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The UFC has landed in Seattle with a true pay-per-view-caliber fight card that will be broadcast for free on Fox. This week has been filled with storylines pertaining to Ronda Rousey, GSP and Nick Diaz. Let’s cut through all of that and focus on the gr…
The UFC has landed in Seattle with a true pay-per-view-caliber fight card that will be broadcast for free on Fox.
This week has been filled with storylines pertaining to Ronda Rousey, GSP and Nick Diaz. Let’s cut through all of that and focus on the great event we have in store for us on Saturday night.
Here are three reasons to be excited for the UFC on Fox 5 card.
We’ve reached the breaking point when discussing whether or not Ronda Rousey deserves to fight in the main event of a pay-per-view, as well as debating whether or not the newly formed women’s division will have the legs to carry itself for the years to…
We’ve reached the breaking point when discussing whether or not Ronda Rousey deserves to fight in the main event of a pay-per-view, as well as debating whether or not the newly formed women’s division will have the legs to carry itself for the years to come.
My coverage of Rousey started back in January when I speculated on how Rousey would do against Cyborg Santos. Then in February, I wrote a piece that explained why Rousey would become the face of women’s MMA.
It wasn’t hard to predict, and I’m sure many of you saw it coming as well. But did we truly see the UFC throwing Rousey out there as much as they are now? I’ve written a few pieces this week alone on Rousey, and even I think I need a break from this subject.
So, before I go forward with my self-imposed Ronda Rousey ban for a few weeks, I need to get the point across that the UFC is doing a disservice to Ronda and the female division by going all-in with Rousey.
The UFC has hyped Rousey up to the point where there is no way anybody could get any more excited about her. And that’s all she is to the casual MMA fan–hype. If you’ve seen Rousey fight over the last year, then you know she is a legitimate power in MMA. You also know that one of the biggest reasons Dana hesitated in forming a women’s division in the past was because of the shallow talent pool.
Now things are different. Dana sees how marketable Rousey can be. He’s smart enough to know that a loss would send much of her lore down the drain and some hardcore MMA fans (who don’t care much for women’s MMA) would laugh their butts off with a “See, I told you!” attitude.
Although the sport as evolved and society has progressed with how we view women fighting in a cage, it still comes across as a novelty for some.
The UFC needed to form this women’s division to squeeze whatever money and exposure they could out of Rousey while she’s one of the hottest names in the sport. If they had waited, Rousey may have left for another organization. If she were to have lost a fight in another organization, then there is no way she’d be headlining UFC 157 and drawing the media attention she’s getting now.
I want to see the women’s division succeed. I think Rousey is a great champion to have, but I also think the UFC rushed this together to make money instead of building up the roster within the division. They could have followed the flyweight division model–complete with a small tournament over the year to crown the first champion.
By not going that route, they are one Rousey loss away from jeopardizing the division before it even gets started. If Liz Carmouche beats Rousey, will Carmouche then garner the same attention Rousey has?
Not a chance.
Now it’s time to focus on other newsworthy items in MMA. The self-imposed Rousey ban starts…now.
Joe Chacon is a featured columnist for Bleacher Report and a staff writer for Operation Sports. You can follow him on Twitter @JoeChacon.
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Ronda Rousey and the biggest hype train the UFC has promoted in quite some time will be blowing through the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA in February for UFC 157. Not only is Rousey part of the card, but her fight with Liz Carmouche will be the Main Even…
Ronda Rousey and the biggest hype train the UFC has promoted in quite some time will be blowing through the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA in February for UFC 157.
Not only is Rousey part of the card, but her fight with Liz Carmouche will be the Main Event of the evening. So much for easing Rousey into the Octagon.
The pulse I’m feeling from the majority of B/R readers is that you feel as though Rousey has been hyped up to the point where it’s hard to imagine her stock rising any higher. Yes, she has great judo skills and can pull a mean armbar on everyone, but is the UFC making a wise decision in placing her and Carmouche in a main event for the first female UFC fight?
It’s the hope of fans that placing Rousey as the headliner isn’t foreshadowing the fact that this is going to be a card light on big names. There have been rumors of so many fighters participating in this event, but as of now (just a little over two months from the event) there doesn’t appear to be anything resembling a complete fight card confirmed.
The only other fight confirmed for the event is Urijah Faber vs. Ivan Menjivar.
Perhaps Dana White knows Rousey can sell people on purchasing the fight to see her at this stage of her career. She has no losses and has appeared to be the most dominant female fighter we have ever seen in MMA.
I bet White also knows that she is one loss from losing a lot of her selling influence.
