SacramentoBob
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So Rousey v Mayweather next?
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AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
Edmond. Time for Ronda to get a real striking coach.
Officer Pete Malloy
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Officer Pete Malloy
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Wingnut
Footballguy
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
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You could call this one...
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...the agony of de-feet
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Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh
Officer Pete Malloy
Footballguy
I'll see myself out.
SIDA!
Footballguy
kutta
Footballguy
So happy! I'm so tired of Rousey. LMAO at everyone who said she could beat Mayweather.
Holm was awesome tonight. This reminds me of Tyson/Douglas a bit. It was amazing how bad Rousey looked. And it was amazing how classless she was - not touching gloves and leaving without an interview.
Great night.
Holm was awesome tonight. This reminds me of Tyson/Douglas a bit. It was amazing how bad Rousey looked. And it was amazing how classless she was - not touching gloves and leaving without an interview.
Great night.
Wingnut
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BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
this is what happens when you stop concentrating on fighting and more on movies and tv spots and start believing your own hype ...you start to float in the air instead of staying grounded ...sometimes losing is the best thing that can happen to a fighter
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
I didn't realize there were so many people so upset with RR.
Let it all out, friends.
Let it all out, friends.
kutta
Footballguy
Officer Pete Malloy
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kutta
Footballguy
I just think the hype was out of hand. There was just no one on her level in the division, so she looked awesome. But to say she would beat Mayweather was just silliness, yet people insisted it would happen.
I always like to see cocky people brought down to earth. This was wonderful.
SacramentoBob
Footballguy
So who cried more Rhonda or Dana?
Possum
Footballguy
The hype was reaching new fever pitches of stupidity after every one of her fights. Combine that with Ronda being such a miserable human being, you get a lot of well-deserved schadenfreude when the train finally goes off the tracks.
Jules Winnfield
Footballguy
And because of the SCOTUS decision on June 26, you two could legally get marriedSoulfly3 said:
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dickey moe
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Yeah, that's pretty much how I see it.kutta said:
kutta
Footballguy
Here's what I can't stand in sports. Rousey's tweet the day before the fight:
Fake ### cheap shotting fake respect fake humility ##### - "preacher's daughter" my ### - I see through your fake sweet act now - you're getting your ### kicked tomorrow, and I'm really going to enjoy the beating I give you #andSTILL
Fake ### cheap shotting fake respect fake humility ##### - "preacher's daughter" my ### - I see through your fake sweet act now - you're getting your ### kicked tomorrow, and I'm really going to enjoy the beating I give you #andSTILL
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AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
I don't really buy into that as her legit take on things (other than the confidence). She gets a cut of the PPV butyrate. She's selling a fight. (see also Chael Sonnen, Connor McGregor, Nick Diaz, etc). You can argue it was the UFC hype machine, her own cockiness, or her own success -- IMO its a combination of all the above -- but she has reached rare air in popularity for MMA fighters. It's usually really telling how fighters act AFTER a fight, not before. If RR comes out and says that little preachers daughter caught her with a lucky shot and she's going to kill her 99 out of the next 100 fights and #### Holly Holm etc, then I admit to being fooled and that she really is an ###.
I suspect RR will come out humbly and say that Holly was better prepared and she was the better woman -- until the rematch PPV hype starts rolling, when of course she'll turn back into cocky, brash, marketing-Rousey again.
kutta
Footballguy
I get that. And the three guys you mentioned are also three guys I can't stand. I hate it when people promo fights that way. It cheapens the sport, IMO.
