At some point, we’ll see a different script. At some point, Ronda Rousey will learn what the second round feels like, if only to do it, and maybe then, she’ll be pushed. Maybe then she’ll be challenged.
But needless to say, that point didn’t come on Saturday night.
Instead, Rousey did what she always does, submitting former champion Sarah Kaufman with a first-round armbar in the main event of Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman, needing only 54 seconds to complete the first defense of her Strikeforce bantamweight belt. It was just another stunning, classic performance — another unbelievable moment in a young career already full of them — and as dust settled, the Twitter world rose to its metaphorical feet to sing the praises of its peerless queen of women’s MMA.
I officially give
@rondarousey the nickname “The Armbarian”!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!@danawhite— Siyar The Great (@SiyarTheGreat) August 19, 2012
These girls can’t deal with
@rondarousey— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) August 19, 2012
Did the really just happen?
#Strikeforce— Jason High (@KCBanditMMA) August 19, 2012
Man I’d team up with
@rondarousey in a#HungerGame situation any day— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) August 19, 2012
yea that part would suck “
@stuff1993:@jonnybones you know she would kill you eventually right those are the rules of the game right”— Jon Bones Jones (@JonnyBones) August 19, 2012
Ronda is a BEAST!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) August 19, 2012
What a beautiful Arm-lock submission of
@rondarousey!!! Great main event fight Ronda! twitter.com/ToquinhoMMA/st…— Rousimar Palhares (@ToquinhoMMA) August 19, 2012
Again!!!! Wow
@rondarousey armbar again! Geezzz! Haters gonna hate but there’s no doubt, this girl is the sh*t!— Zoila Frausto Gurgel (@ZoilaGurgel) August 19, 2012
Holy crap. Faster than your colon after a bout with bad sushi
@rondarousey slaps anoth armbar on for the W. Wowzah.@strikeforce@shosports— Josh Barnett (@JoshLBarnett) August 19, 2012
JUDO!!! JUDO!!! JUDO!!! Forget jiujitsu….
— Ulysses Gomez (@uselessgomez) August 19, 2012
Congrats to
@rondarousey… Whole fight was great but that foot sweep was dirty!#RouseyKaufman@mannygamburyan looking good in the corner!— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) August 19, 2012
9 fights 9 win by sub. Ambar wowwwww…. congratulation
@rondarouseyamazing judo…— Antonio Pezao Silva (@BigfootSilva) August 19, 2012
I hope I never have to fight
@rondarousey. For real, NEVER!!— Brock Jardine (@BrockJardine) August 19, 2012
Holy shit! She did it again!
— LIZ CARMOUCHE (@iamgirlrilla) August 19, 2012
I thought Ronda was inspired to get as many arm as a octopus, but seems she is looking for as many as a centipede!
#Strikeforce@strikeforce— Gesias JZ Cavalcante (@Gesias) August 19, 2012
“
@deadprezbets: I’d consider laying a few dollars on@rondarousey over@eddieyaginmma at this point” Lol— Eddie Yagin(@EddieYaginMMA) August 19, 2012
#strikeforce Rousey takes the victory again! I’m ready! Let’s go!— Alexis Davis (@AlexisDavisMMA) August 19, 2012
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@jennifer_swift: WOW RONDA SAID SHE WILL MEET CYBORG OUTSIDE IN THE PARKING LOT#Strikeforce“I <3 her cause she <3's violence— DaMarques Johnson (@DaMarques_UFC) August 19, 2012
Wow! I was wrong and Ronda Rousey is ridiculously amazing. She deserves everything she’s getting because she earned it. Cyborg next?
— Jorge Gurgel (@JorgeGurgel) August 19, 2012
Ronda Rousey wins by armbar in 54 seconds of the first round…Still Undefeated.!….and calls out CYBORG! Respect.
— Frank Shamrock (@frankshamrock) August 19, 2012
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@strikeforce Champion@rondarousey is always much happier to talk with@heidiandrol after the fight! twitter.com/SHOsports/stat…— SHOWTIME SPORTS (@SHOsports) August 19, 2012
Guys can not believe this fight will happen. My class has no more. I’m waiting for my liberation from the UFC…
— Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) August 19, 2012