>.</p><p class="p1">"Everybody is ready for that fight, but [Justino] has to make the weight," White said. "The day that [Justino] makes the weight and does what she's supposed to do, that fight is on. She wants that fight -&#xa0;everybody - you think I don't want that fight to happen? That fight -&#xa0;now I'm changing my mind on that fight -&#xa0;I think that fight does two-and-a-half million buys. That fight is massive."</p><p class="p1">With Justino willing to potentially drop to 135, that "massive fight" is now one step closer to fruition.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/little-known-facts-manny-pacquiao-boxing-mayweather-2015-7">Everything you didn't know about Manny Pacquiao's incredible life outside of boxing</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="NoanR5dTqY5F4lzSGajzV4wSRxzSOUST" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'NoanR5dTqY5F4lzSGajzV4wSRxzSOUST',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

The hype is building for a fight between Ronda Rousey and the only opponent who has a chance against her

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5536b05f69bedd4c3c514ef6-960-720/ronda-rousey-dominant.jpg" alt="ronda rousey dominant" data-mce-source="Harry How/Getty" /><p class="source"><span>Harry How/Getty</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>UFC president Dana White says he believes a potential mega-fight between <a href="http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/13140293/espn-women-pound-pound-rankings">No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound</a> women's fighter Ronda Rousey and <a href="http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/13140293/espn-women-pound-pound-rankings">No. 2 ranked</a> Cris "Cyborg" Justino wouldn't just break UFC pay-per-view records - it would shatter them.</p><p>Speaking about the possibility of a Rousey-Justino fight <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dana-white-revised-now-believes-ronda-rousey-vs-062136135--mma.html">after Rousey knocked out Bethe Correia in 34 seconds</a>, White said that he has increased his original prediction of 2 million pay-per-view buys to 2.5 million, a number which would shatter the previous record of 1.6 million set by the Frank Mir-Brock Lesnar fight in 2009:</p><p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><span class="s1">"The day that [Justino] makes the weight and does what she's supposed to do, that fight is on. She wants that fight - everybody - you think I don't' want that fight to happen? That fight - now I'm changing my mind on that fight - I think that fight does two-and-a-half million buys. That fight is massive."</span></p><p class="p1">White's prediction is bold. While Rousey has become a household name, and is <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-ronda-rousey-became-the-most-dominant-athlete-alive-2015-4">"the most dominant athlete alive,"</a> her recent UFC main event pay-per-view numbers <a href="http://mmapayout.com/blue-book/pay-per-view/">never broke 1 million buys</a>, let alone come close to White's predicted 2.5 million, according to MMA Payout:</p><ul><li>Feb. 23, 2013: UFC 157 Rousey vs. Carmouche - 450,000 buys</li><li>Feb. 22, 2014: UFC 170 Rousey vs. McMann - 350,000 buys</li><li>Feb. 28, 2015: UFC 184 Rousey vs. Zingano - 590,000 buys</li></ul><p><span style="line-height: 22.5px;">Even with Rousey's latest main event, UFC 190, <a href="http://www.mmamania.com/2015/8/2/9086071/dana-white-ufc-190-ppv-buys-trending-bigger-ufc-189">rumored to have surpassed 800,000 buys</a>, that's still no where near the realm of 2.5 million. While White's prediction would appear almost far-fetched, Justino, herself, when speaking on ESPN's SportsCenter, described the fight as something <a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:13382264">"that has to happen,"</a> and one that would generate a large audience:</span></p><p class="p1" style="padding-left: 30px;"><span class="s1">"This fight has to happen. Because if UFC thinks I don't deserve this fight, don't just do it for media, do it for all the fans that want to watch this fight. You don't have to do it for me. If I don't deserve this fight, my fans and the fans of women's MMA want to see this fight, and they deserve this fight."</span></p><p class="p1">While Rousey and Justino have had talks of a potential fight in the past, negotiations have always fallen apart when it came to decide <a href="http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/5/2/8534049/cristiane-cyborg-justino-makes-a-plea-to-fight-ronda-rousey-at-140">what weight the fight should be held at</a>. Rousey is signed with UFC, and fights in the bantamweight division at 135 pounds. Justino, however, is signed with Invicta, and fights in the featherweight division at 145 pounds.</p><p class="p1">Since there is no women's featherweight division in UFC, Justino would either have to convince Rousey to agree to a catch weight of 140 pounds - which <a href="http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/13367889/ronda-rousey-rips-cris-cyborg-justino-ped-weight-class">Rousey has repeatedly denied</a> - or be forced to drop 10 pounds, and fight at 135. While Justino admitted this would be difficult, she recently said <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/ronda-rousey-cris-cyborg-fight-2015-8">she will attempt to do so</a> - leading to the current re-energized discussions over a possible record-breaking main event starring the two fighters.</p><p class="p1">Until then, Rousey recently confirmed she'll fight Miesha Tate for a third time. Rousey has already defeated Tate twice, and <a href="http://mmajunkie.com/2015/08/third-time-wont-be-different-ronda-rousey-opens-as-11-1-favorite-vs-miesha-tate">opened as an 11-to-1 favorite</a>.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/little-known-facts-manny-pacquiao-boxing-mayweather-2015-7">Everything you didn't know about Manny Pacquiao's incredible life outside of boxing</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="NoanR5dTqY5F4lzSGajzV4wSRxzSOUST" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', 'NoanR5dTqY5F4lzSGajzV4wSRxzSOUST',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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