sheerterror said:
BustedKnuckles said:
Cliff Clavin said:
BustedKnuckles said:
so if a male fighter attacked ronda the exact same way cat did ...and she ended up in the exact same position with the guy ,would she tap him out?
Yep. And if Jon Jones gave her 5 free punches, she knocks him out. What's your point?
seems a guy could just muscle his way out of it...i mean she just s little girl for chrissakes
That's the point a lot of these guys are missing with this outdated macho bull#### of how a woman could never even compete with a man. When you are talking about the elite of the elite - which Rousey clearly is, you can throw out "conventional wisdown" that men are just physically superior than women in all facets of sport.
If Rousey was a sprawl and brawler that was just knocking #####es out, I would tend to agree with that crowd a little bit more. But she's not. She's a world class grappler with a deadly combination of impeccable technique, timing and power. The execution of her throws happens so rapidly that there is no "muscling out" of it (ditto for arm bars.) Couple that with the size advantage she would have over the flyweight, and I think she could absolutely hold her own against a few of them. The assumption that just because the opposing fighter is a man, and she is a woman - that all he has to do is land 1 punch to put her lights out is just a dated argument by folks who have probably never gotten punched in the face, much less done so in the form of a strategized combat sport.
This is really getting silly. I've trained in Muay Thai for three years at the MMA Labs in Glendale AZ. I've been punched, kicked, choked, elbowed, and kneed by some pretty darn good fighters. I've had my nose bloodied, my tooth loosened, my eye blackened, and my ribs bruised pretty badly. Others here who are advocating that she wouldn't have a chance against a male fighter have also trained in some form of martial arts.
We all agree she is an amazing fighter. She has outstanding judo and submission skills. But no matter how much you say it and want to believe the contrary, a decently-trained male fighter would destroy her. The arguments have all been made, so I'm not going to rehash them. But please, don't use the, "You've never fought so you don't know" argument. Any time you are in Phoenix and want to come by the Labs, let me know. I'll get you a free pass to our sparring class.