Official Women's Division Discussion #25

[awiv]

Summary of the post fight presser:

JJ was hoping to go up to 125 for a itle match if she won (was the big announcement she was hinting about). That was derailed and "wants her belt back". Will take the holidays off then move forward.

Most notable quote “Please, don’t compare me to Ronda Rousey. I love her very much but please take this bullshit away.”

Also said not to blame the UFC PR department for her loss.

Very emotional but took it like a champ.

Rose is "content" as champ. They messed up her walkout song, but Rose took a lot from her loss to Carla as a lot of things went wrong as she went to the cage for the first title fight.

Most of the interview was about her being a positive force. Has a 5 C's mantra - confidence, conditioning, composure, content, champion.

Like JJ she is taking the holidays off then evaluate her next move then.

 

[leto1776]

115 is wide oen now. Rose won't be a dominant champ.

 

[LizaG]

Oh my god I'm so stoked for Rose, looked super confident standing with arguably the finest striker in WMMA and clipped her hard, went for the kill. What a story, she's overcome so much in her life and this is the perfect way for her to know it was all worth it.

What a woman! Go Thug!!!

 

[Jojofan]

115 is wide oen now. Rose won't be a dominant champ.

Not sure about that. If her striking really has improved this much combined with her ground game she could be on top for a while.

 

[leto1776]

Not sure about that. If her striking really has improved this much combined with her ground game she could be on top for a while.

Before this fight she was 1-1 in her last two. Anyone can beat any other single fighter. A lot harder to stay on top.

 

[Rizz]

Looks like PVZ is taking a page out of the Cyborg playbook. Tweet what you want to happen like its actually happening. She is signed to fight Eye in Jan.

 

[Larisa.]

A JJ rematch is next I guess? I wouldn't mind it but I'd like to see someone else fight for the belt really. I mean Joanna could still get her rematch but maybe after a while? Didn't she say she wanted to take some time off? Andrade might be too soon because a fight ago she fought for the belt but she took out Gadelha and now that there's a new champ she has a clean slate that she can make her claim on. KK has a legitimate claim too I guess, maybe have them fight it out for the title shot? If KK wins that then it'll be interesting considering Gadelha's beaten her.

I still wanna see the winners of Herrig / Casey and Torres / Waterson go at it for a title shot, though it might be hard for either winner of the latter as they've already lost to Rose.

Anyway I'm really happy for Rose and super stoked to see where things go for her from here, legit lost my voice screaming at my screen last night, neighbours probably thought I was going nuts.

 

[Mittens]

Just finished the morning reruns of 217 (was on a pub crawl last night so I had to skip attempting to watch it live in the wee hours) and OMG ROSE!!!!!!1 It even defeated the return of the greatest mixed martial artist who has ever lived and Hendricks losing again on my personal Stokedness scale!

And JJ should not get the instant rematch, IMO. Yeah, it's the SOP nowdays for a champ with more than one defence, but she lost quite ugly so one lap around the octagon before a rematch would be the most sensible option.

 

[Larisa.]

Just finished the morning reruns of 217 (was on a pub crawl last night so I had to skip attempting to watch it live in the wee hours) and OMG ROSE!!!!!!1 It even defeated the return of the greatest mixed martial artist who has ever lived and Hendricks losing again on my personal Stokedness scale!

And JJ should not get the instant rematch, IMO. Yeah, it's the SOP nowdays for a champ with more than one defence, but she lost quite ugly so one lap around the octagon before a rematch would be the most sensible option.

Yeah I was honestly thinking the same, I don't think the way she lost warrants an immediate rematch, hence why I said she could fight for the belt again but just not now. Man, Rose winning literally opens the doors to anyone she either hasn't fought or has lost to. I'm excited to see future matchups!!

 

[Dr John Smith]

Just finished the morning reruns of 217 (was on a pub crawl last night so I had to skip attempting to watch it live in the wee hours) and OMG ROSE!!!!!!1 It even defeated the return of the greatest mixed martial artist who has ever lived and Hendricks losing again on my personal Stokedness scale!

