Ahead of her long-awaited Octagon return against Amanda Nunes at next Friday’s UFC 207 pay-per-view, UFC mega-star Ronda Rousey is featured in the latest promotional video released by the UFC for the big show.
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Ahead of her long-awaited Octagon return against Amanda Nunes at next Friday’s UFC 207 pay-per-view, UFC mega-star Ronda Rousey is featured in the latest promotional video released by the UFC for the big show.
Featured above is “UFC 207: Ronda Rousey – My Fight Against Bethe Correia,” which features the former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion breaking down her impressive first-round knockout victory of Brazilian Women’s Bantamweight contender Bethe Correia back at UFC 190.
Rousey returns to the Octagon next Friday night for the first time since losing her title via crushing head kick knockout defeat to Holly Holm, as she challenges Nunes for the title she once held in the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of 2016.
UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey takes place live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday, December 30th. Join us here on 12/30 for live round-by-round results coverage of the pay-per-view.
After losing for a second straight time against Raquel Pennington at Nov. 12’s UFC 205, former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate announced her retirement. The announcement seemed to be well respected by the MMA community, but No. 9-ranked Bethe Correia didn’t feel that same way. Instead, the Brazilian blasted Tate for showing ‘weakness’: “She showed
After losing for a second straight time against Raquel Pennington at Nov. 12’s UFC 205, former women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate announced her retirement. The announcement seemed to be well respected by the MMA community, but No. 9-ranked Bethe Correia didn’t feel that same way. Instead, the Brazilian blasted Tate for showing ‘weakness’:
“She showed she’s bipolar because when the UFC didn’t want her fighting for the belt, she wanted to retire. She lost to Raquel and got herself in a bad phase, lost to Amanda, and announced her retirement,” Correia said during a Q&A session in Brazil courtesy of MMA Fighting. “When you’re not going the way you want and you run away from it, that shows weakness.”
Correia has lost two of her last three bouts to date including a brutal knockout loss to Ronda Rousey at UFC 190, although she did bounce back with a victory over Jessica Eye this past September. The “Pitbull” claims that her losses have only motivated her to improve, but not to retire:
“I’ve been through a lot of tough moments in the UFC and never wanted to retire. Quite the opposite. My fight against Ronda left a damage here, and I want to fight more, win more, to have experience, in order to have Rousey vs. Correia 2, maybe here in Sao Paulo, so it can be very different, and leave with my head up.”
Aside from her comments about Tate’s retirement, Correia also detailed a history of bad blood between the two combatants:
“My history with Miesha Tate is very old,” Correia said. “First, she called me out as an athlete on social media, and also said a lot of bad things about my personal life, demoralized me as an athlete, and I wanted to fight her, but our paths went different directions.
“I wanted to fight her again, but at that moment she… I even said I’d fight her for free, in any card, in her backyard, really, because I still have the things she said about me stuck in my throat, especially about my loss to Ronda. She said some bad things, but in the end I saw that her attitude, announcing her retirement, that I’m way above her.”
Do you agree with Correia’s comments or did Tate make the correct call?
During a recent Q&A held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship contender and hometown fighter Bethe Correia shared her two cents regarding the recent surprise retirement of former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate live in the Octagon after her loss to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205 earlier this month.
“She showed she’s bipolar,” said the Brazilian Bantamweight contender who famously fought Ronda Rousey for the UFC World Title in 2015. “Because when the UFC didn’t want her fighting for the belt, she wanted to retire. She lost to Amanda and got herself in a bad phase. [She] lost to Raquel [Pennington] and announced her retirement.
“When you’re not going the way you want and you run away from it, that shows weakness. I’ve been through a lot of tough moments in the UFC and never wanted to retire.”
Correia went on to elaborate, explaining that her reaction to the obstacles that she has found in her way were the exact opposite.
“Quite the opposite,” said Correia. “My fight against Ronda left damage here, and I wanted to fight more, win more, to have experience in order to have Rousey vs. Correia 2 — maybe here in Sao Paulo — so it can be very different and [I can] leave with my head up.”
During a recent Q&A held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship contender and hometown fighter Bethe Correia shared her two cents regarding the recent surprise retirement of former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate live in the Octagon after her loss to Raquel Pennington at UFC 205 earlier this month.
“She showed she’s bipolar,” said the Brazilian Bantamweight contender who famously fought Ronda Rousey for the UFC World Title in 2015. “Because when the UFC didn’t want her fighting for the belt, she wanted to retire. She lost to Amanda and got herself in a bad phase. [She] lost to Raquel [Pennington] and announced her retirement.
“When you’re not going the way you want and you run away from it, that shows weakness. I’ve been through a lot of tough moments in the UFC and never wanted to retire.”
Correia went on to elaborate, explaining that her reaction to the obstacles that she has found in her way were the exact opposite.
“Quite the opposite,” said Correia. “My fight against Ronda left damage here, and I wanted to fight more, win more, to have experience in order to have Rousey vs. Correia 2 — maybe here in Sao Paulo — so it can be very different and [I can] leave with my head up.”
There is no confusing the fact that Bethe Correia wants to fight former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate.
Correia, who competed for the same aforementioned title that “Cupcake” Tate recently held, claimed that she was mocked by Tate…
There is no confusing the fact that Bethe Correia wants to fight former UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miesha Tate.
Correia, who competed for the same aforementioned title that “Cupcake” Tate recently held, claimed that she was mocked by Tate on social media for the way she lost to Ronda Rousey in her home country of Brazil. Because of this, Correia says she has had it out for Tate and is willing to do whatever it takes to prove she is better than her.
