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"&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img alt=\"1206-cristiane-santos-ronda-rousey\" src=\"http://ll-media.tmz.com/2012/12/06/1206-cristiane-santos-ronda-rousey-3.jpg\" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ronda Rousey&lt;/strong&gt;'s too chicken to fight &lt;strong&gt;Cris 'Cyborg' Santos&lt;/strong&gt; ... and that's why Cyborg won't be facing Rousey in Rousey's first ever UFC fight next February -- Cyborg's rep tells TMZ.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FYI -- Cyborg is widely regarded as one of the most dominant female MMA fighters on the planet ... famously beating up former \"American Gladiators\" star &lt;strong&gt;Gina Carano&lt;/strong&gt; back in 2009. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the rep, \"This is a fight all the fans want and we want to give to them. We have offered to fight Ronda at a catch weight of 140lbs. She has turned that offer down and will not budge to make this fight happen.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rep adds, \"Cyborg wants Rousey but can not and will not drop to 135 [Rousey's fighting weight].\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;According to the rep,&amp;#160;\"We understand Ronda is worried about losing because of her new found fame. We are not worried about fame; we are worried about Cris' health.\"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The rep tells us, several doctors have said it would be unsafe for Cris (who fights at 145) to drop ten pounds for a bout.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TMZ broke the story ... Rousey will face off against Liz Carmouche at UFC 157 instead."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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