Invicta Fighting Championship women’s featherweight champion, Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino has taken issue with bitter rival Ronda Rousey and UFC President, Dana White for bullying her for years online, adding she finds it hypocritical for the Hollywood actress to now flip the script and complain about people who are critical of her body image.
Cris Santos“Cyborg” posted the following yesterday on her Facebook page:
I find it Hypocritical of @rondarousey to complain about people in Hollywood being critical of her body image, talking about her arms or the extra weight she carries between fights.
For the past 5 years this same Ronda Rousey and Dana White have used the media to Bully me, opening the door for other opponents to try the same tactics.
Instead of talking about my fighting skills, they would rather use the Media attention to say like I look like a man, or that I Walk like Wanderlia Silva in a dress.
These comments are not made to promote a fight between the 2 best female fighters on the planet!!
they are said to make me feel bad, and are a weak attempt to bully someone into having lower self esteem.
Whether Ronda accepts the responsibility or not, she is a role model for millions of girls around the world and they listen to what she says, often times imitating her actions.
I am glad to see she is more sensitive to the issue of Bullying now that she is experiencing it for herself in Hollywood and hopefully with this comes more maturity and growth as a woman.
I see the results of bullying online everyday, and it is a real problem, because of this I have decided to use my next fight in ‪#‎InvictaFC‬ to bring awarness to online Bullying, more news about my next opponent and fight date to come soon!
It is important that people understand their true value is not in the way that they look, how many instagram followers they have, or the amount of money that they have in their bank account.
Our true self worth and lasting legacy comes from the way we treat one another, how well we help our communities, and our ability to serve god.
Online bullying will never go away, but through education I hope we can lead people to see the consequences of their actions, and I am glad to see Ronda Rousey is starting to see this for herself.
Male fighters have had more PED failures and been verbally harassed less. Ronda wants to mouth off and get a few column inches at Cyborgs expense, Dana loves Ronda and her media appeal, and the PPV buys Ronda brings the UFC so he wont tell her to STFU.
Carina Damm failed 2 PED tests and she gets mouthed off on way way waaaaay less than Cyborg and her one PED failure.
Its the lack of any remorse thats grinds my gears. No point showing me other juicers by comparison. They dont get a fraction of the media coverage Cyborg gets. She never seems to grasp how fecking out of order it is for a women of her size and skill to then roid up and batter other women.
I dont think ive heard her or any roider - even once - apologize to the fighters they have beaten while cheating.
Simple fact is that nobody would be picking on Cyborg is she didn't cheat.
F*uck them all. I have no sympathy in the slightest.
I see where you are coming from but Cyborg roiding does not make her a bully it makes her a cheat. I can't actually recall any instance of Cyborg making fun of any other person or fighter. Dana White does it all the time, not just to Cyborg, no one is safe from his tactics, fighters, fans and even media members have had to put up with his big mouth. He should think himself lucky he is in a position of power because if he wasn't someone would have given him the beat down of lifetime by now.
Cyborg is a cheat who has to hit weight to get that fight, but....
she's not wrong, Dana White is a bully and jackass. I'm not going to leave the sport because the guy's a dick, I'm just going to support Bellator because I know Scott Coker is a decent human being who isn't out to screw over any person that slightly inconveniences Mr. White.
Clever PR from Cyborg. She's been trying to garner the sympathy vote for some time now.
What she should be doing is coming out and giving a categorical apology for her past mistakes, this would give her a road to retribution in the eyes of the fans, even if it was a begrudging one.
Clever PR from Cyborg. She's been trying to garner the sympathy vote for some time now.
What she should be doing is coming out and giving a categorical apology for her past mistake, this would give her a road to retribution in the eyes of the fans, even if it was a begrudging one.
It must be frustrating struggling to make 145, and not safely being able to make 135, but have to make 135 anyway because you've got Rousey and her boss both calling you every name under the sun and mocking everything from her weight to how she looks.
Cyborg is still gonna try 135 and she's gonna damn near kill herself trying.
On that token the UFC could make Ronda go back to her original weightclass...but we've done that argument to the point of nausea on MMAF.
My main issue is Ronda and Dana both ganging up on another individual and verbally assaulting her. Ronda? Mmmmk fighters slag off other fighters, but Dana has no f*cking place publically insulting other athletes on their looks, it's not professional.
I suppose but what would be to gain out of having your title stripped only to go to an even more emptier weight class than than the one you already reside at
But if cyborg won the fight at that weight class it would make rouseys title seem worthless to lose to a competitor not in her weightclass. And regarding dana, we all know by now how much of a clown he is so thats no shock.
