As a competitive judoka, Cali-bred Ronda Rousey earned a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics and a gold medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games. As a budding MMA fighter, she has won all five of her fights (2 pro, 3 amateur) by submission, all in less than a minute. Now training with Team Hayastan in Santa Monica, Rousey makes her Strikeforce debut tomorrow night at Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte in Las Vegas, where she’ll face Sarah D’Alelio. So yeah, it’s time for you to start paying attention to this woman.
As she explains in the above video, women’s MMA needs another visible competitor to fill the vacuum left by Gina Carano. (Uh, hello?) Even though people haven’t seen her standup yet, she feels she’s better than D’Alelio on the feet, and if their fight lasts more than a minute, hey, that’s cool too. Is another women’s MMA star about to be born? After the jump, a glimpse of the kind of ferocious ground-work that Ronda could be showing off tomorrow…
As a competitive judoka, Cali-bred Ronda Rousey earned a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics and a gold medal at the 2007 Pan Am Games. As a budding MMA fighter, she has won all five of her fights (2 pro, 3 amateur) by submission, all in less than a minute. Now training with Team Hayastan in Santa Monica, Rousey makes her Strikeforce debut tomorrow night at Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Duarte in Las Vegas, where she’ll face Sarah D’Alelio. So yeah, it’s time for you to start paying attention to this woman.
As she explains in the above video, women’s MMA needs another visible competitor to fill the vacuum left by Gina Carano. (Uh, hello?) Even though people haven’t seen her standup yet, she feels she’s better than D’Alelio on the feet, and if their fight lasts more than a minute, hey, that’s cool too. Is another women’s MMA star about to be born? After the jump, a glimpse of the kind of ferocious ground-work that Ronda could be showing off tomorrow…
(Pat Promrangka savagely knocks out Mitch Heron at FightWorld Cup 9, Saturday night in Queensland, Australia. Props: Doombringer002)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– What’s Next for UFC 133 Winners and Losers? (NBC Sports MMA)
– Chael Sonnen Takes Unique Approach to Selling Brian Stann Fight (5thRound)
– Dana White Talks Shaquille O’Neal, GSP vs. Nick Diaz and ‘TUF 14’ (MMA Fighting)
– ONE FC: Phil Baroni Has Been Put on This Earth to Do Two Things…Chew Bubble Gum and Kick Ass (MMA Mania)
– Jon Jones Insists the “Jealous Snake” Rashad Evans Never Was His Friend (LowKick)
– Jens Pulver Returns to Action Against Ox Wheeler at “MMA Fight Pit: Genesis” (TheFightNerd)
– Check Out This Hi-Res Panel From the First Full-Length MMA Comic Book, ‘Joe Palooka’ (MiddleEasy)
– Randy Couture’s Next Movie: ‘Setup’ Trailer (MMA Convert)
– Thiago Alves: “I’ll Try to Knock Him Out or Submit All Opponents From Now On.” (Five Ounces of Pain)
– Dana White: “I Really Love to Stick It to the Fedor Fans Because They’re Such Lunatics” (FightOpinion)
– ESPN Reports Fox As New Front-Runner For UFC TV Deal (MMAPayout)
(Pat Promrangka savagely knocks out Mitch Heron at FightWorld Cup 9, Saturday night in Queensland, Australia. Props: Doombringer002)
Some selected highlights from our friends around the MMA blogosphere. E-mail [email protected] for details on how your site can join the MMA Link Club…
– What’s Next for UFC 133 Winners and Losers? (NBC Sports MMA)
– Chael Sonnen Takes Unique Approach to Selling Brian Stann Fight (5thRound)
– Dana White Talks Shaquille O’Neal, GSP vs. Nick Diaz and ‘TUF 14′ (MMA Fighting)
Chael Sonnen held court at a recent UFC question-and-answer session with fans, and as expected, the loquacious Sonnen was his usual brash self, taking shots at everyone from Adolph Hitler to Mirko Cro Cop.
Check out a highlight video of Sonnen’s Q&A below. The middleweight faces Brian Stann at UFC 136 on Oct. 8.
Chael Sonnen held court at a recent UFC question-and-answer session with fans, and as expected, the loquacious Sonnen was his usual brash self, taking shots at everyone from Adolph Hitler to Mirko Cro Cop.
Check out a highlight video of Sonnen’s Q&A below. The middleweight faces Brian Stann at UFC 136 on Oct. 8.
Dana White met with the MMA media following Saturday night’s UFC 133 event. The UFC president talked about Shaquille O’Neal‘s possible future involvement in the sport, Chad Ochocinco calling out UFC fighters, working with Nick Diaz again and his high hopes for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.
Dana White met with the MMA media following Saturday night’s UFC 133 event. The UFC president talked about Shaquille O’Neal‘s possible future involvement in the sport, Chad Ochocinco calling out UFC fighters, working with Nick Diaz again and his high hopes for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter.
LAS VEGAS – MMA Fighting caught up with Melvin Guillard after his UFC 132 win against Shane Roller. Guillard talks about why he thinks he’s one of the best finishers in the 155-pound division, his coaching and why he wants to fight Jim Miller next.
LAS VEGAS – MMA Fighting caught up with Melvin Guillard after his UFC 132 win against Shane Roller. Guillard talks about why he thinks he’s one of the best finishers in the 155-pound division, his coaching and why he wants to fight Jim Miller next.
LAS VEGAS – MMA Fighting caught up with Brian Bowles after his UFC 132 win against Takeya Mizugaki. Bowles discussed whether he broke his hand in the win, if he was happy with his performance and whether he deserves a title shot against Dominick Cruz.
LAS VEGAS – MMA Fighting caught up with Brian Bowles after his UFC 132 win against Takeya Mizugaki. Bowles discussed whether he broke his hand in the win, if he was happy with his performance and whether he deserves a title shot against Dominick Cruz.