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Well, apparently there was more than meets the eye regarding the way Ronda Rousey reacted immediately after facing off with UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes at the official UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor cer…

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For those who missed it, Joe Rogan told the fans inside Madison Square Garden to stick around after the final weigh-in for UFC 205, as they would be doing a special face-off for the UFC 207 main event featuring the return of one of UFC’s all-time biggest stars.

After introducing a special “She’s Back” video package to hype the return of Rousey and preview her title fight against Nunes scheduled for December 29th in Las Vegas, Nevada, Rogan called both Nunes and Rousey out to the stage for a special face-off in front of the media and fans in attendance.

Immediately after the face-off, Rogan conducted an interview with the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, who spoke of preparing for the Rousey fight in particular her entire life. When Rogan went to interview Rousey, she wasn’t there.

According to Dana White, it was Rogan who made the spontaneous call to interview the fighters, as the UFC President claimed that Rousey and Nunes were only supposed to square off and that Rogan took it upon himself to interview them. The UFC boss referred to the situation as a production error that made Rousey look bad, claiming it was simply a misunderstanding.

Rousey stormed off right after the staredown, seemingly upset about something. When White tried to stop her from exiting the stage prematurely, she simply shrugged him off and kept on walking.

Clearly something was up.

According to Dave Meltzer, the longtime editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and writer at MMAFighting.com, her first face-off and public appearance of its’ kind got to Rousey to the point that she was visibly upset afterwards.

Meltzer recently mentioned that Rousey was so upset and emotional following the face-off with Nunes that she had to be “consoled” after the appearance, her first promotional appearance around a fight since the build-up to the Holly Holm fight, which culminated with Rousey being knocked out by a head kick in a record-setting event in Melbourne, Australia.

For those who missed the intense face-off between Nunes and Rousey from the official UFC 205 ceremonial weigh-ins in New York City earlier this month, you can watch a complete video recap right here at MMANews.com by clicking here.

Rousey will look to get back the title that she introduced to the public as the first-ever UFC Women’s Champion of any kind when she meets current title-holder Nunes in the main event of UFC 207: Nunes vs. Rousey. The show is scheduled to take place live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, December 30th.

Join us here at MMANews.com on 12/30 for live round-by-round results coverage of the UFC 207 pay-per-view.

Will Yoel Romero Take Michael Bisping’s Belt?

Strange times have been experienced at middleweight recently. Right about the time that Chris Weidman defeated Anderson Silva, things started down a new path, leading us to a highly unexpected 2016 in the 185-pound division. As ‘The All-American’ planted that left hook on Silva way back in 2013, we knew for sure anything was possible.

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Taking nothing away from ‘The Count,’ but prior to his title win, the British slugger had fallen at the final hurdle before the title shot. Crushing losses to Dan Henderson and Vitor Belfort saw the long-serving Brit come up short, but his fortunes really changed in 2015. Victories over CB Dollaway, Thales Leites and Anderson Silva led Bisping to a UFC 199 rematch with Luke Rockhold. His KO victory was equal parts entertaining and unexpected.

Unexpected Rematch

Although ageing veteran Dan Henderson was miles outside the title picture, he was paired with Michael Bisping in an unlikely rematch at UFC 204. ‘The Count’ would win the battle of attrition after five rounds, but the strange occurrences at middleweight weren’t over yet. Bisping went on record as saying he would not fight Yoel Romero if he beat Chris Weidman at UFC 205. Referencing Romero’s USADA pop, ‘The Count’ caught more backlash from ‘Soldier of God’ on social media.

With the rivalry building, Romero left no questions in New York. Typically explosive, the Cuban blasted the former champion, and today Bisping had a change of heart. Claiming he’d agreed to fight Yoel Romero at a yet-to-be determined event next spring, Michael Bisping was strangely complimentary of his next opponent. This leads us nicely to the topic of who will win this 185-pound title tilt.

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Sprint vs. Marathon

Looking at the first round of both men’s recent fights, it’s clear to see how they implement their striking game. Romero, against Weidman at UFC 205, threw just 40 strikes over the course of ten minutes & 24 seconds of action. although ‘Soldier of God’ only needed that one knee to finish the fight, he landed a total of 18 strikes at an accuracy of 66%. Bisping’s last fight, against ‘Hendo,’ saw the champ throw 335 strikes over five rounds, landing 119 at an accuracy of 35%.

Bisping’s stand up has improved massively, and his power is consistently overlooked, but he is outmatched in terms of KO ability against Romero. Obviously this isn’t the ‘be all & end all’ of this fight, but a big factor nonetheless. If the past year at middleweight has taught us anything, though, it’s that anything’s possible with the current crop of 185-pounders.

Anderson, Chris, Luke, Michael

If you thought the title championship timeline would go like this, well then you shoulda put money on it. The odds of the belt going through the hands of Anderson Silva to Chris Weidman were long enough, but for Michael Bisping to finally reach UFC gold was just insane. The brash Brit hit everyone for a six when he cold-cocked ‘Rocky,’ so what’s to say he can’t do the same against Romero?

