Quote of the Day: Ronda Rousey – “I Think I Am the Most Dangerous Unarmed Woman on the Planet”

So Ronda Rousey was on some program called Attack of the Show the other night, and the first thing we gotta say is daaaaaaammmnnnn. We’ve been hearing blasphemous claims of Ronda being a 5 at best around here as of late, and it’s time to squash this beef. Anyone who claims this woman is below a 7 must either email us a photo of their current or previous girlfriend, or send one to our Twitter or Facebook page. Otherwise…LIFETIME BAN.

Now that we’ve moved past her body, perhaps we can discuss her mind, as it is beginning to look like the witty, boisterous apparition that once inhabited Chael Sonnen has chosen Ronda as its next victim. Rousey, despite never fighting at bantamweight, is currently listed as a 4-to-1 favorite over current champ Meisha Tate, and the hype might just be getting to her head. When asked on how dangerous she saw herself, Rousey responded:

I think I am the most dangerous unarmed woman on the planet. [Looks to audience] I could literally kill every single person in this room with my bare hands if I had them one at a time. I wouldn’t do that, but I’m just saying, I could do it. 

So Ronda Rousey was on some program called Attack of the Show the other night, and the first thing we gotta say is daaaaaaammmnnnn. We’ve been hearing blasphemous claims of Ronda being a 5 at best around here as of late, and it’s time to squash this beef. Anyone who claims this woman is a below a 7 must either email us a photo of their current or previous girlfriend, or send one to our Twitter or Facebook page. Otherwise…LIFETIME BAN.

Now that we’ve moved past her body, perhaps we can discuss her mind, as it is beginning to look like the witty, boisterous apparition that once inhabited Chael Sonnen has chosen Ronda as its next victim. Rousey, despite never fighting at bantamweight, is currently listed as a 4-to-1 favorite over current champ Meisha Tate, and the hype might just be getting to her head. When asked on how dangerous she saw herself, Rousey responded:

I think I am the most dangerous unarmed woman on the planet. [Looks to audience] I could literally kill every single person in this room with my bare hands if I had them one at a time. I wouldn’t do that, but I’m just saying, I could do it. 

Look, it’s not that we doubt Ms. Rousey’s claims or anything, because just look at the bones, but does anyone think Rousey may be slightly overlooking Tate here? The woman has played the role of spoiler before, and if Ronda just happens to have an off night come March 3rd (she likely won’t), all these claims are really going to blow up in her face. Yes, we understand that we just used the phrase “blow up in her face.” Get your minds out of the gutter, Potato Nation.

Ronda goes on to describe her Twitter war with Christiane Santos, and drops another zinger when describing the photo of Gina Carano that Cyborg tweeted earlier this month, stating “…it was a Photoshopped picture of Gina Carano after they fought, which I’m sure is not the first time Cyborg has used Photoshop.”

Our fascination with this woman has officially reached a threat level of Peter Gabriel. There is no higher level.

Also of note from the interview, apparently Rousey was once jumped by a group of guys in a movie theater, and beat them up so badly that they later sued her for assault. Only in America. She then goes on to hip toss the show’s host in a very, very tight dress……I’m sorry, what were we talking about?

Oh yes, we were warning sweet, sweet Ronda to use caution, for hubris has its costs. That said, I’ve got her by armbar at 1:20 of round one.

-Danga 

Ronda Rousey Recounts Beating Up Dudes in a Movie Theater (VIDEO)

Ronda Rousey made an appearance on Attack of the Show and explained her side of her Twitter beef with Cris “Cyborg” Santos. Rousey says Santos posted a “photoshopped” picture of a beat up Gina Carano.

Ronda Rousey made an appearance on Attack of the Show and explained her side of her Twitter beef with Cris “Cyborg” Santos. Rousey says Santos posted a “photoshopped” picture of a beat up Gina Carano and said Ronda Rousey was next. Ronda is hardly intimidated by Photoshop and tactfully responded: “@criscyborg you don’t just have a dick, you are a dick for posting that picture of Gina, you cheater.”

Rousey is pretty good with defense as she also talks about an incident where some chick in a mini skirt surrounded by dudes, put her legs up on Rousey’s chair in a movie theater… WTF?!?! Where was Rousey watching this movie? Was Pee Wee Herman beside her? It turns out, Rousey was watching Juno and after the movie she politely pulled off the chick’s ugg boots and threw them while muttering something about her mom not raising her with manners. Then about 4 dudes swarmed Rousey in an attempt to protect their lovely lady’s honor and Rousey gave them a swift beat down.

The interview is entertaining and worth 7 minutes of your time. Watch below:

Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey is March 3rd in Columbus, Ohio

Carano Watch: “Haywire” Fizzles, Nets Only $9 Million in Opening Weekend


(Kung Fu Panda, seen here at the Haywire premier. Just kidding Gina, you know we love you. Seriously, we fucking love you.) 