If Rousey was placed as part of a card and not the main event at UFC 157 and went on to lose, who in their right mind would believe she’d be able to sell a main event?
This is a great idea for the UFC. Put their poster girl out there now and have her sell a fight while she is the talk of the MMA world because you can’t be certain that her success is going to continue.
I do feel, however, that this is a bad sign for fans with regard to how the entire UFC 157 card will shape up.
Joe Chacon is a featured columnist for Bleacher Report and a staff writer for Operation Sports. You can follow him on Twitter @JoeChacon.
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The two major themes in the UFC on Wednesday was the deflating news of Forrest Griffin pulling out of UFC 155 due to a knee injury and the swirling rumors that Cyborg Santos and Ronda Rousey were going to be fighting at UFC 157. According to MMAJunkie,…
The two major themes in the UFC on Wednesday was the deflating news of Forrest Griffin pulling out of UFC 155 due to a knee injury and the swirling rumors that Cyborg Santos and Ronda Rousey were going to be fighting at UFC 157.
According to MMAJunkie, the rumors of the fight between Rousey and Santos are false.
Santos on Wednesday told MMAjunkie.com that a notice on the UFC’s Portguese-language website announcing a fight between the women at UFC 157 is the “wrong information.”
She did, however, say that negotiations for the fight are underway, and said that she could fight at 135 pounds.
“In one month, I can’t do it, but if I have time, I could do it,” said Santos, who added that her management is currently negotiating with the UFC.
Many believe a fight between Rousey and Santos could be at least a co-main event on a pay-per-view card. Rousey is considered to be the best female fighter in the world, and many fans are anxious to see if Santos can overpower Rousey and avoid the armbar.
There was a good read earlier in the week from our very own James MacDonald regarding the potential sustainability of a women’s division in the UFC. The organization may be throwing all their eggs in one basket if they start things off by matching up Rousey and Santos instead of letting them both have one fight leading up to them crossing paths.
Of course, there is always the risk of them both losing before facing each other and stopping the Women’s MMA momentum completely.
Joe Chacon is a featured columnist for Bleacher Report and a staff writer for Operation Sports. You can follow him on Twitter @JoeChacon.
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Mark Hunt fans can start banging their drums again because it looks like a fight between he and Stefan Struve is close to becoming official. According to MMAWeekly, a source close to the fight confirmed that verbal agreements are in place and the fight…
Mark Hunt fans can start banging their drums again because it looks like a fight between he and Stefan Struve is close to becoming official.
According to MMAWeekly, a source close to the fight confirmed that verbal agreements are in place and the fight between Hunt and Struve will take place March 2 in Japan.
Struve is currently on a four-fight win streak and has won six of his last seven overall. The seven-footer consistently puts on exciting fights with only one of his 30 professional bouts going the distance.
The 5’10” Mark Hunt has turned into a fan favorite during 2012 with many of his loyal fans calling for him to get a shot at the heavyweight title.
Seeing these two guys in the Octagon is going to be quite a scene if it does in fact become official. Struve is 14 inches taller than Hunt, but the New Zealander will no doubt come in as the heavier fighter.
Hunt’s story is quite remarkable. He entered the UFC in 2010 on the heels of a five-fight losing streak. He then lost his UFC debut at UFC 119 against Sean McCorkle just one minute into the fight. Since that point, however, he has rattled off three straight wins against Chris Tuchscherer (UFC 127), Ben Rothwell (UFC 135) and Cheick Kongo (UFC 144).
The winner of this fight will no doubt make huge strides towards the top of the heavyweight ladder and may be just one additional win away from earning a shot at the title.
Please keep in mind that this is just a verbal agreement and nothing official has been announced by the UFC.
Joe Chacon is a featured columnist for Bleacher Report and a staff writer for Operation Sports. You can follow him on Twitter @JoeChacon.
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The UFC on Fox gives us their fifth installment this Saturday as Benson Henderson and Nate Diaz headline a great night of fights from Seattle, Washington. While there have been some disappointments along the way, most would say that the quality of the …
The UFC on Fox gives us their fifth installment this Saturday as Benson Henderson and Nate Diaz headline a great night of fights from Seattle, Washington.
While there have been some disappointments along the way, most would say that the quality of the Fox cards have been improving on an event-to-event basis.
As momentum continues to pick up this week leading up to the fights, let’s take a look at each of the five UFC on Fox cards and how they stack up against each other on paper.
Forget about how the cards actually played out, these rankings are based purely upon how the fight card fans were looking on the day of the fight and how amped they were heading into watching the fights.
These rankings are only taking into account the live main-card fights that were broadcast on Fox and not the prelims shown elsewhere.
Continue on for the rankings.