When the UFC introduced the women’s bantamweight division into the fold in early December 2012, one potential fight stood out for many fans – a pairing of the weight class’ two Olympians, Ronda Rousey, who captured a bronze medal in judo during the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, and freestyle wrestling silver medalist Sara McMann, who stood on the podium four years earlier in Athens.Though Rousey’s first order of business would be defending the newly created UFC women’s bantamweight title against Liz Carmouche and McMann was just six fights into her career, the ide … Read the Full Article Here
Sara McMann: Starting Again
When the UFC introduced the women’s bantamweight division into the fold in early December 2012, one potential fight stood out for many fans – a pairing of the weight class’ two Olympians, Ronda Rousey, who captured a bronze medal in j…