I can't watch that shit.
Ronda Rousey DONE!
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She got exposed again.....She is fairly one dimensional as a fighter.....Strength, judo, and armbar....If she can't put her opponent on her hip and throw her, she will struggle. Holm stopped her judo and destroyed her on the feet, and Nunes just flat bitch slapped her around the ring and didn't even need to defend against her judo. She's finally fought two fighters in a row that knew how to fight her and had the requisite skills set to beat her. As the women's division grows and the talent pool grows, Rhonda will soon be an after thought. She won't be able hip toss her opponents and get them in an arm bar....On her feet she's below average. Nunes is a better fighter, more well rounded....I was hoping to see the fight go to the ground just to see what would happen, but 40+ secs and she was out on her feet.
The last three fights were $. Seeing Cruz get smashed by Garbrandt was the hilite of the night for me, he fought well and out dueled Cruz on the feet landing most of the significant strikes in the fight, knocking him down 3 times and getting a 10-8 Rd on two of the judges cards. If you've never seen Cruz fight, he prances around the ring, lots of movement, in and out and quick strikes. Very talented and hard to beat.....Especially hard to outpoint, which makes Garbrandts win one of the most impressive I've seen to date in MMA. Not a fan of Cruz and his style, he fights to outpoint his opponent and limit the damage, not get struck, which is smart, but at the same time boring to watch, much like Floyd Mayweather. Last night he got taken to school and his style was largely ineffective...The RDS he won were razor thin and the RDS garbrandt won were decisive.
And TJ Dillishaw controlled the whole fight vs. Lineker who is tough sob, he took some punishment. Can't wait for garbrandt vs. dillishaw. Cody better be ready for the take downs as TJ,s takedowns are excellent.....On the feet this will be interesting to see what happens. Sucks we,LL have to wait 6 mos to a year to see it.
When she last fought Miesha Tate it showed her lack of boxing skills. Tate was hitting her at will and Rousey kept taking her down, but Tate for two rounds would not let Ronda beat her on the ground. When she lost her bout and her title she had that look on her face that said I thought no one could beat me. Once that got in her mind I think she was close to being done. When Tate was dispatched easily by Nunes I knew Rousey was in trouble if she tried to stand and trade punches. The effect that first loss Rousey had last year took the confidence right out of her. She should have had a couple of easy fights before going for the title again. The gave her a $3 million to headline this fight and a cut of the proceeds, but she refused to get out and promote the fight so I would guess her cut of the proceeds would be minimal.
letthebigdogshunt not only did it take its toll (the first loss), she knew she was exposed
...Once she gets cracked she is thru....No ring awareness at all....Her movement was poor, and other than her judo and strength, she is not much of an athlete, basically left as a punching bag for her opponent. I've seen fighters get rocked a lot worse then her and weather the storm, adjust their strategy and figure out a way. I'm shocked she did not learn from her loss to Holm and game plan for Nunes striking. Which leads me to believe she simply can't do it. Her whole brand is pretty much null and void at this point. She should be thankful she cashed in already.
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If you remember the look on her face when she got knocked out by the head kick from Holm that told the story right there. The fact she basically went into hiding after the loss says a great deal about her mental outlook at the time. She was like a kid who had her favorite toy taken away from her by the neighborhood bully. All the confidence she showed after each win and all the bravado was quenched right there. When I saw the end of that fight I never thought she would get back in the ring again. I guess $3 million was too much to pass up. As the saying goes she was a one trick pony. A darn good one, but against a great striker she turns out to be just ordinary.
letthebigdogshunt I guess $3 million was too much to pass up.
Exactly.
and (unlike the other mutts) she has another career on the horizon that requires her face to be in tact.
She's filming Goonies II
Hey, I give her credit. If for nothing else than convincing Dana White to take a chance on her. Her courage pretty much set her up for life financially, and however flash-in-the-pan-ish her career was - she certainly played a huge role in driving interest toward the women's side of things in the UFC.
Not sure how far this goes from here as far as the women, but one thing's certain - there are a lot of people who'll pay good money to watch two women to beat each other's brains out.
I just don't happen to be one of 'em.
PA-PLAYA
No disrespect for Rousey as she helped bring women's MMA to the forefront. She was exceptional against all comers until the strikers got into her weight class. She whooped everyone that was in that weight class and was doing it in minutes instead of rounds. But as others MMA fighters have found out you need to have more than one style of fighting to continue to stay on top.
letthebigdogshunt yep....I always think about Royce Gracie....He dominated for nearly a decade....No one even knew what BJJ was back then and he was getting guys in holds they never saw....They didn't know what to do. Back then he could wear a GI, so no slippage, could pull hair, which Royce did. He was dominant, people were scared sh1tless of this guy, he was beating heavyweights and he was 170ish. Put him in with today's MMA fighters and he would be middle of the pack, no GI, today's rules, and his sucky striking, with nearly everyone being versed in BJJ....Everyone else caught up, sorta like what's happening to Rousey....Both pioneers and influential, paving the way for something big.