Because somebody said something really rude to me, I came into the shoot purposely way heavier, Rousey said. "And the campaign ended up being amazing, even though I was heavier just to make a point.
I swear to God. If anyone calls me fat one more time in my life, I’m going to kill them!!!
If I can represent that body type of women that isn’t represented so much in media, then I’d be happy to do that.
First of all, I do love Don taking a shot at Sportsman's bias. "Pot calling the kettle black" at its finest. I do love you guy's posts though, don't get me wrong. It just made me grin.
Secondly, I'm neutral here. Regardless of Cyborg's mistakes, insulting her appearance is just mean and unnecessary. It's middle school tactics that shouldn't be encouraged. She cheated, but she's still human and has feelings. I feel sympathetic in that regard.
On the other hand, I can understand attacking her, career wise anyway. It's harder to let go of her past mistake, because of how her career has been. Her physical strength and power advantage over basically all of her opponents has greatly assisted her in most of her fights. She's in a female division, and most women out there don't have those traits that she does. So obviously, hearing she's busted for PED's even once, it puts a huge asterick next to her record. Not saying she's untalented without her strength and power, but I think anyone would be lying if they said those weren't huge assets in her career. Knowing she cheated to achieve such a physical level, it leaves a sour taste in a lot of people's mouths due to it helping elevate her so much. Women's MMA still has a long way to go to catch up to men's, so her strength and power cleaning out an already weak division hurts that much more for her competition who are struggling to catch up.
Do I forgive her though? Of course, we all make mistakes. I'm just saying I understand the points of view of others. It's difficult to look passed and this thing tends to follow everyone throughout their careers. I just believe it's more looked at in her case because of the way she's succeeded and how thin her division is. Props to her though for testing clean since then.
I still say if you're going to hate on her.. Hate on her career, not her appearance. Grow up. I'm a Rousey fan who would pick Rousey in a fight between them as well, so there's that.
Sorry, I agree with Cyborg. Dana and Ronda are petty assholes, especially online and in the media. If I ever meet Dana White I seriously will punch him and then laugh at his boxercise flailing counters while his bodyguards drag me off and break my legs in an alley.
Also, IIRC Cyborg has popped exactly once in a lengthy career. That's better than many UFC fighters, in fact we have two UFC hall of famers who popped and two more that have more or less admitted to using despite not popping for a UFC fight.
Thats your opinion. I find what Cyborg did far harder to swallow then petty bullshit from Dana or Ronda.
All those women; careers set back after getting beaten down by juiced Cyborg. What about them? Do they have an opinion? Should we not be considering them seeing as they are the true victims? Where's Cyborgs apology to each and every one of them?
Does my head in how so many MMA fans find PED usage so dismissable. And yet, name calling is considered the worse thing ever.
Roiders should be stripped of all their wins, just like it rolls in so many other sports. This situation is like a 100 meter sprinter getting caught on the juice, only to start calling out Bolt a year later. It stinks. They should shut the fook up and get on with re-building their careers. Nothing anybody can say will change my opinion.
Barnett popped three times, two of them under UFC brand, still he got called back by the same Dana White and we don't see any harsh words toward him, but we do hear how sweet of a person he is in his post fight interviews. I like him very much, btw. Just pointing bias in not something it can get exclusively trown to my face only.
Barnett popped three times, two of them under UFC brand, still he got called back by the same Dana White and we don't say any harsh words toward him, but we do hear how sweet of a person he is in his post fight interviews. I like him very much, btw. Just pointing bias in not something it can get exclusively trown to my face only.
I agree with Cyborg in that, Rousey's someone who tries to "inspire girls" by telling them of the "rough and tough upbringing she had and how she was bullied". Pretty much, she's just being every single celebrity in history. No one wants to sit down to an interview and say "I had it pretty fking good. No issues ever. Guess not everyone can achieve what I did eh?". So Rousey's trying to put across this "don't care about what other people think and don't worry about what you look like", but at the same time she's been destroying Cyborg's looks with comparisons to Wanderlei and shit.
Josh Barnett tests positive and the UFC gives him a title shot and then he tests positive again. Also they may have hid a positive Belfort test and put him in there against Jones. Oh but Riki Fukudo accidentally takes a cold medicine and HE'S GONE FOR LIFE
Cyborg might be a cheat but if the UFC can make money off that cheat they will.
And finally you can be a fan of McGregor, it's not like he's Anderson Silva and his legacy was built on lies.
Well to be fair, that's just like everything in the world. If you lose a fight and you're a boring fighter, you might well be cut....unless you're GSP in which case you could lose loads and it's cool.
