Ronda Rousey Signs New UFC Contract; Cyborg Fight Unlikely?

Ronda Rousey recently re-signed with the UFC for the long term. There are also talks that the women's bantamweight champion may finally face Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino.

Bleacher Report wrote that Rousey confirmed her new contract with UFC on March 25, 2015.

The 28-year-old said, "I'm a UFC fighter. I just renegotiated. I have a lot of fights that I have in the UFC before I would be able to go do anything else."

Rousey is set to face Bethe Correia next in the main event of UFC 190 in Brazil. She stopped by "The View" recently and said about facing Correia on the Octagon, "I got 99 problems but a Bethe ain't one."

Currently, Rousey is one of the biggest draws in the UFC and it is a good move for her to stay with the company and continue to grow her popularity in and out of the Octagon.

Yahoo! Sports reported that after defeating her past opponents in convincing fashion, the UFC is starting to find difficulty in finding viable opponents for the most dominant female MMA fighter. Fans are clamoring for a fight against Justino, who has become part of the UFC.

Dana White, UFC president, said that they want to make the fight happen between Rousey and Justino, but the latter has to make weight.

White said, "We want to let the world know that we want to make this fight. Ronda wants this fight, everyone wants this fight to happen. But she needs to make 135 outside the UFC."

In February, Justino signed a contract with Zuffa. Dana White said that the plan is to let Cyborg fight for Invicta at 145 pounds in July 2015. By the end of the year, she should attempt to make weight and fight in the bantamweight division at 135 pounds. If she successfully makes weight, she will be facing Rousey.

In the meantime, Cyborg said in a report by MMA Junkie that she is clean, contrary to what Rousey's allegations. She said that she is willing to do Olympic random testing to fight Rousey. She added that Rousey is running out of excuses not to fight her, saying that the UFC champ kept avoiding her by doing films and moving down from 145.

Justino said, "It's embarrassing how you will go up in weight to fight Gina or Leila but not me- regardless I'm coming for you- make an effort instead of just hiding behind excuses - you may have 99 excuses not to fight me - but not being in the UFC ain't one."