Ronda Rousey was the star attraction on Saturday Night Live last night, but her appearance on the legendary sketch show didn't impress one a potential MMA rival.
The former UFC bantamweight queen used her opening monologue on the show to address her shocking defeat by Holly Holm, admitting that the New Mexico fighter was a deserving winner and reassuring her fans that she was fully recovered from the UFC 193 knockout.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noJYygyVekM
But her comedic work attracted the scorn of Invicta champion Cris 'Cyborg' Justino, who has long been discussed as a potential rival for the former champion, who will be an interested onlooker when Holm defends her title for the first time against Miesha Tate at UFC 197 in March.
https://twitter.com/criscyborg/status/691141535367204864
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