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Re:Ronda Rousey fights like a statistical outlier by yummyfajitas on Sunday August 02, 2015 @03:01PM (#9991918)
Both Rousey and Cyborg are champions, of bantamweight and featherweight respectively. There is no rule that one must go down in weight classes; Pacquiao, for example, went up.
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Re:Ronda Rousey fights like a statistical outlier by cgh on Sunday August 02, 2015 @03:08PM (#9991951)
Cris Cyborg is not the featherweight champion of the UFC because there is no featherweight division in the UFC. Rousey fights in the UFC. If Cyborg wants to fight Rousey, she has to come down in weight, leave Invicta and join the UFC.
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Re:Ronda Rousey fights like a statistical outlier by yummyfajitas on Sunday August 02, 2015 @03:30PM (#9992058)
Am I wrong in believing that she became the champion after beating Carano? It sounds like there are more details to MMA leagues than I'm aware of.
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Re:Ronda Rousey fights like a statistical outlier by jk215 on Sunday August 02, 2015 @05:54PM (#9992636)
Correct. She beat Carano and eventually the league (Strikeforce) went out of business and got bought by the UFC. The UFC absorbed all fighter contracts. There is no 145 womens division so she had to cut to 135 or leave. She decided to leave. Now she is the 145 champion of Invicta (an all womens league) that is basically owned by the UFC now as well.

If shes smart and wants a massive payday she will cut to 135 for the Rousey fight.

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