And new paper champion of the world

[Sherwolf]

I don't see a point to have Ronda fight Tate next and win the belt. Not saying she will win 100%, but lets say she does win and now has the belt. Everyone knows what happened with her and Holm and she will have to beat Holm to be the true champ. I don't know about everyone else in here, but I'm still convinced Holm beats RR 10/10 times based on style. I say let Tate enjoy her belt longer and milk the benefits of being UFC champ while Holm and RR fight. I can guarantee you this and you heard it here first, RR will retire if she cannot beat Holm a second time. This means if she takes the belt from Tate and loses to Holm, she will retire or if she fights Holm a second time without the belt on the line and loses , she's retiring.

 

[UFCfan91]

im not sure ronda will even beat tate

much of her success came from her mentality and confidence in her skills

that confidence will no longer be there, if tate is every going to beat ronda it will be now

tates confidence is at an all time high, rondas at an all time low

 

[IamStryker]

If Ronda fought smart using her strengths then she is surely capable of beating both of them. We have to find out.

 

[Csjbo08]

Well you kind of answered your own question. A second loss would likely send Rousey to retirement and the UFC wants to milk as many fights from RRR as they can so they'll have no problem setting up Tate/Rousey III

I highly doubt that Rousey would have announced her return if Holm had won that fight last Saturday.

 

[Jimmy jump]

If Tate can use her grappling to keep this fight standing then I think she beats Rousey handily on the feet. God knows what Rousey's punch resistance is like after that Holm beating and if she still wades forward like a whale on a jetski, she's getting KO'd again. Tate has shown some decent punching power in her fights recently.

 

[BigMuffler]

Is RDA paper champion of the world because he lost not too long ago to Khabib?

Rockhold is paper champion holding the Old Lion's belt.

 

[nublood]

Holm vs Rousey for #1 contender make the most sense imo. They could actually do this at 200 and would easily be marketable. Tate is hard to market.

 

[SavageAngel]

i'll make one better with your title.

 

[Big Brown Clown]

Miesha beats Ronda in the rematch. Miesha already shown she can hang with Ronda. Holly laid out the perfect way to beat Ronda. Miesha can get tips from that and follow a poor man's version of that gameplan. Miesha is on 5 fight win streak. Ronda is suicidal, hasn't showered in days, is eating microwave pizzas, and has cheeto crumbs on her fingers. Ronda's striking is still abysmal. Miesha's striking is still better.

The stars are aligned for Miesha to win.

Miesha will win a decision or POSSIBLY a KO/TKO(Holly broke Ronda's chin/loose teeth etc.)

 

[SpaceCommissar]

im not sure ronda will even beat tate

much of her success came from her mentality and confidence in her skills

that confidence will no longer be there, if tate is every going to beat ronda it will be now

tates confidence is at an all time high, rondas at an all time low

Different circumstances will yield different results. For instance, Tate could very well beat Ronda, despite Ronda being a bad matchup for Tate.

However, it is also true for Ronda's confidence: Ronda may not have a confidence advantage against Holly, but she is 2-0 against Tate, so I think there'll be little difference in that particular matchup.

 

[KhabibTheBeagle]

Miesha beat the actual Champion, so I wouldn't say she's a paper Champ by any stretch.

 

[hoh112]

I don't know. I think that Rousey vs. Tate is alright with me but I don't think she deserves it full out. It is what is going to happen and I'm fine with it. If Rousey loses she isn't going to want to fight anymore. Because then she would have to face holm. I think Tate can redeem herself.

Also, when I heard about her saying "back to work for me..." I Just have the feeling she was stuffing a few white sugar donuts down her mouth, taking a long swallow...waiting for the heartburn to pass..."back to work for me..." BELCH