Count Paige VanZant among those who would want to see Ronda Rousey mix it up with Cris "Cyborg" Justino.
Justino is fresh off of her UFC debut, where she handed Leslie Smith a knockout loss via punches in Round 1 during a fight that lasted just 1:21 this past Saturday at UFC 198.
She's made it clear she wants to face "Rowdy," who hasn't fought since November, and VanZant wouldn't mind seeing it go down.
"Just being a fight fan, I would love to see that fight," VanZant said via TMZ Sports. "It's not my call, it's up to the UFC and each fighter, but I would love to see that fight because I'm a big fan of both of them."
VanZant balked at making a prediction, but she added something that many of her fans would be happy to hear, she'd "love" to do a Sports Illustrated swimsuit spread.
The UFC star-turned-"Dancing with the Stars" contestant was recently involved in a crazy encounter with Rousey.
Reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion Miesha 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 for congratulating Holly Holm on defeating her.
Holm handed Rousey her first-ever UFC loss and took her title from her at UFC 193 in November. Rousey later admitted she had suicidal thoughts following the loss, but is currently training for a return, though she hasn't been back since.
Holm lost the belt to Tate on Mar. 5 and "Cupcake" will defend against Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 on July 9.
Despite their incident, VanZant doesn't hold anything against "Rowdy" and believes they'll get past it.
"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."
As for Justino, she was quick to call Rousey out after having a scintillating UFC debut.
"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."
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