'Cyborg' vs. Ronda Rousey's mom, Round 2: 'The lion is coming'

Cristiane Justino

After UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey’s mom poked fun at Cristiane Justino on Tuesday, the Invicta FC featherweight titleholder has fired back.

Rousey’s and Justino’s title defenses (which came at UFC 184 and Invicta FC 11, respectively) brought about the obvious question: Will Rousey (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and “Cyborg” (13-1) – arguably the two top female fighters in the sport today – finally face off?

Although Rousey (and UFC President Dana White) have maintained such a fight will happen only at 135 pounds, “Cyborg” has pushed for a catchweight fight.

When “Cyborg” then tweeted Rousey and asked if she needs the number for UFC Chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, Rousey’s mom, Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, offered the following on Tuesday: “I’ll give you a number – 135.”

That prompted a response earlier today from Justino. As “Cyborg” wrote (via Twitter):

Justino, of course, faces an uphill battle. The fighter, who weighed in at 145 pounds for her Invicta FC title defense but said she weighed 175 pounds the following night, is going to have no easy time getting down to 135. However, Rousey seems unwilling to budge.

Prior to this past weekend’s fights, Rousey made a dig at Justino’s passed failed steroid test and said she’ll only fight her at 135:

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