Winkeljohn: Holly Holm would fight 'Cyborg' in 'a heartbeat'

Holly Holm isn't afraid of Cristiane "Cyborg" Justino.

While Ronda Rousey's reign atop the women's bantamweight division featured a never-ending sitcom level "will they, won't they" storyline swirling around a potential showdown with Justino, Holm appears to be much more open to a bout against the hulking Brazilian.

"I'll tell you what: Holly has never turned down a fight before in her life," Holm's coach, Mike Winkeljohn, told talkingbrawlsmma.com, according to MMAjunkie.com. "It won't be on Holly’s terms if she turns down a fight, unless she retires. Holly will fight anybody, anywhere. She's that tough, mentally. She believes in herself, and what she can do.

"Cris 'Cyborg' is just incredible with her strength and with what she can do. I don't know if she can make the weight at 135 pounds yet. She's got a lot of holes in her game, a lot of craziness. That girl is so strong, so we'd have to be worried about it. But Holly would fight her in a heartbeat."

Justino-Rousey headlines dominated the women's MMA landscape for much of Rousey's championship tenure, while Holm was seen as a mere bump in the road for "Rowdy" as she continued to build her legacy as the greatest female fighter of all time.

Holm, of course, didn't buy into the neatly packaged narrative, and upset the apple cart at UFC 193 by crumbling Rousey's mystique of invincibility with a vicious head kick, and a few finishing nails.