Ronda Rousey has taken the 135-pound women’s Strikeforce title on Saturday night. She has still never been extended beyond the first round. Rousey got Miesha Tate to submit in the first round to take the title. Tate lasted longer in this fight th…
Ronda Rousey has taken the 135-pound women’s Strikeforce title on Saturday night. She has still never been extended beyond the first round.
Rousey got Miesha Tate to submit in the first round to take the title. Tate lasted longer in this fight than any of Rousey’s previous four opponents, but she might be wishing that she had submitted a little sooner.
Like her four previous professional matches, Rousey locked Tate in an armbar and forced submission. Tate was not going to give in easily, though.
And what resulted was a gruesome broken arm. Tate was not without her moments in this fight. She looked good standing and even scored a nice takedown on Rousey, but “Rowdy” turned it all with a judo hip flip.
After getting Tate to the mat with the flip, she began a ground and pound until working her way into the armbar, and that was all she wrote.
All in all, it was a very entertaining fight. It was hard-fought and well executed. In the end, Rousey was simply too well-rounded a fighter. She is the total package, and it is hard to see her losing to anyone.
Champion Miesha “Takedown” Tate is going to use her experience and talent to easily handle the much-hyped Ronda Rousey. And this will be the fight that pushes Tate (12-2) to legend level. Rousey has a very brief but impressive professional career….
Champion Miesha “Takedown” Tate is going to use her experience and talent to easily handle the much-hyped Ronda Rousey.
And this will be the fight that pushes Tate (12-2) to legend level. Rousey has a very brief but impressive professional career. She is 4-0, and not one of those four matches has lasted 50 seconds.
Rousey has defeated all opponents by a submission created by a brutal arm bar.
That amazing run of success has led to the challenger actually being the overwhelming favorite for this fight. As you see on Best Fight Odds, Rousey is listed anywhere as a -300 to -350 favorite to win this fight.
And that is why Tate reputation will soar after beating her.
Why Tate Will Cruise to Victory
Rousey is not going to be able to lock Tate up in an arm bar. Takedown’s background is in wrestling. She won the high school women’s state championship in Washington and followed that up by winning at the World Team Trials.
Rousey has not faced an opponent with this kind of wrestling pedigree. In fact, according to Fight Metric, Tate has not been taken down a single time in her professional career.
This fight will not go to the mat until Tate decides it will, and that may never happen. Tate is a diverse fighter. She is capable of ending a fight with a submission, a knockout or a decision. She will be comfortable standing up, and she will enjoy a big advantage.
Tate has a better striking rate and accuracy level than Rousey. She also is more effective with her defense. She will be able to get this fight exactly where she wants it, and she will retain her title.
Ben Henderson will take the UFC lightweight championship from Frankie Edgar if he can pull off the perfect game plan. It isn’t going to be easy. Edgar has looked nearly unbeatable, and even when he has gotten into trouble, he has shown that he can…
Ben Henderson will take the UFC lightweight championship from Frankie Edgar if he can pull off the perfect game plan.
It isn’t going to be easy. Edgar has looked nearly unbeatable, and even when he has gotten into trouble, he has shown that he can find a way out of it.
Henderson is a well-rounded fighter with wrestling roots. He is former two-time NAIA collegiate wrestling champion. From there he won the WEC lightweight championship.
He came to the UFC from there and is 3-0 since making the transition. He can improve that to 4-0 if he can execute the following.
Sneak in the Left
Henderson has greatly improved his striking. He fights from a left-handed stance and packs a thunderous punch with that hand.
It is not going to be easy to catch the ever moving Edgar with a blow, but he will have to set him up to do just that.
Somehow he needs to sneak a big left in there to catch Edgar off guard. That will weaken Edgar enough for Henderson to go to work on the rest of his game.
Takedowns
Henderson has improved as a striker, but his greatest success is still with his wrestling. He can’t forget that here.
While he needs to focus on loosening up Edgar with a left, that is merely so he can find a hole in the defense to launch an effective takedown.
Henderson has an enormously strong upper body. He just has to get in a good shot in, and he will be able to get Edgar to the mat.
Finish it on Top
Once he gets that takedown he needs to quickly work his way on top. Henderson is downright frightening when he gets on top.
This is the only position he can be in to win this match. Edgar has proven to be far too crafty to expect him to lose unless he is in a position where he has no way out, and that spot will only come when Henderson is on top and pounding away on him.
UFC Undisputed 3 is a smooth fighting game that will attract gamers who have had no previous interest in the sport. This game, developed by Yuke, does not usher in a lot of new changes from their last UFC effort, but what it does do is it enhances…
UFC Undisputed 3 is a smooth fighting game that will attract gamers who have had no previous interest in the sport.
This game, developed by Yuke, does not usher in a lot of new changes from their last UFC effort, but what it does do is it enhances everything that was there.
