I really enjoy watching her fight.
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Rousey shared a more heated staredown with Holly Holm than any other in recent memory.
Rousey, a former Olympic judoka, has helped push mixed martial arts into the mainstream of USA sport with a series of dynamic knockout victories that have earned her comparisons to Mike Tyson’s rise in heavyweight boxing during the 1980s. As previously announced by UFC president Dana White during the UFC Fan Expo UFC 200th will take place on July 9, 2016, in Las Vegas Arena.
Rousey may have never faced a fighter quite like Holm.
Ronda Rousey got into a heated confrontation with her next opponent Holly Holm well before the two stepped into the Octagon for their scheduled UFC bantamweight championship fight this evening.
The champion also commented on Holm’s sweet act.
One thing that is getting more and more obvious about Rousey’s fighting style is that she is hittable, especially when she blindly rushes into a clinch. I know I have my hands full with Ronda.
At this morning’s media session, Rousey took questions for nearly an hour from the group of journalists, many having travelled over from the States to cover her fight.
One of the hottest properties in UFC right now, Ronda Rousey is going to be on every cover of every box for EA Sports UFC 2, coming Spring 2016.
Editor Justin Huffman caught a few heat last week as he did not pick a single fight correctly in the first ever Cage Pages Staff Predictions, but he came back with a little fire of his own last week.
– Carlos Condit, UFC welterweight No. 1 contender: “Honestly, I think Holly has a good style to fight Ronda because she’s such a good movement-oriented striker”. Rousey said she feels pressure, but thrives on it. I’m going to walk out of there the victor every single time.
The UFC are expecting a record crowd inside Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium on Saturday night, as 75,000 fans descend on the converted arena.
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“Our workouts yesterday was a real touching experience”, Rousey said.