The biggest difference aside from physicality is wrestling. If Romero is getting lit up by Bisping, which is possible, he has the wrestling base to control even the elite of the division. Interesting times at middleweight, and surely a few more spots up the pound-for-pound rankings if Bisping wins.

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Report: Ronda Rousey Needed To Be ‘Consoled’ After Amanda Nunes Face-Off

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey made her first return in front of UFC fans when she surprised the mixed martial arts (MMA) world by crashing the UFC 205 weigh-ins earlier this month to face-off with upcoming opponent Amanda Nunes. After Nunes and Rousey finished up their stare-down Joe Rogan would interview the champ

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After Nunes and Rousey finished up their stare-down Joe Rogan would interview the champ Nunes while ‘The Rowdy One’ would storm off of the stage and return backstage. UFC President Dana White blamed a production screw up for Rousey’s abrupt departure, but MMA Fighting’s Dave Meltzer is reporting that was actually upset after the confrontation and needed ‘consoled’:

@davemeltzerWON any truth to the reports that Ronda was upset & had to be consoled after a face off in NY? If true, she's done.

— CD (@codoll53) November 23, 2016

True https://t.co/9wNmw6QPN3

— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) November 23, 2016

Rousey hasn’t seen action since her first professional loss against Holly Holm in the main event of UFC 193 in Melbourne last year, where Holm delivered a vicious head-kick that would put Rousey down for the second round finish. After the contest Rousey grew extremely depressed, admitting to thoughts of suicide during the dark time, but it seems now that the former 135-pound champ is ready to attempt to reclaim the title she once held.

Nunes on the other hand is riding a four-fight win streak with her most recent victory having secured her the title by way of a first round submission victory over Miesha Tate, as the pair met in the main event of UFC 200 this past July. Nunes will now make her debut against the most dominant female mixed martial artist of all time, and claims to have been training for the match-up since entering the UFC.

Nunes and Rousey will meet in the main event of UFC 207 for the women’s bantamweight title live on pay-per-view (PPV), live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 30, 2016.

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Yoel Romero Suspended By NYSAC For UFC 205 Celebration

Top middleweight contender Yoel Romero scored a pivotal and impressive TKO victory over ex-champion Chris Weidman on the main card of Nov. 12’s UFC 205 from Madison Square Garden in New York City. After the finish, “The Solider of God” celebrated by hopping over the cage and marching around the perimeter of the Octagon before

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That celebration, however, was taken lightly by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), as the commission has suspended Romero 60 days. Leaving the cage prior to the fight officially being over is not allowed by the NYSAC, and the surging contender will now be forced to the sidelines until Jan. 12, 2017, per MMAFighting.com.

This suspension shouldn’t affect Romero’s fighting future too much, as “The Solider of God” is expect to next challenge reigning 185-pound champion Michael Bisping. That bout is expected to take place sometime next Spring.

Prior to beating Weidman, Romero had won seven straight UFC bouts including five by way of finish. His most notable UFC victories have come over Tim Kennedy, Lyoto Machida and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza.

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Conor McGregor’s Coach: Khabib Can Be Hit, May Not Come Back

With newly-crowned dual-weight champion Conor McGregor reportedly out until May as he welcomes his first child into the world, all of MMA will have a few months to speculate over just whom “The Notorious” will fight next. Of course the usual suspects of longtime rival Nate Diaz and welterweight champion Tyron Woodley continue to appear

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Of course the usual suspects of longtime rival Nate Diaz and welterweight champion Tyron Woodley continue to appear in press clippings. That’s the fight that McGregor’s longtime striking coach Owen Roddy said he wants for his star pupil during an appearance on this week’s “The MMA Hour” (transcribed by MMA Mania):

“For me? Go up and go for three belts … maybe Woodley,” Roddy said. “But, [doing] Diaz again as well is another great one, because I think it’s what fans would want to see. They want to see something special again. [Doing] The Diaz fight again is special. The Woodley fight is special.”

But even with two guaranteed monumental bouts against Diaz and Woodley in the works, there is still the looming specter of undefeated Russian wrestler Khabib Nurmagomedov, who last seen brutally dismantling Michael Johnson at November 12’s UFC 205 – the card where McGregor halted Eddie Alvarez to make history.

“The Eagle,” his coach, his teammates, and even a retired MMA legend have been spouting off that McGregor is ducking Nurmagomedov, but Roddy gave his own perspective from a respectful angle of thoughtful fight analysis before questioning if the fight was big enough for “The Notorious”:

“You can’t really doubt Khabib at this stage now. “He’s a phenomenal grappler — a phenomenal wrestler — but I don’t know whether the excitement is there, you know? Obviously, for Conor, it’s about the pay-per-views … about the money. Whether Khabib will hit the pay-per-views for him, I don’t know, but he’s definitely there. He poses a different threat, so it would be good to try and work out the strikes that are going to land on him.