If you're not adding anything of value to a company or organisation, and you slip up, you're out of the door a hell of a lot quicker than someone who brings something to the table. I don't find this to be hypocritical, just logical.
The article may be about a roider whining soojooko ( in your opinion) but you are whining in this thread to the point of nausea. Can this thread just die now?
Ronda Rousey is a huge influence/role model to many young women I'm sure...and she shouldn't be seen doing this shit, or have it be seen like it's ok to go to town on someone online targeting their appearance.
That's my major beef here with Ronda, the fact that someone who idolizes her may start saying horrible shit to someone online and not know just how emotionally vulnerable the person receiving the hate is.
What did Ronda say that falls into this category. Bully has just become another internet buzzword. I get that bullying is a serious issue, but like many things these days we take serious issues and dilute them. Now every time you express a contrary opinion it becomes bullying. I have only heard her say she won't give her a shot at the belt unless she can make weight because she has used steroids, she cheated. That's hardly the same thing as calling another girl fat on facebook. Maybe she has said something more than that but I haven't heard it.
Has Ronda specifically made fun of Justino's looks? I know Dana has. That dude talks sh*t about every fighter not contracted to the UFC and some that are. I do agree with Cyborg that her looks should not be ridiculed but at the same time, this reeks of her trying to continue to keep her name attached to Ronda's. I know Rowdy has called her out on her use of steroids, which is absolutely true and shouldn't be so easily glossed over. Especially when the fighter who got popped has made a career out of mauling much smaller women and brags about walking around at 170lbs. That's 20lbs more than Ronda. If Ronda is making fun of Justino's looks then yes, she is being a hypocrite and deserves to be called out for it. At the same time though, don't take synthetic hormones to gain a strength advantage and then get hurt feelings when people say you look mannish due to steroid abuse. Cyborg took Winstrol ffs...
I'm a big Cyborg critic, but I do agree that Dana and Ronda have crossed a line in attacking her looks. It's one thing to criticize her steroid use, her magic scale, and the many stupid things she's ever said, but calling her an "it" or Wandy in a dress is pretty childish.
I'm not really surprised though. They both can be loudmouth jerks. Like Dana originally being against women fighting was because he saw a pretty girl get beaten down by a girl he said looked "like Randy Couture" in a local show. The story seemingly starts off about depth of a division (which is a fair point, especially since the fight was quite a few years ago) and then he throws in an insult for no reason.
Evilappendix- Besides calling her an it, she has said that if she were a little girl and saw Cyborg, she'd go ewww and say she doesn't want to fight if you have to look like that to do it. I think she could have made a real point about the importance of not doing PEDs, the virilizing effects of androgenic anabolic steroids and being a role model for children, but instead she took the low road.
She looks a lot like Wanderlei. She is not an attractive woman and looks like a dude in half her photos. Going out of your way to tease someone about their looks is definitely bullying, but at the same time we are all adults here and its the fight game. Fighters say a lot of rude stuff to other fighters, confrontation is a core part of thier careers.
She DOES look like a man sometimes, she IS ugly and not attractive (at least to most id assume). It is what it is, if I am ronda and i see a potential "mega fight" with cyborg, and we dont get along in the first place, id probably go for anything to piss her off and get her to drop weight and fight me. Just saying.
All of this....although at the same time Ronda would have you believe she had this oh so sad upbringing where she was bullied for her looks so young folks can overcome anything they come across and achieve their dreams, just like she did.
Its not like i want her to die, for gods sake. She made a mistake. She can deal with it and move on. She *does* deserve compassion when its warranted. But in this case, she doesn't get it from me.
Like ive said before, what about compassion and respect for the women shes beat down while being roided? Shes just like Vitor. Clearly a very good fighter who would have won most of her fights without roiding. But she still juiced to make her already impressive self even more powerful and destructive. Thats plain mean, no matter which way you cut it. Thats why her moaning grinds my gears. Playing the victim when she has a trail of victims in her wake. Never once has she apologized for the unfair destruction of all those girls. If she had, I wouldn't have anywhere near the animosity toward her. I don't believe she regrets anything. Just that she got caught.
Just because someone does something wrong doesn't mean that you can just treat them like garbage for the rest of their lives.
Dana and Ronda are bullies, you have a long history with both. And I do think their is a certain degree of sexism where women are judged by their appearances in this sport on a much greater level than men.
No of course it doesn't. But when that person starts throwing around the insults and accusations and starting the debate its normal that they are treated with a pinch of salt.
Don't forget she is not in the weight class yet shes taunting and calling out the champ. This is bullshit. She deserves whatever she is getting.
If Cyborg was just saying nothing on this whole thing, there would be no insults being thrown around by anyone
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