This effort has better graphics, smoother flow, more fighters, more moves and even the option to fight with PRIDE rules. That throws fighters into a four-sided ring and allows things like knees to opponents on the ground.
The best enhancement is the way this game incorporates strategy; each style of fighting is well-developed. So, if you want to attack a bigger opponent by out-wrestling, the moves are there. Or if you want to fight an opponent who’s proficient in wrestling, the technology is in place to let you outbox them.
This intricate strategy will keep experienced gamers entertained for hours, but that certainly doesn’t mean that newbies will have a hard time acclimating.
This game is fun and responsive on a button level mashing. This is sure to entertain people new to this series as they fight against friends or train their skill working up in the career mode.
This is the first UFC game that truly transcends MMA and stands out as just a great fighting game. And this is where the game will be well-served.
Expect this title to get excellent word-of-mouth advertising and end up in the homes of many people who have never even watched a MMA fight.
Fans will look back on Brock Lesnar’s career and wonder what could have been. This dominant fighter stormed out of the gates to turn the UFC into his personal playground. Unfortunately, his career was derailed by the crippling disease Diverticulit…
Fans will look back on Brock Lesnar‘s career and wonder what could have been. This dominant fighter stormed out of the gates to turn the UFC into his personal playground. Unfortunately, his career was derailed by the crippling disease Diverticulitis, and that has cut short his once limitless potential.
Now Lesnar will join athletes like Gayle Sayers and Bo Jackson whose remarkable feats are remembered with fondness and awe, but are always followed with sentiments of what could have been.
Lesnar announced his retirement from the octagon following a loss to Alistair Overeem on Friday night, and that drew a close to a career of a man that not that long ago many thought would dominate UFC for years.
Lesnar’s UFC Career
Lesnar retires with just a 4-3 record in UFC, and none of those seven matches were against cupcake opponents.
He entered the UFC with just one MMA match under his belt, and his first UFC match he was faced with the daunting task of taking on Frank Mir.
Lesnar lost that match, but learned quickly, and just two fights later he was the UFC heavyweight champion after he defeated Randy Coture with a TKO in the second round.
The imposing fighter then had two successful title defenses, including a victorious rematch against Frank Mir.
Before his second title defense, Lesnar first began to suffer the effects of his Diverticulitis. The match was postponed, but he was able to come back and win the match against Shane Carwin.
That would be his last victory, as his disease began to take its toll, and ultimately required surgery.
Brock’s Legacy
Lesnar was far from a cheap gimmick in the ilk of Bob Sapp or Kimbo Slice. He was a skilled wrestler and a fierce puncher.
At the peak of his abilities, he was unstoppable. His massive size and technique left him well-equipped to handle any style or fighter.
Lesnar entered the UFC as a raw wrestler. However, he quickly developed his stand-up fighting, and this was on vivid display as he TKO’d Coture and Mir with punches.
Brock was a quick learner with supreme athletic gifts. Had he not been slowed by illness, he would have been as complete and dominant a fighter as MMA has ever seen.
Unfortunately, that career was derailed by his disease, and fans are left to wonder what could have been while recalling the brief moments of his utter dominance.
If UFC is going to keep ascending in popularity and marketability, they need Alistair Overeem to become an identifiable and dominant champion. Dana White has been doing everything in his power to push his sport into the spotlight. They h…
If UFC is going to keep ascending in popularity and marketability, they need Alistair Overeem to become an identifiable and dominant champion.
Dana White has been doing everything in his power to push his sport into the spotlight. They have become the undisputed kings of the MMA world, and they are definitely growing their audience.
The November 13th fight for the heavyweight championship, which saw Junior dos Santos quickly beat Cain Velasquez, was broadcast on Fox and drew the largest North American audience of any MMA fight.
Now the sport just needs something, or someone, to push it over the top. They almost had that with the man Overeem just knocked into retirement, but Brock Lesnar‘s incendiary career was derailed by diverticulitis.
Reigning king Dos Santos has a chance to become that person. He is young and dominant, but he lacks the “it” factor to truly capture the public’s imagination. Hence the need for Overeem.
Why Alistair is the Answer
This was Overeem’s UFC debut. He had previously held titles in Dream and Strikeforce. He won these titles, and his fight with Lesnar, largely based on the fact that Overeem is a champion kickboxer. He specializes in crippling and viscous strikes.
This is the kind of fight that leads to big-time highlights and crowd-pleasing excitement. Alistair isn’t going to get opponents to tap out while in the midst of a submission hold. He is going to knock them to the ground with a stunning a blow.
And that is the kind of explosive violence that grabs people’s eyeballs and won’t let them turn away. That is exactly what will push UFC’s ratings through the roof.
Ronda Rousey has taken the 135-pound women’s Strikeforce title on Saturday night. She has still never been extended beyond the first round.