In case you haven’t noticed, Ronda Rousey has become the new face of women’s MMA, and she’ll be looking to maintain that role in a Strikeforce title fight against former champion Sarah Kaufman on Saturday night.
Rousey, a former Olympic medalist, is undefeated in her first five MMA bouts and has exploded in popularity since defeating Miesha Tate to claim the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title. In the five months that have passed since that win, Rousey has appeared on the cover of ESPN Magazine and was invited as a guest on Conan and TMZ.
There will be plenty of eyes on Rousey heading into Saturday’s event, which means there will be plenty of discussion surrounding this fight card. These are the hottest topics heading into Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman.