LAS VEGAS — Ronda Rousey, women’s bantamweight champion of the world, returns to the Octagon Saturday night for her second title defense in three months.
In the opposite corner will stand Sara McMann, a former Olympic silver medalist in wrestling. Many are pegging her as the toughest opponent of Rousey‘s career. She’s still a sizable underdog, but there’s a sense of belief among many in the audience that McMann might be able to get the job done.
There is no such belief in Patrick Cummins, the 4-0 coffee barista tabbed to replace Rashad Evans on just one week’s notice against Daniel Cormier. Cummins is a historic underdog. But the nature of mixed martial arts is that anything can happen, and sometimes it does. It is not expected, but stranger things have happened.
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