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Published 11:48 13 Oct 2016 BST
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"The reality is this. Cris Cyborg is devastatingly good. She's been destroying everybody right now. Her popularity is actually starting to go like this. She's getting bigger. Everybody wants it right here, right now - it doesn't happen that way."Rousey is booked to take on champion Amanda Nunes for the women's bantamweight strap at the end of the year, and if she wins her return bout, White vows to finally give Cyborg her shot at "Rowdy".
"I promise you this, Ronda has to come in and fight on December 30. Ronda has to win. The girl that she's fighting is no push-over. She's nasty and tough, and Ronda's got a fight on her hands there. If she wins that fight, her and Cris Cyborg are eventually going to fight. Ronda wants that fight. It will be the biggest PPV in UFC history."If his use of the word "eventually" doesn't exactly fill you with confidence, then you've got just the right amount of cynicism because asked if Rousey's next fight would be against Cyborg if she beat Nunes, he gave the following response,
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