Ronda Rousey will make her return to the UFC and the sport of Mixed Martial Arts on December 30th. The return will be one of if not the biggest ever in MMA history. UFC 207 will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, the home of the UFC. The return has been over a year in the making since her upset loss to Holly Holm.
Rousey was highly talked of the month after the defeat but not at all seen. Apart from a few scarce impersonal Instagram posts Rousey was gone. There was a lot of talk in the media about whether she really wanted it anymore and whether she was ever going to fight again. There was a lot of talk about her work in films and the serious potential for a career in films of her previous work and superstar name. Then we learnt that she was watching when Miesha Tate choked out Holly Holm in the fifth round for the belt and reportedly text Dana White saying I've got to get back to work.
Since that announcement from Dana the world speculated as to her return, but we heard nothing. Lots of us expected that when she returned she'd get the immediate title shot and deservedly so. Meanwhile Rousey was hiding away in the gym with her old trainer Edward Tarverdyan and her Jiu Jitsu coach, getting back into shape and finely polishing the skills again. She has spoken to and says she will not speak to any media, also her team are not allowed to speak to media. Then at the UFC 205 weigh-ins at the end Ronda and Amanda appear to face-off, now it feels real.
If you haven't seen the UFC 207 promo you should watch it, but it's actually called the Ronda Rousey promo... she's the only thing in it. Rousey attributed a lot of the stress due to the pressure that was put on her as the best martial artist and the greatest female mixed martial artist ever and a huge role model for children and women everywhere.
However the thing about this promo is that it's all about Ronda Rousey, her return and how she was the greatest ever. The big question is if she can handle the pressure, at the moment she's helping that by having this media blackout but we have to think that as fight week comes she's going to have to do the regular media. The UFC's promo makes it look like it's Ronda versus a broomstick. Amanda Nunes is the Women's Bantamweight champion who knocked out the former champion Miesha Tate in 1 round. She's a very good striker and great on the ground.
The fight is going to be very interesting because I believe without a doubt that if a practiced and determined Ronda comes back who's completely emotionally stable that she will finish Amanda inside the first round. But if she's still unstable then she can get knocked out again very easily.
We have to remember that Ronda Rousey is still the greatest female mixed martial artist ever. She has:
Amateur
3 fights
3 wins
3 submissions
3 by armbar
Pro
13 fights
12 wins
12 finishes
11 in the first round
That's god damn incredible.
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