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  • UFC 170: Ronda Rousey Defeats Sara McMann in 66 Seconds

    Ronda Rousey once again made history on Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas for the UFC 170 event. The champion clocked in the fastest knockout in women’s UFC history by knocking out Sara McMann just a little over a minute, 66 seconds to be exact, into their fight.

    Both Rousey and McMann came out swinging as soon as the women’s bantamweight fight started. Less than a minute into the fight, Rousey was able to push back McMann to the fence and cornered her opponent with her knees. Rousey took the chance to do a judo throw, but McMann was quick to defend the move.

    However, Rousey was swift and hit the challenger with her knee followed by an elbow. With a combination of knee and elbow hits, Rousey’s final hit was a knee straight to the liver that finally put McMann down.

    Shortly after, Herb Dean jumped in and stopped the fight, causing the excited crowd to boo for the early stoppage. According to McMann, Dean’s stoppage was not early at all. She also said that the liver does not get stronger no matter how hard a fighter trains. Rousey said that they have been studying McMann’s videos and knew that she had the best chance of winning by doing a liver shot.

    The women’s main event was preceded by a fight between Daniel Cormier and Patrick Cummins, in which Cormier came out the victor. Cummins was a replacement for Rashad Evans who had injured himself more than a week ago. There was a heated argument between the two when Cummins said he made Cormier cry during training. The latter shoved Cummins during a press conference before the fight. Cormier defeated Cummins in a TKO in the first round, making him win the light heavyweight title.

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  • Ronda Rousey Defeats McMann, Keeps Title

    Ronda Rousey Defeats McMann, Keeps Title

    On Saturday night, Ronda Rousey defeated Sara McMann, keeping her bantamweight title, after kneeing her opponent in the liver 66 seconds into the fight.

    The main event took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas in front of more than 10,000 fans, many of whom booed the 27-year old during the post-fight interview.

    “I didn’t think it was too soon,” Rousey said, even though McMann seemed hurt. “Obviously, that’s why we have a referee in there. I just went to that spot.”

    According to Yahoo News, Rousey was also booed after her last title fight against Meisha Tate, whom she refused to shake hands with after their face-off in December.

    33-year old McMann, an Olympic wrestling silver medalist, was billed as Rousey’s most difficult challenger, yet Saturday night’s much-anticipated UFC fight was shorter than expected.

    “Looking back, it seems kind of quick,” McMann said. “I should get up quicker. If you want to win fights, you have to get up quicker. When I hit the ground, I got my bearings back. When I heard his voice, I was reaching for a leg.”

    The battle began with McMann entering the arena with a T-shirt that read “ETG,” which stands for Embrace the Grind. Rousey followed, mean-mugging the area in front of her.

    The two took the center for instructions from referee Herb Dean, touched gloves, and then immediately began to brawl, McMann getting in a nice right blow. Rousey then began to attack with her knees and with a vicious blow to her mid-section, McMann crumbled. Rousey threw a few more shots at her to finish, but when McMann didn’t react, Dean stopped the fight. TKO at 1:06 in Round One.

    “If she doesn’t make a move to protect herself, how long do I wait until I stop it?” Dean said. “I don’t know how big of a knee it was, because I didn’t take it, but she was just holding her midsection and after a while, I had to stop it.”

    “I promised my coach this time that I was going to drop her with a body shot,” Rousey said. “I called it. We’ve been training it a lot and it’s just a goal that I had. I don’t like calling it or saying it to anyone else, like the media, because I like to keep my mind open to whatever’s there. But to my coach, I promised him I was really going to try.”

    McMann was gracious in her defeat, though she was obviously disappointed.

    “Things were slowed down in my head,” McMann said at a news conference. “I felt it connect and my body just moved to protect itself. I heard [Dean’s] voice and I immediately tried to get back up. I’m not going to blame the referee for something I feel I should be able to control.”

    She added, “I should have gotten up quicker. If you want to win fights, you just have to do it regardless of what is going on.”

    Ronda Rousey is not only getting better each time she fights, but is also stepping into Hollywood, currently filming The Expendables 3, her first role in a major motion picture.

    She will also be appearing in Fast & Furious 7 with Dwayne Johnson.


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  • Sara McMann Faces Ronda Rousey in UFC

    February 2014 will see the first ever UFC title fight between two Olympic medalists.

    Sara McMann and Ronda Rousey will face off for the ultimate prize from the Women’s Bantamweight Championship on February 22 in Las Vegas, headlining UFC 170.

    The announcement, though not a spur of the moment decision, was made at the post-fight press conference last night after Rousey defeated Miesha Tate at UFC 168.

    According to Yahoo Sports, Dana White, UFC president, made the announcement, surprising many. “Rousey vs. McMann, February, that’s the headliner.”

    “Dana actually approached me about this before this fight,” said Rousey. “I’m ready to get back into it. I’m still hungry.”

    Rousey is a 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist and McMann is a 2004 Olympic silver medalist. The two entered wrestling around the same time but have never competed.

    In 2012, Rousey, playfully known as “Rowdy,” became the first female fighter to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. She is known for trash talking opponents and using harsh language during interviews, which she says is simply a way to generate more publicity for her sport.

    “She’s a rock star, man. She’s been killing it for us,” said White. “I love Ronda, man. I do.”

    McMann joined the UFC in February of this year and became the third female to earn a victory, defeating Sheila Gaff on April 27.

    In September of 2004, McMann was driving her Jeep with her fiancee, All-American wrestler Steven Blackford, when she ran off the road and the vehicle rolled over, ejecting Blackford. He died at the scene. McMann suffered a broken arm and minor injuries.

    In February at Mandalay Bay, the light heavyweight fight between Rashad Evans and Daniel Cormeir will remain, but will be moved to co-main event status behind Rousey and McMann.

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  • Ronda Rousey To Fight Sara McMann In February

    During the UFC 168 post-fight press conference, on Saturday night, Dana White announced who Ronda Rousey’s next opponent would be. “ Rousey vs. (Sara) McMann, February, that’s the headliner,” White said. Rashad Evans vs. Daniel Cormier will serve as the co-main event.

    Cat Zingano is currently the UFC women’s bantamweight number 1 contender, however she is still recovering from severe knee injuries. White says that he is hopeful that Zingano will make a full recovery so that she can fight Rousey as soon as possible. “Cat Zingano goes back into training in March,” said White. “Hopefully she can stay healthy and we can do that fight.”

    While White made the announcement immediately after Rousey submitted Miesha Tate, with her signature arm bar, Rousey said the fight against McMann was not a spur of the moment decision. “Dana approached me about this before the fight, but I’d taken such a long time off that I wanted to fight again soon,” said Rousey. “I don’t want to sit on the shelf. I’m in the best shape of my life, so it’s the perfect time to go back-to-back. I’m still hungry and that’s what I want to do. Hopefully I’ll have another good show for you guys very soon.”

    Rousey and McMann will step into the octagon with an equal professional record of 7-0. Neither contender has ever been defeated, so it should make for an interesting fight.

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