Tag: Ronda

Ronda Rousey Set to Defend Title Against Sarah Kaufman in August

Strikeforce’s Ronda Rousey is set to defend her 135-pound women’s title against Sarah Kaufman on August 18 in San Diego, according to MMAFighting.com. Rousey’s title defense will come five months after she defeated then-titleholder Mi…

Strikeforce’s Ronda Rousey is set to defend her 135-pound women’s title against Sarah Kaufman on August 18 in San Diego, according to MMAFighting.com. Rousey’s title defense will come five months after she defeated then-titleholder Miesha Tate in a bout that left Tate with a broken arm, surrounded Rousey with media attention and made women’s MMA […]

Ronda Rousey vs. Cris Cyborg Is the Biggest Fight Strikeforce Can Make

It’s no secret that one of the few remaining big-ticket fights that Strikeforce can put together—at least at the moment—is a women’s title fight between bantamweight champion and rising superstar Ronda Rousey and former featherw…

It’s no secret that one of the few remaining big-ticket fights that Strikeforce can put together—at least at the moment—is a women’s title fight between bantamweight champion and rising superstar Ronda Rousey and former featherweight champion Cris Cyborg. Cyborg, of course, can’t fight at the moment. She’s currently serving a one-year suspension for testing positive […]

Scott Coker on Ronda Rousey vs. Cyborg: “Cyborg Is a Whole Other Level”

Ronda Rousey and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos are on a collision course. The top two female stars have exchanged jabs on Twitter and in interviews. Will the social media trash talk eventually lead to a showdown between champions? In an intervi…

Ronda Rousey and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos are on a collision course. The top two female stars have exchanged jabs on Twitter and in interviews. Will the social media trash talk eventually lead to a showdown between champions? In an interview with Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker weighed in on quite possibly the […]

Ronda Rousey: On the Path to Becoming the Most Important Figure in WMMA History

Pioneers such as Debbi Purcell were vital. The marketing of Gina Carano was important. Cyborg Santos showed that women’s MMA could be just as exciting and violent as the men. But it is current Strikeforce champion Ronda Rousey who is on the path …

Pioneers such as Debbi Purcell were vital. The marketing of Gina Carano was important. Cyborg Santos showed that women’s MMA could be just as exciting and violent as the men. But it is current Strikeforce champion Ronda Rousey who is on the path to being the single most important figure in women’s mixed martial arts […]

MMA: Ronda Rousey Could Be a National Star

Finding my seat at the IZOD Center last week was easy. Trying to grasp what I walked past on the way to it was the hard part. Juggling concessions and talking to a couple of friends as I navigated the concourse, I was met by a throng of wild-eyed fans …

Finding my seat at the IZOD Center last week was easy. Trying to grasp what I walked past on the way to it was the hard part. Juggling concessions and talking to a couple of friends as I navigated the concourse, I was met by a throng of wild-eyed fans moving along and clustered around […]

Strikeforce: Women’s Champ Ronda Rousey Set to Defend Her Title This Summer

Recently crowned Strikeforce women’s champion Ronda Rousey will defend her bantamweight belt for the first time later this summer. According to MMAFighting.com, Rousey’s first challenger as the champ will be top contender and former title h…

Recently crowned Strikeforce women’s champion Ronda Rousey will defend her bantamweight belt for the first time later this summer. According to MMAFighting.com, Rousey’s first challenger as the champ will be top contender and former title holder Sarah Kaufman. The two are slated to meet in August.   Neither a date nor a location have been […]