You never saw GSP do that. Lawler doesn't do it. Ben Henderson doesn't do it. It's not needed, it's disrespectful, and I don't like fighters who do it.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
That was so awesome 
Wingnut
Footballguy
Full fight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN0dxnU1mAw
After the KO at 7:42 to 7:45 you can hear this exchange between Ronda and one of her guys:
guy: "You got knocked out. Youre out, youre out, youre out"
Ronda: "NNNOOOOO!"
lol
After the KO at 7:42 to 7:45 you can hear this exchange between Ronda and one of her guys:
guy: "You got knocked out. Youre out, youre out, youre out"
Ronda: "NNNOOOOO!"
lol
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AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
Did Muhammad Ali cheapen boxing? No, I'm not trying to compare the MMA skill of any of those mentioned with MA's boxing skills. just wondering if it's ever OK as part of a loud personality and a lightning rod for attention being a good thing for a given sport.
kutta
Footballguy
There's a difference between promoting a fight and being an #######. I rarely like the loudmouths because they hide behind "promoting a fight" when in reality they are just #######s. I think Sonnen is the only one who does the silliness before a fight who I wouldn't consider an #######. He actuallly seems like a decent guy.
We just disagree. I like respect in sports. I think you should always show respect for your opponent. I'm all for some celebration and some smack talk, but it's the lack of respect some of these people, including Rousey, show that I just don't like.
Hang 10
Footballguy
Ali was a lot more than a #### talker. He was a showman. Don't see Rousey being comparable to Ali in any way.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
Guys gotta get paid
Demetrius Johnson doesn't sniff what these guys make because he has a terribly boring personality. Being respectful and polite doesn't stir fans emotions for better or worse.
Couldn't stand Sonnens shtick, love McGregors. Both gave me a reason to pay to watch them.
kutta
Footballguy
There are a LOT of respectful fighters who make a lot of money. If the sport is at the point where you have to be a loud, obnoxious, disrespecftul jerk in order to earn money, then I don't want any part of it. I might as well watch pro wrestling.Guys gotta get paid
Demetrius Johnson doesn't sniff what these guys make because he has a terribly boring personality. Being respectful and polite doesn't stir fans emotions for better or worse.
Couldn't stand Sonnens shtick, love McGregors. Both gave me a reason to pay to watch them.
Some people obviously like it. Others obviously don't. I am one of those who doesn't like it.
Cliff Clavin
Footballguy
And the guys you don't like are respectful in the cage. That's the important part IMO.There are a LOT of respectful fighters who make a lot of money. If the sport is at the point where you have to be a loud, obnoxious, disrespecftul jerk in order to earn money, then I don't want any part of it. I might as well watch pro wrestling.Some people obviously like it. Others obviously don't. I am one of those who doesn't like it.Guys gotta get paid
Couldn't stand Sonnens shtick, love McGregors. Both gave me a reason to pay to watch them.
Sports are entertainment. Some of these guys entertain when not in competition. The sport doesn't necessarily need it, but it sure helps sell tickets.
kutta
Footballguy
Diaz is respectful in the cage???? And I wouldn't exactly say Rousey and McGreggor are respectful in the cage either.And the guys you don't like are respectful in the cage. That's the important part IMO.There are a LOT of respectful fighters who make a lot of money. If the sport is at the point where you have to be a loud, obnoxious, disrespecftul jerk in order to earn money, then I don't want any part of it. I might as well watch pro wrestling.Some people obviously like it. Others obviously don't. I am one of those who doesn't like it.Guys gotta get paid
Couldn't stand Sonnens shtick, love McGregors. Both gave me a reason to pay to watch them.
Sports are entertainment. Some of these guys entertain when not in competition. The sport doesn't necessarily need it, but it sure helps sell tickets.
Wingnut
Footballguy
Rousey depressed and bummed...will get a plastic surgeon to fix the "very big gash" in her lip.
http://www.tmz.com/2015/11/15/ronda-rousy-fight-holly-holm-rematch/
Ronda Rousey is "depressed" and "bummed out" after losing her UFC title to Holly Holm, but UFC Prez Dana White tells TMZ Sports there will absolutely be a rematch.
We're told Ronda was kept overnight in an Australian hospital. White tells us she does not have a concussion but there's a "very big gash" in the middle of her lip. White and team searched for the best plastic surgeon in Australia, who's going to do his handiwork today.
Ronda, who spent the night in the hospital with her sister, did not talk about the loss. As Dana tells us, "The last thing a fighter wants to do is talk about a fight when they lose." White says, "There was not a lot of talking."
