Standing opposite Rousey (12-0, 6-0 UFC) will be undefeated bantamweight Holly Holm (9-0, 2-0 UFC). “Anything can happen, in Valerie and myself’s fight”.
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Holm actually had her first pro MMA fight in 2011, but it wasn’t until 2013 that she became more serious about it. She debuted in Bellator that year, and fought twice for Legacy Fighting Championship (LFC).
Thought there have been few reasons to suspect the champion may not have the gas tank required to sustain the frenetic pace she sets in the first minute, making Rousey fight into the third, fourth or fifth rounds will at least take her somewhat out of her comfort zone and into unchartered territory.
Cards as very big as UFC 193 attract a lot of attention, which means that they also bring out the sport’s detractors.
1 – Position Rousey occupies on Business Insider’s list of “Most Dominant” athletes. She has been on a hot streak since stepping on the scene, and so far this year she has been in the cage for a total of only 48 seconds. “This is one of my easy days”, she said. “She’s a huge star and it’s kind of cool to watch her coming through from MMA and transferring over to mainstream movies and everything”. He was immediately impressed with Holm and insisted she try her hand at kickboxing.
Fans may give credence to the UFC 193 promotional campaign in part because of Holm’s credentials and resume, but that will certainly not be enough to deem her a significant threat to Rousey’s reign.
With the NBA getting traction with its season, with the NCAA football schedule winding down while the NCAA basketball picking up, even with the NFL in the meat of its schedule, there is a big event down under in Melbourne Australia that is being headlines by the best and most popular figure in the world of mixed-martial arts.
Holm certainly has the striking skills to beat Rousey, as she is a boxing champion with solid length and kicks.
Ronda Rousey has delivered the type of combative dominance rarely seen in modern MMA. Ronda don’t care. She’s not scared of any hadoukens. He has no doubt in her boxing ability. This theory will be put to the test soon.
Her secret to success? Should the heavily-favored Rousey get by Holm, a showdown against former Strikeforce 145-pound queen Cristiane Justino will continue to loom large.
“I’m voting for Bernie Sanders, because he doesn’t take any corporate money”, Rousey told Maxim on Monday. The difference is in their ground game.
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That’s quite a large contingent of humans Rousey left out with her v. basic remarks. However, even though she is the underdog, she does not feel that will define how she will fight. She now stands at 12-0, with all of her fights being ended before the final bell. The match is expected to be witnessed by a crowd of 70,000 in the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
