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Cris Cyborg responds to ‘joke' Edmond Tarverdyan's comments, not interested in Ronda Rousey fight in UFC

The Brazilian star, who holds the UFC featherweight championship, has campaigned for years for a fight with “Rowdy" when she was at the top of the world as UFC bantamweight queen.

Now on a two-fight losing skid, and in complete silence after her devastating first-round knockout loss to Amanda Nunes in December, it's unlikely that Rousey will ever return to the Octagon.

On Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, Rousey’s longtime coach Edmond Tarverdyan broke his silence and revealed that “Rowdy" hasn’t talked about a potential return or retirement from the sport yet, but he sees Cyborg as the perfect match-up for his pupil.