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'Cyborg' drops to bantamweight in December; could Ronda Rousey fight be far behind?

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Updated SEP 22, 2014 2:09p ET

A potential fight between Ronda Rousey and Cris "Cyborg" Justino is closer than it has ever been.

Justino will officially drop down to the women's bantamweight division for Invicta FC's event Dec. 5, the UFC announced Monday. The card will air live on UFC Fight Pass. Justino's opponent has not been made official.

The fact that the UFC is promoting Justino's appearance on its digital network speaks volumes about the potential of an eventual bout with Rousey in 2015. Invicta FC president Shannon Knapp wouldn't stand in the way of the fight happening -- she predicted it would go down inside of 2014 before the year started.

For the past two years, Rousey-Justino has been the biggest-drawing women's bout the UFC could put on. Rousey, the UFC women's champion, has thrown shade at Cyborg every chance she gets. Justino has done the same. There's little doubting that the two are the best female fighters in the world. Cyborg, the former Invicta FC and Strikeforce 145-pound champion, has not lost an MMA bout since 2005 and has finished all but two of her opponents.

The two things standing in the way of it happening have been Justino's weight class (previously 145 pounds) and her history with performance-enhancing drugs. The former should be taken care of in December, though Cyborg has said multiple times in the past that a cut to 135 would be dangerous to her health. UFC president Dana White has made a major issue of her being stripped of the Strikeforce title for testing positive for steroids in 2011.

But past PED usage has never been a deal-breaker in MMA. Interestingly, Vitor Belfort, the poster boy for the now-banned testosterone replacement therapy, will be challenging for the UFC middleweight title against Chris Weidman on Dec. 6, one day after Cyborg competes for Invicta FC.

The undefeated Rousey, coming off a 16-second destruction of Alexis Davis in July, wants to get back into the Octagon at UFC on Jan. 3. The timing wouldn't be right for a Cyborg bout then, but Rousey could meet Bethe Correia, Gina Carano or even Cat Zingano, if Zingano beats Amanda Nunes at UFC 178 on Saturday.

Could Justino be next after that? It'll all depend on how the weight cut goes and whether she wins in December, of course.

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'Cyborg' drops to bantamweight in December; could Ronda Rousey fight be far behind?

'Cyborg' to make bantamweight debut

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Invicta FC featherweight champion Cristiane Justino, aka 'Cyborg', plans to make her bantamweight debut December 5 against a to-be-determined opponent.

The bout will likely headline Invicta FC 10, which will air on Fight Pass, the UFC's Internet subscription service. No venue has been announced for the event.

A 145-pound titleholder in multiple promotions, Justino (12-1) has been targeting a drop to the 135-pound division all year, with hopes of fighting UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey in early 2015.

Justino, 29, has not fought a professional mixed martial arts contest this year but did compete for a Muay Thai title at 145 pounds in March. She lost via unanimous decision to Jorina Baars.

Previously, Justino had expressed doubt about whether she could make the 135-pound bantamweight limit. The Brazilian fighter changed her mind this year, however, and swore to make the weight three times - once to prove she could do it and then twice for two Rousey title fights.

UFC president Dana White has remained noncommittal on signing Justino, whom he tried to come to a multi-fight deal agreement with early last year.

Justino's last fight ended in a fourth-round TKO victory over Marloes Coenen at Invicta FC 6 in July 2013.

Justino and Rousey (10-0) have gone back and forth in the media for years. Justino has accused Rousey of ducking her in the cage. Rousey has criticised Justino as a cheater, referring to a failed drug test Justino submitted after a victory over Hiroko Yamanaka in December 2011.

In addition to the Justino fight, officials announced that the all-female promotion's next event, Invicta FC 9, will take place on November 1 at the RiverCenter in Davenport, Iowa. A flyweight title bout between Barb Honchak (9-2) and Takayo Hashi (15-4-1) will headline the card.

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Cyborg to Return at Invicta 10, Honchak-Hashi Headlines Invicta 9

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Fans have eagerly awaited news on the return of Cris "Cyborg" Justino, and the UFC delivered today.

According to UFC.com, Cyborg is set to make her return to Invicta at its 10th event, which will take place December 5. The venue, location and an opponent have not yet been announced.

Cyborg is arguably the second-biggest draw in women'sMMA behind only Ronda Rousey. She will be making her awaited drop to 135 pounds, likely in the pursuit of a title match with Rousey in the near future.

Cyborg has had just two bouts with Invicta thus far. In her debut, she smashed Fiona Muxlow and followed that up with a Invicta FC Featherweight Championship win over Marloes Coenen.

In terms of opponents for Cyborg, there doesn't seem to be many options. Ediane Gomes was an option until her submission loss to Tonya Evinger, so Evinger herself may fight Cyborg. Other than that, there is a major lack of depth in Invicta due to the number of top fighters who migrated to the UFC.

Obviously, a successful weight cut, clean drug test and impressive performance would likely earn her an immediate go-around with her rival Rousey.

In addition to the news on Cyborg's return, a date, location and main event have been announced for Invicta 9.

Barb Honchak will defend her flyweight title against Japanese veteran Takayo Hashi in the main event. The card takes place November 1 in Davenport, Iowa.

This marks the first time Invicta has ventured outside of Kansas City. All eight cards were held there, but with the addition of UFC Fight Pass and the demand for more Invicta events by fans, the company has opted to take the show on the road.

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Cris Cyborg: 'Uneducated' Ronda Rousey is running away from me

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Ronda Rousey took a shot at Cris Cyborg during her recent trip to Rio de Janeiro, and the Invicta FC featherweight champion has decided to fire back.

Rousey criticized Cyborgs "horrendous" technique, said the Brazilian takes steroids because she "lacks self-confidence."

"And the way that she is on the ground, its absolute horrendous. And her distance is absolute horrendous," Rousey said. "The only thing that she has is pace and power, and I have pace, precision and power."

Cyborg, who tested positive for stanozolol in 2011 following a 16-second knockout victory in Strikeforce, responded in an interview to MMAFighting.com.

"What she says means nothing to me," Cyborg said. "A person is visiting my country and trying to defame me with my fans to get attention shows you how uneducated she is. Shes a low-level person. She feels she has to step on someone in order to rise."

Rousey said she was open to fight her, but the Brazilian "asked to be released from the UFC 24 hours after the announcement of out-of-competition drug testing."

Cyborg is not so sure she would fight her, though.

"As always, (Rousey) is trying to pick her next opponent. She is running away from me and asking to fight Bethe (Correia)," she said. "If she was so sure about everything she says, she would have already accepted to fight me like she accepted to fight Gina Carano at any weight, fight Cain Velasquez, (Floyd) Mayweather. Grow up, Ronda."

According to the Brazilian, Rousey is jealous about the attention a non-UFC fighter gets from media and fans.

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Rousey Rousey says Cyborg is terrible technically: "She’s not good enough, even on drugs" – Video

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