Cris Cyborg has told Ronda Rousey that she needs therapy to get over their feud which has lasted through multiple decades.
Cyborg has been a staple of women’s combat sports for over 20 years, and had already established herself as a star of the sport by the time Rousey was making the switch from Judo in 2010. The duo have been at odds ever since, although they never managed to fight one another.
And while the Brazilian has stayed fighting while Rousey left for professional wrestling and other endeavors, their feud is still as fresh as ever. Cyborg is known to attempt to keep things somewhat friendly, but Rousey as recently as before her fight with Gina Carano has not been shy in slating her rival.
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During the build-up to their Netflix super-fight that broke US viewership records in May, Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano were incredibly friendly. It appeared that the former UFC champion was more at odds with her ex-promotion and in particular Hunter Campbell.
And one of the most explosive moments of the event’s launch press conference was an outburst from Rousey when she tore into her old rival Cyborg on her opponent’s behalf. She branded the Brazilian a ‘cheating, roided-up b—-,’ and insisted that she had ‘totally cheated’ Carano out of the Strikeforce title.
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“I believe she only came back because she knew she could beat Gina Carano,” Cyborg told Bloody Elbow at the launch of her PFL Summer Series retirement bout with Ketlen Vieira in Tampa on August 22. “It did not surprise me that she beat Gina who’s been out for 17 years with no training doing movies.
“Ronda was born doing judo. She could be blind and she’s going to be able to take you down, I knew what was going to happen but good for her coming back because I think it’s a good message to send to the fans.
“When I saw [the press conference] I felt sorry for her because everybody has passed a hard time in their life and you have to overcome so it doesn’t change you. I feel like when she did that she was ten years retired after everything and she still hated me.
“I never did anything to that girl! Before she started fighting I was already champion, I never did anything against her, she had this reputation and was calling me out because nobody knew…
2026-06-27 01:00:00
