The way Ronda Rousey has dominated the women’s bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship has left her seeking motivation beyond simply winning fights. She is no longer just dispatching challengers. She’s chasing history every time she steps into the cage.
Ronda Rousey has the same sort of domination and preposterous level of intimidation that Mike Tyson enjoyed for years as he rose to a feared undisputed champion, and you can make the argument the world’s most recognizable mixed martial arts fighter is more of a sure bet today.
All 26 fighters on the UFC 193 card successfully made weight at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, though the event wasn’t free of drama.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 193 today at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia:
UFC officials hope their biggest star can attract the largest crowd to ever watch one of the organization’s events live when Ronda Rousey headlines UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia on Saturday.
It may come as news to many casual observers of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but the organization actually has two female champions.
One of the top fighters in the world not under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship had a scheduled fight canceled on Friday night.
Ronda Rousey knows every time she says a word, it could end up in headlines around the globe and across the Internet. While she admits it has bothered her at times, Rousey acknowledges it’s better than the alternative.
Heavyweight star Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s latest retirement announcement may not have been completely his decision.
Ronda Rousey stepped on the stage before a throng of screaming fans at Federation Square for open workouts Thursday afternoon and did exactly what she does when nobody is around. She went to work.
Valerie Letourneau was already facing an uphill battle when she challenges champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the co-main event of UFC 193 at Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Then she found out for sure she’d have to go the cage without her friend and training partner Hector Lombard.
There is a common misconception that the Ultimate Fighting Championship had not held an event in Melbourne, known as the sporting capital of Australia, because mixed martial arts was banned in the state. That wasn’t necessarily true.
Along the way to becoming the UFC’s most popular fighter, Ronda Rousey has filled her trophy case with just about every imaginable award. She may soon have to make some more space.
Nobody would blame Liz Carmouche if she woke up every morning thinking, “What if?” What if she could have squeezed tighter? What if a fight earlier in the night hadn’t transpired in a way that gave her opponent a strategic hint? What if the night of Feb. 23, 2013, played out just a little bit differently?
A Dublin duo now living in Las Vegas have come up with an anthem for countryman Conor McGregor, the UFC phenom.
