BRASILIA – After so many years of getting asked the same thing, you’d think Cristiane Justino would have gotten tired of being prodded about Ronda Rousey.

But, instead of an annoyance, the Invicta FC featherweight champion sees the seemingly undying curiosity as a sign. Although willing to fight any of the top-10 ranked women signed to the UFC’s 135-pound roster, Justino (16-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) still said the Rousey (12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) narrative should get a proper ending.

“I respect all the girls regardless of who they are,” Justino told MMAjunkie. “But I believe there’s a ‘novela’ (Brazilian soap opera) between Ronda and I that we need to finish. I think that’s a fight everyone wants to watch.

“I think they ask the same (questions) to her. I think everywhere, they ask the same thing. That’s why I think this fight needs to happen. So that we can finish our careers saying we did that great fight and not that we should have done that fight. We did it. So let’s wait. If she takes that initiative. It’s up to her.”

Set to face UFC newcomer Lina Lansberg (6-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in the headlining bout of UFC Fight Night 95 on Sept. 24, “Cyborg” is – much like the rest of the MMA community – unsure of what the former UFC women’s bantamweight champ has been up to after her knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November.

But, regardless, Justino said that dealing with losses should be a part of any athlete’s skillset.

“I think after that Holly fight, she’s still trying to reorganize; I don’t know if she’s back to training,” Justino said. “Losses can happen for any athlete. That’s sports. One day you win, and the next you lose. But you need to know how to deal with that.

“Something I learned at Chute Box is that you should think about your loss for 24 hours. Once those are over, done, you need to train for the next one. And that’s it. You learn, and you get better. Of course, it’s not easy to lose, but you need to see where you went wrong and get better. I think that makes you a better athlete and person as well.”

“Cyborg” might not be able to answer for Rousey when it comes to the once-dominant champ’s UFC return, but if it were up to the Brazilian knockout artist, she’d like to see more of the former judoka.

“I hope she (comes back),” Justino said. “She has a lot of fans. She helped MMA grow a lot. I can’t be selfish and say she didn’t. I think she did a lot for the growth of MMA. I think many girls out there are her fans, and she can show that losing is not giving up. Losing is about coming back and persisting and fighting for your spot again.

“That’s what you need to show. That you don’t continue only when you’re winning. If you lose, you can come back. There’s no shame in losing.”

For more on Justino’s thoughts on her unfinished business with Rousey, check out the video above.

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