You see, Potato Nation? This is why we can’t have nice things. Continuing the decades-old trend of movie going audiences and critics having the exact opposite opinion of what correlates a decent film, the Gina Carano starring, Steven Soderbergh directed action thriller Haywire opened with a measly 9 million dollars. This, in a weekend that saw Underworld: Rise and Fall of Vamipirous Werewolves 3:The Awakening’s Resolution take in over 25 million and Marky Mark Action Movie #346 take in over 12 million.

Now, it is a well known fact that most movie studios save their biggest cinematic turds for January (this is the month that brought us Season of the Witch, people), but this has to be a disheartening, if not foreboding sign to Gina Carano 2.0, or whatever we refer to her as now that she isn’t actually fighting MMA anymore. Is it too early to write her off? Of course; that moment will come after one of us manages to get off our lazy asses and check out the movie. Shit, I still haven’t seen Warrior, and I watch a disturbing amount of movies.

As you’ve already heard, the critics thus far have praised Haywire for its stripped down feel and intense pace, scoring it an 82% on the Tomatometer. Audiences, on the other hand, have unanimously trounced Haywire, giving it a D+ on Cinemascore. These are the same audiences, mind you, that gave Transformers: Baygasm an A.

[*Pours first glass of scotch for the day.*] 


(Kung Fu Panda, seen here at the Haywire premier. Just kidding Gina, you know we love you. Seriously, we fucking love you.) 

You see, Potato Nation? This is why we can’t have nice things. Continuing the decades-old trend of movie going audiences and critics having the exact opposite opinion of what correlates a decent film, the Gina Carano starring, Steven Soderbergh directed action thriller Haywire opened with a measly 9 million dollars. This, in a weekend that saw Underworld: Rise and Fall of Vamipirous Werewolves 3:The Awakening’s Resolution take in over 25 million and Marky Mark Action Movie #346 take in over 12 million.

Now, it is a well known fact that most movie studios save their biggest cinematic turds for January (this is the month that brought us Season of the Witch, people), but this has to be a disheartening, if not foreboding sign to Gina Carano 2.0, or whatever we refer to her as now that she isn’t actually fighting MMA anymore. Is it too early to write her off? Of course; that moment will come after one of us manages to get off our lazy asses and check out the movie. Shit, I still haven’t seen Warrior, and I watch a disturbing amount of movies.

As you’ve already heard, the critics thus far have praised Haywire for its stripped down feel and intense pace, scoring it an 82% on the Tomatometer. Audiences, on the other hand, have unanimously trounced Haywire, giving it a D+ on Cinemascore. These are the same audiences, mind you, that gave Transformers: Baygasm an A.

[*Pours first glass of scotch for the day.*] 

And could you guess which film achieved the lowest score on the Tomatometer and the highest on CinemaScore? That’s right, Underworld Colon Lycan Power 4. As a man with a near crippling latex fetish, I can slightly understand this, because no one rocks the tighty nighties better than Kate Beckinsale, but God dammit people, seriously?

The good news, if any, is that Haywire cost a mere 23 million dollars to make, and will likely earn its investment back, barring a huge second week drop ala The Devil Inside. And considering that Warrior only opened with 5 million dollars, Haywire could be looked at as a step in the right direction, right? I ask unto you, Potato Nation, has anyone actually seen this thing yet?

-Danga 

Haywire Movie Review: Strikeforce’s Gina Carano Kicks Ass in Her First Lead Role

From the face of women’s MMA to the newest lead actress in Hollywood, Strikeforce’s Gina Carano can now be known as one of only a few athletes from the sport to have successfully crossed over onto the big screen. Carano joins the likes o…

From the face of women’s MMA to the newest lead actress in Hollywood, Strikeforce’s Gina Carano can now be known as one of only a few athletes from the sport to have successfully crossed over onto the big screen. Carano joins the likes of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Cung Le and Randy Couture, among others, who have put their MMA talents to use in the movie industry.

Carano plays the lead role in Steven Soderbergh’s new action film Haywire, which follows a highly trained operative named Mallory Kane (Carano) who works for a company that takes on extremely dangerous assignments that the government cannot authorize.

While on a mission overseas, Mallory is double-crossed by her own agency and has to fight to stay alive while attempting to learn the truth about why she was the intended victim of an attempted murder. 

Carano stars alongside Hollywood mainstays Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas and Ewan McGregor. She even engages in a passionate kiss with heartthrob Channing Tatum. 

The film itself is not without its quirks as is to be expected when an actress is taking on her first lead role, but Carano delivers quite a performance given her lack of experience. The MMA superstar shows off her real-life fighting skills, utilizing her kickboxing and jiu jitsu in a series of intense hand-to-hand battles throughout the film.

While other films have rather unsuccessfully attempted to include MMA-style fighting, Soderbergh’s Haywire might have finally hit the nail on the head with Carano utilizing everything from guillotine and triangle chokes to a violent armbar that successfully snaps a main character’s arm in half. 

The choreography of the fight scenes in this film are about as good as we have seen in recent memory. While other movies with strong female leads have included fight scenes in the past, Carano brings a strong sense of realism to the screen.

At no point does the audience roll their eyes due to the unrealistic nature of a fight scene, yet somehow Haywire still delivers the same intensity as the more exaggerated action films. 

