Rousey is amazing, you know there are a lot of people who get touted as goat's/game changers/legends etc and get and adornment by fans and media. But few actually deserve it, Rousey does. Everyone is kinda drooling over her and I have to say myself included, I've been a big fan of hers since she came into MMA. While its true she probably wouldn't have got all the movie deals, cover shots, mainstream media buzz and coverage & advertising slots if she wasn't american but you can't say she doesn't deserve it.
And she just beat a brawler, maybe the best brawler in the division at brawling in 34sec... Insane, shame too I actually really prefer watching her judo and grapple, her balance and hips are superb. Anyone interested in beating her has to keep her hips away from their body.
Women's MMA is still fairly new but it really has exploded... The talent is come thick and fast and they are all improving, and you are getting more athletes crossing over from other sports like wrestling, boxing & kick boxing because of the higher profile the UFC has. But Ronda has been improving out of sight compared to the rest.
Tate & Zingano are amazing atheletes and the fight they had against each other was awesome, either of them would be worthy champions if not for Ronda. Zingano II would be interesting, tate at least made it to the 3rd round, showed good power in her last fight but I still dont thing she is as good as she has been. Holly Holm would be an interesting fight, holm is a disciplined striker, not a brawler like Betche, Ronda will not be able to outstrike Holm technically but can Holm keep it standing? I doubt it, she's shown she' physically strong and can use that to keep it standing but Ronda uses her opponents strength against them with judo, but at least it makes an interesting match up. Cyborg, well she's a roid moster, who will probably never make 135lbs and still be able to fight, it kinda looks like she struggles to make 145lbs.
Interestingly it seems the next fight is going to be Tate III and I dont think Zingano II is far away, Holm will come in somewhere, maybe a Holm vs. Zingano fight to figure out the next challenger after Tate.
Women's MMA is awesome, Joanna Jędrzejczyk is awesome as well. And holy crap Paige Vanzant is ridiculous, at first I thought it was just a bit of a gimmic a really pretty/cute blonde girl in the octagon, but no she's an absolutely sick fighter. IMO one of the most entertaining fighters to watch in the UFC period.
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Yeh 2017 could be the beginning of UFC starting to really hit it big in terms of elite athletes joining it.
Like CM Punk?
I actually think the UFC has evolved beyond that point, MMA has got to a level where its hard for other atheletes to crossover because what we have now is gifted atheletes who would excel in other sports training MMA from young ages fighting through the ranks to make the UFC. Guys in their ealy 20's who have been training & fighting for 10 years inspired by the early years UFC.
CM punk is going to be interesting, he seems like a likeable character and a smart dude. He's never going to make a ***le run but I hope he does well.
