Is it harder for female champions to accept a loss?

[KB Warrior]

Ronda and Joanna seem to be the best examples. They both seemed to be in shock and denial over their losses and were unable to accept it. It seems like the belt almost becomes their child. It becomes part of their identity and when it goes away they can’t accept it or function properly. Is there something in about women that makes it harder for them to move on after reaching the top of the mountain and being knocked off? It seems especially hard for the ones that were long reigning champs. The one and done champs seem to handle it better.

 

[mayorcrazyeyes]

I think it is just that they have very high expectations of themselves.

 

[Akabignasty]

That's what happens when you think you're the best thing since slice bread.

 

[binny]

Hard to say. We haven't really seen enough female champs to be sure imo.

 

[Rvd Slmr]

I think it's an issue of level of competition, top female fighters have less opportunities to taste defeat so it comes as a bigger surprise. Ronda went from winning title fights more easily than the average man does twenty pushups, and suddenly she became helpless and got ravaged as if she never trained MMA a day in her life. Of course it's going to sting.

 

[kingkokong]

Woman just hate woman

 

[revoltub]

Well clearly bro.

 

[Yodsanan]

salt knows no gender.

 

[Fight Professor]

Aldo is not a female.

 

[tramendous]

Boogie woman is coming for you and she doesn't know whats coming! Boogie woman is coming!

 

[WhiteMousse]

It's harder for women to do everything which is why they never do it as well.

 

[VAfan]

it's even harder for gollums to accept it.

 

[Crystaline Entity]

Its the same reason that I love WMMA so much. Females fight like they do everything else in life, with raw emotion. Men tend to be more cerebral, calculative, and able to keep emotions bottled, while women tend to be more emotional and let those emotions come out. Of course there are exceptions to this stereotype on both sides, but in general it is true.

 

[VinceArch]

Probably not. Just last week an angry leprechaun threw a bitch fit just cause he lost a belt without actually losing a fight. Certain people just can't handle losing.

 

[acannxr]

Ronda and Joanna seem to be the best examples. They both seemed to be in shock and denial over their losses and were unable to accept it. It seems like the belt almost becomes their child. It becomes part of their identity and when it goes away they can’t accept it or function properly. Is there something in about women that makes it harder for them to move on after reaching the top of the mountain and being knocked off? It seems especially hard for the ones that were long reigning champs. The one and done champs seem to handle it better.

The sample size is too small to make any broad generalizations, but since that's a boring response I'll make an attempt:

Rousey: Bad in defeat.
Holm: Humble in defeat.
Tate: Humble in defeat.
Esparza: I can't remember.
Joanna: Bad in defeat.

It should be noted, however, that both Rousey and Joanna bought into their own hype, and their lack of humility could have absolutely nothing to do with being women.

 

[Siesta]

Ronda and Joanna seem to be the best examples. They both seemed to be in shock and denial over their losses and were unable to accept it. It seems like the belt almost becomes their child. It becomes part of their identity and when it goes away they can’t accept it or function properly. Is there something in about women that makes it harder for them to move on after reaching the top of the mountain and being knocked off? It seems especially hard for the ones that were long reigning champs. The one and done champs seem to handle it better.

Yes, estrogen.

 

[ortizgnp]

What's with this obsession with fighters being humble or even apologizing after defeat? Who cares. They are fighting in a cage for a living.

 

[loisestrad]

What's with this obsession with fighters being humble or even apologizing after defeat? Who cares. They are fighting in a cage for a living.

I feel like I've said exactly so many times before. And I stand by it. Then again, there's certainly a tipping point, at which you need to acknowledge a loss and man (or woman) the fuck up.

 

[Furious77]

Rose is 3x the size of Joanna, give her a break.

 

[accolyte1022]

What's with this obsession with fighters being humble or even apologizing after defeat? Who cares. They are fighting in a cage for a living.

This.

It's not like the fucked up on a crossword puzzle.

They trained for however long only to lose in front of their family friends etc.