Even if it means duking it out with the fellow UFC combatant in their own backyard.
“There’s one person I have some business I need to take care of and I want to take care of it, who is Miesha Tate,” said the Brazilian women’s bantamweight contender during a recent interview with Combate. “It’s someone who’s always on my mind. She started talking trash to me on social media and campaigned on Twitter to fight me. She was the first one to criticize when they announced my fight with Ronda Rousey. She said I didn’t deserve it and made fun of me. When I lost, she made fun of the way I lost. It’s something I have stuck in my throat until this day. I really want to fight her and make her feel like a newcomer. I’ll be different when I fight her. I would fight her at a catchweight, on the prelims, main card and any event, even in her own backyard. Just the two of us, if she wants to, just so she can see I’m better than her.”
Correia defeated Jessica Eye via decision in her last Octagon appearance at last week’s UFC 203 pay-per-view in Cleveland, Ohio. Meanwhile, the last time Miesha Tate stepped foot inside the Octagon, she lost her UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship in her first attempted defense against another Brazilian, Amanda Nunes, who choked her out in the first round at the historic UFC 200 event in Las Vegas, Nevada back in July.
H/T to MMAMania.com for transcribing the above Bethe Correia quote.
UFC 203 pops off from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH, this Saturday (September 10, 2016). The two primary narratives that have the masses buzzing are the main event and the debut of a certain sports entertainment superstar. The headliner of the UFC’s first event in Cleveland is a good one. Ohio native Stipe
UFC 203 pops off from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH, this Saturday (September 10, 2016). The two primary narratives that have the masses buzzing are the main event and the debut of a certain sports entertainment superstar.
The headliner of the UFC’s first event in Cleveland is a good one. Ohio native Stipe Miocic will make the first defense of his newly-minted heavyweight strap. Miocic got his hands on the belt by viciously ripping it from the grasp of Fabricio Werdum, who happens to be serving in the co-main event this weekend. With a single right hand, Miocic felled the recklessly onrushing Brazilian, simultaneously stamping himself into the history books.
He will be doing battle with hulking Dutch knockout machine Alistair Overeem. “The Reem” rides a four-fight winning streak into his first UFC title fight. He will be looking to add the premiere piece to a trophy case that already includes Strikeforce, Dream, and K-1 heavyweight gold.
Also on the main card is the much-talked about and much-maligned MMA debut of former pro wrestler Phil “CM Punk” Brooks. He will lock horns with 2-0 Mickey Gall, found on Dana White’s “Lookin’ for a Fight” series. Despite being just two fights into his pro career, Gall is veritable veteran next to Punk, who boasts no amatuer fighting or combat sports background of any kind.
These two storylines have driven most of the conversation relating to the UFC’s latest offering on pay-per-view (PPV), but there are other compelling narratives worthy of your attention. Here are five of them.
Jessica Eye knows the importance of headlining the prelims for a pay-per-view.
Eye and Bethe Correia will be given a stage Saturday night to perform on at UFC 203, completing the early prelims on FOX Sports 1.
For Eye, the bout could be described as the most important of her career to date. The 30-year-old Ohio native currently calls Cleveland home and will be competing in front of friends and family.
Add in the fact that she is just 1-4 over her last five and hasn’t won since 2014, and it is easy to see why Eye (11-5) is focused solely on topping Correia, a former title contender.
“This is an important time in my career. This is do-or-die for both Bethe and me,” she said earlier this week. “I’ve not been told I’m getting cut, but I’m looking at it that way. Up until now I’ve been underestimating myself, but now it’s time to turn it on.”
Eye has tested herself against the best of the bantamweight division, falling to former champion Miesha Tate via decision, top contender Julianna Pena via decision and former title challengers Sara McMann and Alexis Davis via decision. The loss to Davis was a split that went against her that night.
“I believe there’s a reason I’m here under these circumstances,” she said. “Maybe I was feeling sorry for myself, or thinking I’d made it this far so I should be happy, but how can I just settle? I’ve always told people I’m the kind of woman who doesn’t just settle. I keep going.
“It’s going to be a knockout Saturday night. I’m not settling for anything less.”
Jessica Eye knows the importance of headlining the prelims for a pay-per-view.
Eye and Bethe Correia will be given a stage Saturday night to perform on at UFC 203, completing the early prelims on FOX Sports 1.
For Eye, the bout could be described as the most important of her career to date. The 30-year-old Ohio native currently calls Cleveland home and will be competing in front of friends and family.
Add in the fact that she is just 1-4 over her last five and hasn’t won since 2014, and it is easy to see why Eye (11-5) is focused solely on topping Correia, a former title contender.
“This is an important time in my career. This is do-or-die for both Bethe and me,” she said earlier this week. “I’ve not been told I’m getting cut, but I’m looking at it that way. Up until now I’ve been underestimating myself, but now it’s time to turn it on.”
Eye has tested herself against the best of the bantamweight division, falling to former champion Miesha Tate via decision, top contender Julianna Pena via decision and former title challengers Sara McMann and Alexis Davis via decision. The loss to Davis was a split that went against her that night.
“I believe there’s a reason I’m here under these circumstances,” she said. “Maybe I was feeling sorry for myself, or thinking I’d made it this far so I should be happy, but how can I just settle? I’ve always told people I’m the kind of woman who doesn’t just settle. I keep going.
“It’s going to be a knockout Saturday night. I’m not settling for anything less.”
