UFC 193 |Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm

I dont think that she will be able to keep it from going to the ground. Rousey will win this by armbar whenever she wants.

 

All I know, beyond any doubt is that Holm's striking as a whole has looked mediocre in her 2 UFC fights. I think she did a better job of controlling range in her 2nd fight, but she hasn't thrown fluid combinations and she looks like she lacks power. If you saw her 2 UFC fight ONLY, you would never guess in a million years that she was such an accomplished boxer. And you would probably think that she'd only being practicing kicks for a couple weeks.

Personally I think Ronda can knock her out standing. It won't be from range, but I have no doubt Rousey can pin her against the cage and land damaging shots. By the same token, it doesn't look like Holm has any infighting ability at all. If Ronda is able to close distance which doesn't seem like it will be difficult, Holly is done in under a round.

 

I have never been impressed by the striking of any woman besides maybe Riker. They all wing shots and resemble tough man contestants.

 

You're dumb. Joanna is a killing machine.

 

Is somebody talking??

 

Go to your room JEFFY and playing with your mother fucking crayons. Grown ups are talking.

 

Wow! Someones all riled up!! Lol

 

Go change your username. It annoys me. You're a grown up now.

 

Joanna's striking is beyond elite at the MMA level. Carla Esparza had decent timing and smooth striking and she looked like Danger from 'Million Dollar Baby' compared to Joanna.

 

Totally agREED...

Ronda Rousey's COMPETITIVE ARROGANCE is On Par w/Jon Jones', in That She Not Only Wants to Win, She Wants to Beat her Opponent @ HER Own Game...Jones Flirted w/LOSING a Stand Up Battle w/Alexandr Gustaffson, Yet Eventually Pulled it Out w/an Elbow Strike...Took Glover Texiera to School via Stand Up...OUT WRESTLED Daniel Cormier...

Ronda Won't LOSE a Fight in the Name of this Cause, but She'll Definitely PLACE Herself in Potentially Compromising Positions, Looking to OUT STRIKE Holly Holm, in REED's Opinion...From Rousey's Perspective, that's THE Most Satisfying Way to Defeat Holly Holm...





REED:mj:

 

Yeah nobody will give her any props at all if she just arm bars her. Maybe if she looks lost in the standup with Holm she has to go back to her roots but I don't see it. It's not impossible to see her knocking Holmes out, either. She will walk through Holms pity pat punches just to land something telling. And make no mistake the chance of Ronda knocking out Holm is higher than vice versa and that will be reflected in the oddsmaker's betting lines, too.


@ Anthony - how do you see Nunes - Tate going? I think Nunes will light her up something fierce. ::

 

I'd be surprised if Holm lasts longer than a minute.


TFK

 

I don't think she will survive a beating against Nunes. She needs to stop taking a beating in the first round anyways, adjust a little earlier maybe.

The fight is not confirmed, but likely I guess.

 

The odds on any Rousey fight are going to be messed up until she looks vulnerable. This truly is what Tyson had going on pre-Buster and something we haven't seen since.

 

Really? LOL I bet on Correira last time. Got me nowhere

 

Like most, I am feeling like Rousey is this mega-force so I won't be betting against her anytime soon. Plus, I like watching her winning so I don't want to have mixed feelings when she loses. I do think the smart money is to bet against her right now, though.

 

Betting on Ronda doesn't get you much. You get your money back plus a tiny percentage. Betting on the underdog would probably be more exciting.

I'm not really a gambler, but I don't see anyone near Ronda's weight class who can beat her. I don't see Ronda losing anytime soon unless she does something stupid like not training hard or underestimating an opponent.

 

Ya if you were to bet 1000 on Ronda for the Correira fight, I think you'd get back something like 1080. Hardly worth it. Especially considering it's a fight and anything can happen, including injuries and cuts which can lead to stoppages.

 

I don't see it as competitive arrogance the way it is with Jon Jones. Although Rousy has an ego, her's seems to be more humble than Jone's (although some of her latest comments seem to have her going the other way). I think Jon would stand up and strike with a striker to prove he's the better striker to all the fans. With Rhonda I think she just does it to improve her overrall game. If she's going out to prove she can outstrike her opponent I think she's trying to prove it to herself rather than to everyone else but moreso than anything she'll want to know how much better of a striker she is than her opponent. Her confidence right now is such that if she were to legitimately lose a fight she'd never again be at the level she is now, because she feels indestructible, and once you lose that mentality it never comes back.

One of the coolest things about her last victory was the sheer joy on her face as she walked through the crowd and everyone was giving her love. It wasn't an I'm the shit kind of happyiness on her face, rather it was just a genuine joy and almost shock at all the love she was getting. To me she had a look on her face like it was the first time it had happened to her.

 

I think part of that was from what Joe Rogan said in the post fight interview. He said something about how she's a once in a lifetime fighter and that it was an honor to call her fights. He's known for overhyping fighters, but he wasn't exaggerating this time.