And JJ should not get the instant rematch, IMO. Yeah, it's the SOP nowdays for a champ with more than one defence, but she lost quite ugly so one lap around the octagon before a rematch would be the most sensible option.

The only ones in the top 10 Joanna hasn't defeated yet and has a decent win streak that she could fight for a title shot is Cynthia and Felice.

 

[Better Every Day]

 

[Askafan]

Devastating for Joanna losing to strikes, far worse than a sub. I hope she retires, really shouldn't be losing to punches at 115.

Rose should defend against Andrade now, extra spring in the step of all the strawweights today I'm sure.

 

[curryjunkie]

i guess training with shevchenko paid off

 

[DonCarlos]

Dana just denied the fight is happening as well.

Young, hot, blonde champ in wmma is his dream.

 

[curryjunkie]

Devastating for Joanna losing to strikes, far worse than a sub. I hope she retires, really shouldn't be losing to punches at 115.

Rose should defend against Andrade now, extra spring in the step of all the strawweights today I'm sure.

joanna always starts slow, rose looked much improved but i dont think i can tell how much from 2 minutes of fighting,i would still bet on joanna in a rematch, but glad she got humbled.
125 is going to be tricky for her if she can get put on her ass by little rose though.
i think andrade would be far too strong for rose, and gadhela would beat her as well, i dont see a long reign at the top for rose unless she has improved leaps and bounds

 

[WingsLax9042]

joanna always starts slow

Indeed. Knew it'd catch up with her eventually... She's made a habit of coming out slow, sooner or later she was going to get caught.

 

[Eater of Souls]

Looks like PVZ is taking a page out of the Cyborg playbook. Tweet what you want to happen like its actually happening. She is signed to fight Eye in Jan.

If Eye loses she should be cut for good. Really, she should be gone already. They are once again giving one of their favorites an easy match. And the worst thing about it is that PVZ has one fringe top-ten win (Felice at the lowest point of her career mentally, put them back in the cage and PVZ loses). Yet she kept getting bumped up in the rankings and sponsor deals courtesy of the UFC. One day when winning matters more than being a perky little cheerleader/gym bicycle, the UFC might be something other than a joke.

 

[Better Every Day]

And the worst thing about it is that PVZ has one fringe top-ten win (Felice at the lowest point of her career mentally, put them back in the cage and PVZ loses). Yet she kept getting bumped up in the rankings and sponsor deals courtesy of the UFC. One day when winning matters more than being a perky little cheerleader/gym bicycle, the UFC might be something other than a joke.

Paige got her Reebok deal by having a FOTN award winning UFC debut, which earned a standing ovation from the crowd (according to the announcers) ,and also by filling a unique sales niche by being such a young fighter that she could appeal to teens. She also helped herself considerably by her spectacular KO of Rawlings as she was freshly coming off of her Dancing With The Stars stint.

 

[Eater of Souls]

Paige got her Reebok deal by having a FOTN award winning UFC debut, which earned a standing ovation from the crowd (according to the announcers) ,and also by filling a unique sales niche by being such a young fighter that she could appeal to teens. She also helped herself considerably by her spectacular KO of Rawlings as she was freshly coming off of her Dancing With The Stars stint.

She was pushed from the start and you know it. Including the DWTS push. Her being sponsored over superior fighters who are a credit to the sport is an utter joke. And, of course, we can believe everything announcers say.

Her spectacular KO of Rawlings was a fluke KO against a low-ranked fighter without any decent wins and not enough discipline to even make weight.

But, yeah, she can appeal to teens.

 

[Askafan]

The 125 division is filling up with good fighters, Chookagian being the latest, if Paige beats 2 or 3 of them, then by all means give her a shot. Off the back of beating Eye, that's a joke surely. By the same logic Eye gets it she wins.

This isn't real is it?