Cris "Cyborg" Justino is trying to bait Ronda Rousey out of her hiatus and into the Octagon for a fight with her.
Fresh off of a dominating performance at UFC 198 on Saturday, Justino has no doubts about who she wants to fight next. "Cyborg" handed Leslie Smith a knockout loss via punches in Round 1 during a fight that lasted just 1:21.
With her UFC debut behind her, Justino wants Rousey to step into the Octagon with her.
"Ronda Rousey, after her last fight, she lost [and] she [didn't] come back to fight again," Justino told TMZ Sports. "I think she's trying to recover [from] the loss. I've been waiting when she [is] ready to fight me, we could fight."
Rousey fell to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November via knockout and she hasn't returned since. "Rowdy" is training for her eventual return after suffering her first loss in UFC and dropping her women's bantamweight championship.
Holm has since fallen to Meisha Tate, who is the current title-holder.
When asked to send Rousey a message, Justino accused the formerly undefeated fighter of being scared.
"Ronda, don't be scared, you know?" Justino said. "[Don't] be behind your pillow."
The former women's bantamweight champion has made some big enemies as of late, with Tate going as far as to say she's not a nice person when sharing a story of Rousey flipping out at Paige VanZant for congratulating Holm on her victory over her.
Tate said on the "Joe Rogan Experience" earlier this month that Rousey sought VanZant out at VIP party and was furious at her, dropping f-bombs and getting in her face.
Rousey had a tough time after her loss to Holm, and later admitted she had suicidal thoughts following the loss and only got through it because of her boyfriend, fellow UFC star Travis Browne.
As for VanZant, she harbors no ill will over the incident and said she believes they'll get past it and move on.
"I definitely think we'll bury the hatchet," VanZant told TMZ earlier this week. "I'm not too stressed about it. She was a little angry that day."
It's unknown when and where Rousey will make her return to the UFC -- or who her opponent will be -- but Justino knows who she wants to face.
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