Despite early comparisons to The Bourne Identity series, Haywire isn’t a remake of the successful series starring Matt Damon. Instead, it is its own unique blend of an action-thriller that simply just works

It’s not time for Angelina Jolie to move over quite yet, but with a little polishing, Gina Carano could have herself a generous-paying second career if she does decide to hang up the gloves in Strikeforce.

Check out Ms. Carano as she talks Haywire and a few fictional celebrity fights with Bleacher Report’s Desi Sanchez on the set of BR5.

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Friday Afternoon Link Dump

Video: Sonnen Says
(Video courtesy of MSN/Fox)

– The 30 Funniest Moments In Cross-Dressing History (WorldWideInterweb)

– Our Bros at BREAK Are Giving Away Cold Hard Cash (BREAK)

– We Tumblforya: Modified Youth (Stewed, Screwed and Tattoed) (Complex)

– In Honor Of Double-Vagina-ed Hazel, Here Are Our 7 Favorite Film Mutants (ScreenJunkies)

– LOL Clip Of The Day: Unintelligible English (TuVez)

– 10 Video Games to Look Out for in 2012 (Guyism)

– Signs You Have a Cheating Wife (AskMen)

– Beavis and Butt-Head Sculptures Are So Lifelike, So Horrifying (Clutch.MTV)

Resident Evil: Retribution Trailer (TheRugged)

– Woman With Two Vaginas Rejects Offer for $1 million to Do Porn (FilmDrunk)

– Kobe’s Wife Gets $75 million in Divorce Settlement (TerezOwens)

– Newt Gingrich Just Showed Up At Our Swingers Party (HolyTaco)

– Vitor Denies Giving Brazilian Reporter Incendiary Quotes About Wanderlei (FightersOnly)

– 25 Fighters Who Held On Too Long (BleacherReport)

Video: Sonnen Says
(Video courtesy of MSN/Fox)

– The 30 Funniest Moments In Cross-Dressing History (WorldWideInterweb)

– Our Bros at BREAK Are Giving Away Cold Hard Cash (BREAK)

– We Tumblforya: Modified Youth (Stewed, Screwed and Tattoed) (Complex)

– In Honor Of Double-Vagina-ed Hazel, Here Are Our 7 Favorite Film Mutants (ScreenJunkies)

– Smokin’ Haywire’s Gina Carano Takes the Gloves Off (Video: Sonnen Says (Video courtesy of MSN/Fox) – The 30 Funniest Moments In Cross-Dressing History (WorldWideInterweb) – Our Bros at BREAK Are Giving Away Cold Hard Cash (BREAK) – We Tumblforya: Modified Youth (Stewed, Screwed and Tattoed) (Complex) – In Honor Of Double-Vagina-ed Hazel, Here Are Our 7 Favorite Film Mutants (ScreenJunkies) – LOL Clip Of The Day: Unintelligible English (TuVez) – 10 Video Games to Look Out for in 2012 (Guyism) – Signs You Have a Cheating Wife (AskMen) – Beavis and Butt-Head Sculptures Are So Lifelike, So Horrifying (Clutch.MTV) – Resident Evil: Retribution Trailer (TheRugged) – Woman With Two Vaginas Rejects Offer for $1 million to Do Porn (FilmDrunk) – Kobe’s Wife Gets $75 million in Divorce Settlement (TerezOwens) – Newt Gingrich Just Showed Up At Our Swingers Party (HolyTaco) – Vitor Denies Giving Brazilian Reporter Incendiary Quotes About Wanderlei (FightersOnly) – 25 Fighters Who Held On Too Long (BleacherReport)” target=”_blank”>MadeMan)

– LOL Clip Of The Day: Unintelligible English (TuVez)

– 10 Video Games to Look Out for in 2012 (Guyism)

– Signs You Have a Cheating Wife (AskMen)

– Beavis and Butt-Head Sculptures Are So Lifelike, So Horrifying (Clutch.MTV)

Resident Evil: Retribution Trailer (TheRugged)

– Woman With Two Vaginas Rejects Offer for $1 million to Do Porn (FilmDrunk)

– Kobe’s Wife Gets $75 million in Divorce Settlement (TerezOwens)

– Newt Gingrich Just Showed Up At Our Swingers Party (HolyTaco)

– Vitor Denies Giving Brazilian Reporter Incendiary Quotes About Wanderlei (FightersOnly)

– 25 Fighters Who Held On Too Long (BleacherReport)

Gina Carano and 5 MMA Fighters Turned Movie Actor

With the action flick Haywire hitting the silver screens, Gina “Conviction” Carano could soon be the biggest MMA star to venture into thespianism. Carano, who hasn’t fought since losing in a title bout to former Strikeforce featherwei…

With the action flick Haywire hitting the silver screens, Gina “Conviction” Carano could soon be the biggest MMA star to venture into thespianism.

Carano, who hasn’t fought since losing in a title bout to former Strikeforce featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos in 2009, has for the best part been trying her hand at acting.

She won’t be the first mixed martial artist to make that trip from the fighting arena to celluloid and she most definitely will not be the last.

Let’s walk the red carpet.

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