'Cyborg' says she's been bullied by UFC president Dana White, champ Ronda Rousey

Cristiane Justino

While their relationship has never been all that great, Cristiane Justino and the UFC seem to be drifting further and further apart.

“Cyborg,” the reigning Invicta FC featherweight champion, has long been considered a potential future opponent for UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. While the 10-pound difference has halted any shot of real fighting in the cage, it’s led to more than a few online feuds between the two fighters, as well as UFC President Dana White.

The latest skirmish came in a Facebook post from Justino, which followed Rousey’s interview with nytimes.com. The UFC champ recently said someone made a comment about her weight before shooting a TV commercial, so she purposely packed on pounds and ” … the campaign ended up being amazing, even though I was heavier just to make a point.”

Justino has received her fair share of insults from both White and Rousey. The former once said “Cyborg” had looked like “Wanderlei Silva in a dress” and the latter once called the Brazilian an “it” and often brings up Justino’s failed 2011 drug test due to a synthetic anabolic steroid.

So, on Friday, Justino posted the following Facebook message to highlight what she perceives as hypocrisy and to accuse the UFC duo of bullying:

Up next for Rousey (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is UFC 193’s pay-per-view headliner against Holly Holm (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), which takes place Nov. 14 at the 70,000-seat Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Rousey, arguably the sport’s biggest star, looks for her seventh consecutive title defense.

Justino (14-1), meanwhile, is tentatively scheduled to fight at 140 pounds at Invicta FC 15 next month, though an opponent and date haven’t been finalized.

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