Dana had high praise for both fighters. As for Ronda, he says, "What this woman has done has never been done before. We've been doing this for 15 years with huge stars, and Ronda has broken every record."
As for Holly, White says people didn't give her due credit going in ... "Holly had 45 fights before and multiple world titles. She was totally calm and cool." And he says she's score a phenomenal payday.
Dana says, "There will absolutely be a rematch. It's the fight that makes sense."
http://www.tmz.com/2015/11/15/ronda-rousy-fight-holly-holm-rematch/
Ronda Rousey is "depressed" and "bummed out" after losing her UFC title to Holly Holm, but UFC Prez Dana White tells TMZ Sports there will absolutely be a rematch.
We're told Ronda was kept overnight in an Australian hospital. White tells us she does not have a concussion but there's a "very big gash" in the middle of her lip. White and team searched for the best plastic surgeon in Australia, who's going to do his handiwork today.
Ronda, who spent the night in the hospital with her sister, did not talk about the loss. As Dana tells us, "The last thing a fighter wants to do is talk about a fight when they lose." White says, "There was not a lot of talking."
Dana had high praise for both fighters. As for Ronda, he says, "What this woman has done has never been done before. We've been doing this for 15 years with huge stars, and Ronda has broken every record."
As for Holly, White says people didn't give her due credit going in ... "Holly had 45 fights before and multiple world titles. She was totally calm and cool." And he says she's score a phenomenal payday.
Dana says, "There will absolutely be a rematch. It's the fight that makes sense."
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AhrnCityPahnder
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Once the fight is over, yes.kutta said:
kutta
Footballguy
If you are going to argue that Diaz is a respectful fighter, we probably just need to end this discussion. We aren't going to convince each other.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
I like how you guys treat this nonsense like some sacred ritual, like it's sumo or something.
In an ideal world, she'd come out in a luchador mask, call the crowd a bunch of dumb hillbillies, and deck people with steel chairs.
In an ideal world, she'd come out in a luchador mask, call the crowd a bunch of dumb hillbillies, and deck people with steel chairs.
AhrnCityPahnder
Yinz-o-riffic
I'm going to argue that Diaz is generally a respectful person but, like Rousey, pretends to be very disrespectful to sell fights. We don't have to agree on that.
kutta
Footballguy
OK. We don't agree on that, but that's cool.I'm going to argue that Diaz is generally a respectful person but, like Rousey, pretends to be very disrespectful to sell fights. We don't have to agree on that.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Sure, but wouldn't it be kinda dull (definitely less popular to the masses) if you had all GSPs running around? Sometimes I tuned in on the hopes that a guy like Diaz got his ### handed to him.
kutta
Footballguy
I agree. It adds excitement. I just don't like the people doing it. But I sure do root hard against them. So it works.
Wingnut
Footballguy
Ronda posted on Twitter:
“I just wanted to thank everyone for the love and support,” Rousey wrote. “I appreciate the concerns about my health, but I’m fine. As I mentioned before I am going to take a little bit of time, but I’ll be back.”
http://fansided.com/2015/11/15/ronda-rousey-statement-ufc-193-instagram/?utm_source=si.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=si.com
Rousey is referencing plans to take a break from the UFC that she mentioned before UFC 193. Rousey said she was going to disappear to work on some movie projects which will require her time.
“I just wanted to thank everyone for the love and support,” Rousey wrote. “I appreciate the concerns about my health, but I’m fine. As I mentioned before I am going to take a little bit of time, but I’ll be back.”
http://fansided.com/2015/11/15/ronda-rousey-statement-ufc-193-instagram/?utm_source=si.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=si.com
Rousey is referencing plans to take a break from the UFC that she mentioned before UFC 193. Rousey said she was going to disappear to work on some movie projects which will require her time.
kutta
Footballguy
Rousey did about anything she could to try to clinch up and take her down. She's not a wrestler, she doesn't go for shots, she clinches up and does judo throws. Holly kept on the move and kept a fist in her face preventing her from grappling. That's about all she was trying to do though, she didn't want to stand at all.