If the UFC’s biggest superstar is to finally sign on to fight Nurmagomedov, Roddy focused on the belief that aside from his world-class wrestling, “The Eagle” can be hit, as evident by his two most recent performances since returning from a long layoff due to injury:

“He can be hit as well, I will say that,” Roddy continued. “He got hit a bit [against Darrell Horcher] and the same again [against Michael Johnson]. I believe that if you give Conor a chance to land once, I don’t know whether people can come back from that. But, it would be definitely an interesting fight. They’re the three names I suppose: Khabib, Woodley — because it would be just insane — can you imagine the excitement of that? That would be crazy. And then, obviously, you can’t argue with the Nate fight again.”

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Stephen Thompson ‘Not At All’ Concerned With McGregor At 170 Pounds

While UFC featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor may have stolen the show at UFC 205 earlier this month in Madison Square Garden, the match that kept everybody at the edge of their seats took place in the evening’s co-main event in the welterweight title war between champion Tyron ‘The Chosen One’ Woodley and challenger

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The bout was razor close throughout its 25-minute progression, as both men showed dominant periods throughout the contest. In the end Woodley would remain champion as the fight was ruled a majority draw.

After the bout UFC President Dana White confirmed that the rematch between Woodley and Thompson was the fight to make next, despite Woodley having stated that he must first talk to his management to discuss his next options. ‘Wonderboy’ recently spoke to Submission Radio earlier this week to discuss his match with Woodley, and showed some concern over how the bout was judged:

“I knew he won the first round. He ended up taking me down off that lazy kick. He was very strong on the ground, so I knew I couldn’t get up from that position, so I knew I had to wait it out. I knew I won the second and third round, that fourth round was obviously him and the fifth round was mine as well.

“So I figured I pulled out enough to win. But you know what, he is the champion, man, and of course they gave him I think the 10-8 in the fourth – I think one judge gave him 10-8 fourth round, one judge gave him 10-8 first round, which I don’t see that on the first round. But it is what it is, and it’s gonna make this second fight even that much better when I bring that title belt back home.”

After the bout’s conclusion some controversy arose regarding the score cards as announcer Bruce Buffer first called it a win for Woodley, but would leave the cage and return to announce that it was in fact a majority draw. Thompson detailed his confusion inside the cage during the incident, stating that Dana White told him to stay inside the Octagon because it was ‘definitely’ a draw:

“In the beginning, I really didn’t see Bruce Buffer kind of go in the cage, go back out of the cage, so I was just sitting there, talking to my coaches and of course he announced that Tyron won the fight. And then I’m sitting there like what the crap? I knew I won the second, third and fifth round, I’m like going through my head. And then I look at Dana White and he’s like, “no dude, stay up in here, it was a draw, it was definitely a draw”. I’m like, okay, crap, yes man, this could definitely happen, we could definitely get another fight out of this.

“And so all those emotions were going through my head, thinking I won the fight, and then I didn’t win the fight, and then going to, hey, this is a draw, we can end up fighting again. It was chaos, to be honest with you. It was all crazy in my head. But the final judgement was that it was a draw, which means we are gonna be able to fight again. And I think the fans enjoyed the fight. I think they loved it, it was very exciting. So dude, I am so down to do it again. We’re looking at February, hopefully, to get this next title shot going.”

Thompson isn’t the only one who is being considered for the next shot at Woodley, however, as Conor McGregor has discussed moving back up to welterweight to challenge ‘The Chosen One’ for the 170-pound strap. Despite these rumblings Thompson remains unconcerned with the Irishman’s desire to enter the welterweight title picture, as he believes the UFC knows he is deserving of the next opportunity:

“Not at all, man. To be honest with you, I think the UFC knows that I deserve that title shot, that I deserve that rematch. And you know what, I think that Conor McGregor’s gotta defend the 145 and the 155 title and I just think he’s too small for the 170 division. I mean, he’s walking around right at 170, maybe a little bit less. I don’t think it would be a good division for him to step up to.”

“I think it would be a good fight no matter what. I mean, he is one of the best fighters out there and that’s what we’re out to do. We’re out to fight the best fighters in whatever division, whoever steps up. We’ll take on any challenges and I think that’s what fighters do. If you’re a champion or not, you should take on all challenges and I think it would be a good fight. I think the fans would tune in to see who would win.”

Although he doesn’t think the SBG Ireland product belongs in the talent-stacked 170-pound weight division, he does credit ‘The Notorious One’ for laying the groundwork for a possible feud with Woodley in the future:

“I think it’s very smart, very intelligent for him. I mean, he’s already out there talking trash to Tyron and doing his thing, doing what Conor McGregor does. I mean, just think about it – a few years ago, he was living in his car, he had no money. Now he’s a multi-millionaire. Hats off to that guy.

I’m happy for that guy. A lot of people look down on people who are successful, but Conor McGregor is successful because he runs his mouth and he knows how to put on a show. I mean, look at his press conferences. I mean, come on. People show up just to see him just act nuts. Hats off to that guy, he’s a very intelligent, very smart guy.”

Thompson is looking to take some time off to recover from his five round war with Woodley, and hopefully return in February to get his rematch with the welterweight champ. You can check out ‘Wonderboy’s’ full interview with Submission Radio here:

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