Ronda Rousey Would Be Wise to Embrace the Villain Role

Being a villain seems to come naturally for UFC women’s bantamweight champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey. Being the likable, inspirational figurehead of women’s MMA just doesn’t suit her rough-edged, periodically profane persona. To those in Rousey‘s circle, she may be a sweetheart, but she hasn’t been coming off as such to the public—especially not lately.   TUF […]

Being a villain seems to come naturally for UFC women’s bantamweight champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey. Being the likable, inspirational figurehead of women’s MMA just doesn’t suit her rough-edged, periodically profane persona. To those in Rousey‘s circle, she may be a sweetheart, but she hasn’t been coming off as such to the public—especially not lately.   TUF […]

Sara McMann: Undaunted, Unafraid and Ready for Ronda Rousey

LAS VEGAS — Sara McMann would like to make one thing perfectly clear: She is grateful to Ronda Rousey for helping usher women’s mixed martial arts into the Ultimate Fighting Championship. “I am literally the first person to say that. Whether you like her or not, I absolutely agree,” McMann says. “Dana White was adamant […]

LAS VEGAS — Sara McMann would like to make one thing perfectly clear: She is grateful to Ronda Rousey for helping usher women’s mixed martial arts into the Ultimate Fighting Championship. “I am literally the first person to say that. Whether you like her or not, I absolutely agree,” McMann says. “Dana White was adamant […]

Ronda Rousey: Top 5 Threats to Her Reign as UFC Champion

It’s not really even an insult to call Ronda Rousey one-dimensional anymore. Like any self-respecting fighter, Rousey herself would likely bristle at that notion, but the truth is, she’s pretty easy to figure out. There’s nothing wrong with being one-dimensional so long as that one dimension is so terrifyingly good that the rest of your division […]

It’s not really even an insult to call Ronda Rousey one-dimensional anymore. Like any self-respecting fighter, Rousey herself would likely bristle at that notion, but the truth is, she’s pretty easy to figure out. There’s nothing wrong with being one-dimensional so long as that one dimension is so terrifyingly good that the rest of your division […]

Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann: An Early Head-to-Toe Breakdown

We have over a month until UFC 170, but fans and media alike are speculating the main event bantamweight title fight that will take place between Ronda Rousey and Sara McMann. In a bout pitting Olympic medalists against one another, the UFC has their face of women’s MMA taking on likely her biggest test to […]

We have over a month until UFC 170, but fans and media alike are speculating the main event bantamweight title fight that will take place between Ronda Rousey and Sara McMann. In a bout pitting Olympic medalists against one another, the UFC has their face of women’s MMA taking on likely her biggest test to […]

UFC 170: Why Sara McMann Is Ronda Rousey’s Worst Nightmare Come True

Love her or hate her, Ronda Rousey is the biggest star in mixed martial arts today. Period. Point blank. The UFC women’s bantamweight champion stormed into the Octagon last Saturday night—with a mean mug that would make even the largest grizzly bear soil itself, determined to destroy Miesha Tate. She did just that. Tate put […]

Love her or hate her, Ronda Rousey is the biggest star in mixed martial arts today. Period. Point blank. The UFC women’s bantamweight champion stormed into the Octagon last Saturday night—with a mean mug that would make even the largest grizzly bear soil itself, determined to destroy Miesha Tate. She did just that. Tate put […]

Cat Zingano Offers to Fight Ronda Rousey ‘With a Blown ACL Right Now’

Following her third successful title defense—between Strikeforce and the UFC—at UFC 168 on Saturday, pundits assumed women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey would meet fellow undefeated fighter Cat Zingano next.  The bout made sense: “Alpha” earned her shot at the belt with a victory over Miesha Tate on the season 17 finale of The Ultimate Fighter in April.  […]

Following her third successful title defense—between Strikeforce and the UFC—at UFC 168 on Saturday, pundits assumed women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey would meet fellow undefeated fighter Cat Zingano next.  The bout made sense: “Alpha” earned her shot at the belt with a victory over Miesha Tate on the season 17 finale of The Ultimate Fighter in April.  […]