Issue 152
March 2017
Ronda Rousey’s striking frailties were exposed again at UFC 207, when she was obliterated in just 48 seconds by Amanda Nunes.
Following her first career loss to Holly Holm, ‘Rowdy’ returned at Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. But the issues that saw her fall short before, returned.
Despite more than 12 months away from the cage to develop her skills, Rousey 2.0 wasn’t new and improved. She was exactly the same as before and paid the price.
Exposed and embarrassed by the UFC bantamweight champion, she failed to land a meaningful strike of her own before the referee saved her. The future of women’s MMA, it seems, may be Rousey-free.
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