Rousey also says she’s going to take a few serious time off after this fight. Holly Holm is the next fearless soul who will attempt to reverse that trend. Rousey’s experience and career as a UFC star makes her the public’s favorite to win, but Holm is emerging as a serious contender.
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Over her last two fights – her championship win over Carla Esparza and subsequent title defense against Jessica Penne – have been brutal, technical masterpieces where Jedrzejczyk controlled every element of the fight and dominated the action, punishing both Esparza and Penne from Jump Street and never letting off the gas pedal until the referee stepped in to save each of them.
“They gave me confidence so when it came I can’t say I was surprised because it’s something we already saw in my future anyway”, Holm said. This will be Holm’s first MMA fight outside of the United States.
“Not in my eyes she’s not, it’s not fair to put her in there and it’s not all her fault”, Stann said. The UFC were coming under increasing pressure to create a women’s division and Ronda Rousey was quickly becoming a household name.
After a controversial win on her debut with Strikeforce where referee Steve Mazzagatti apparently stopped the fight too early, Rousey went on to win her second fight against Julia Budd, dislocating Budd’s arm in the process.
THERE was a neat moment during Ronda Rousey’s open workout at Federation Square yesterday which highlighted how ready Melbourne is for its first UFC event. “Sometimes I think, ‘I really hope I deserve this, ‘” she said.
“This is not a temporary decision because I was unhappy due to all of that, but it’s my final decision and it’s best for me”.
Rousey’s victory, in 14 seconds, stands as the fastest submission in UFC title fight history.
“I don’t go up there just for show, I’m really training when I’m up there…” I’m not just going out there and doing the minimum possible for the fans so I could do my secret little things in the back. Based exclusively on Holm’s first two fights in the octagon, the pairing looks like as much of a squash match as Rousey’s 34-second annihilation of Bethe Correia in August.
“I learned that from tending bar”, Rousey said. Once Rousey had Davis on the ground, and in a headlock position, she used her free hand to land punch after punch to the head of Davis.
Or maybe it’s just that she’s simply one of the most gifted, incredible, brutal and focused athletes in the world right now. She is a tough fighter, and there’s a reason why she’s the most dominant champion out there.
Joanna: Nah. If you do more and get more you’re more hungry, know what I mean?
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Rousey is referring to the fact that she knew everything there was to know, going into the Prequel Trilogy. “I can see myself [in her]”.At a flawless 10-0 as a pro, should Joanna Champion, as she’s now known, keep winning, expect to see comparisons with her bantamweight counterpart, Rousey.In an interview with Maxim, Rousey talks about her voting opinions and voiced her thoughts on this year’s candidates. But her boxing is good. She has the power, good high kicks.
