Doctors say it's not safe for Cris Cyborg to cut to 135lbs; possible Rousey fight off the table

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If Cris “Cyborg” Santos and Ronda Rousey ever meet in the UFC, it will have to be at 145lbs or it won’t be happening at all.

Santos met with her doctors recently including a visit to the cardiologist to see about a possible move down to 135lbs, so that she could eventually and hopefully meet Rousey inside the cage to settle their long standing differences.

Members of Cris Cyborg’s camp confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday that she visited with her heart doctor and was told that a cut to 135lbs would just not be safe based on her personal physical health. Her cardiologist stated emphatically that he would not sign off on a move down a weight class based on her current health.

The dangers to her body could also prohibit Santos from carrying a child later in life, and according to her camp, that was a risk the former Strikeforce champion was unwilling to make for any fight.

Santos’ walking around weight currently hovers around 160lbs and the 25lb cut would just be too much for her body according to her doctors.

http://www.mmaweekly.com/doctors-shoot-down-cris-cyborg-from-attempting-cut-to-135lbs-ufc-future-in-jeopardy

If that really is the case then Rhonda should move up to fight her.It's not like rhonda hasnt fought at that weight class before with much success. She even did 150 catch weight before i think. I would just push for lots of drug testing cyborg during the training time and fight time to make sure we make this fight on the up and up.

I still see rhonda tapping cyborg out at 135 or 145 weight class

Geeze I wonder if this is the same Dr. that got her the roids.

I would honestly question this if I were Rousey. This sounds more to me like a bunch of BS fabricated to make Rousey move up to fight Cyborg, just like Cyborg has wanted all along.

I would ask for proof of this analysis, or at the very least, ask Cyborg to go to a UFC-sanctioned doctor to back up this opinion.

H-O-R-S-E-S-H-I-T!

There is not ten lbs of water weight for her to cut? My fucking ass!

In all honesty, weight cutting in general is not a good idea, and any doctor would tell you that. But she's in the business of weight cutting, so if she really wanted to fight Rousey, she would make it happen. I don't see other fighters claiming that they're doctor told them not to try and drop a weight class. I don't think I've even heard that. Seems to me that she's trying to play the victim here, like "Hey, I tried to cut down to fight Rousey, but my doctor yelled at me and said I'm not allowed to. What can I do? My hands are tied. Guess we, uh... are just going to have to, uh.......fight at 145, right?"
BS.
Her arguement holds no water (Hey-O! See what I did there?).