PA-PLAYA good point....I give her respect for what she has done for the sport, she was the main storyline in a male driven sport for a few years....She brought a lot of fans to the sport that would have otherwise never watched

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    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.

            sdandrea1 and he looked so damned intense and downright mean. Friggin animal in the cage. That's how I'll remember him with that damn look on his face like he was about to rip your arm off!

              Any you guys remember Tank Abbott? I'll never forget that dude... big, fat, and the appearance of an utter sociopath. I remember one of the first UFC fights I ever watched, Tank hits this guy and the guy just collapses and looks like he's having a seizure. Thought he killed him.

              Tank hung around for a few months, but it didn't take long for him to realize that there's more to MMA than street brawling.

                ode

                Gracie still lives in MMA many of the fighters today have black belts in BJJ.

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                  PA-PLAYA
                  Tank was from my hometown of Huntington Beach,Ca.
                  That dude was always getting in trouble and came into the MMA back in the days
                  when there were NO weight classes and only two rules:
                  No biting and no gauging the eyes.
                  Kicking a guy in the balls was allowed back then and so was a LOT of other crazy chit.
                  Tank wasn't very quick,but if he could catch you he'd probably knock his opponent out.

                    Ronda is going to go the way of Gina Carrano. In a year or so no one will know/care who she is.

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                      Hoss7504 except that Gina is actually smokin! And she's done quite a bit of acting since stopping her MMA career.

                          ode

                          I agree. Gina is a smoke show. And yeah she's done some acting, but she doesn't have near the hype now as she had when she was fighting.

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                              Hoss7504 it will be interesting to see what offers come her way after the loss.....I think she needed to risk it for the sake of her legacy and her brand and try to bounce back with a big win.

                                  ode

                                  I don't think she had any other choice really but to go through with the fight, even if deep down she didn't feel up to the challenge. Otherwise she would've been perceived as an opportunistic money-grabber who was only in it for herself, instead of perhaps trying to continue promoting the women's aspect of the sport.

                                  But now after this loss, I think she'd be wise to bow out gracefully and let others take the reigns and champion the movement. Very few enjoy seeing an athlete/sports figure hang around once their time has come and gone because it seldom ends well. Given the nature of this sport and the extremely abbreviated window of opportunity compared to a lot of other sports, she needs to be thankful of the opportunities she had and just be content that she played a significant role in pioneering the movement for women.

                                  JMO.

                                    brsmith
                                    If you are talking about Rousey I agree, but if you are talking MMA I disagree. Of course if they knew it would last 48 seconds maybe not, but the only thing they are paying for is a drawing card. There will be fighters that will garner $3 million in the future.

                                        Conor McGregor got $3mil for his last fight with Diaz,and I wouldn't be surprised if he gets
                                        even more if there's a third match with Nate.
                                        When you consider there's a UFC XXX almost every couple weeks to 1 per month,
                                        there's a LOT of money to be earned.
                                        You'd think with so much exposure the UFC market would be over saturated,but that doesn't
                                        seem to be the case at all.....Dana White might just be the P.T.Barnum of the 21st. century!
                                        Like him or hate him,the dude knows how to promote and make some major $$$$$$$$!

                                          Although the sport isn't new, it being mainstream is....it has hit the big time....as long as they don't fracture and make the mistakes that boxing has, I see the sport continuing to grow or at least stay as big as it is now....they are debuting the women's featherweight division at ufc 208, with a title fight with Holly Holm. I knew it was a matter of time before expansion of the women's division. it's too bad it wasn't Holm vs. Cyborg, but she can't keep off the junk.