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Ronda is a product of the UFC
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lolwut?
Gina is not a "huge star" as you say. didn't her last movie go straight to DVD? I'm talking about the one with the funny Hispanic guy from Boogie Nights.
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Yeah, she is a product of the UFC. So is Conor. What is your point?
Obviously. The UFC have had dozens of men who have gone on big win streaks with huge finish rates against [Obviously] far superior opposition. Have they been touted at the worlds greatest athlete? Have they been ranked P4P?
The worst fighter in Maia's 11 fight undefeated streak is superior in every way to Ronda's best opponent. Where was his mega hype? They hype Ronda because they know the division is full of cans & that the mainstream public will eat it up.
It makes you wonder whether the Fertitta's are going to sell at some point in the not too distant future. WMMA is unsustainable. Ronda isn't a well rounded fighter, but she's beating zero dimensional fighters and fitness enthusiasts. Once she's gone who's left?
Wrestling has been around for years and years. In high school hundreds of men turn up to wrestle, maybe a handful of girls do [And none of these girls are the best athletes in the school. Just the scraps]. Do we really think MMA will attract more women than wrestling? It's not in their dna. They don't want to get hit in the face
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Except for maybe Expendables Ronda has had bit parts that could have been cut out without affecting the plot at all. Gina starring in Haywire alone trumps that imo. As for the talk shows Ronda is out there a lot talking about her fights something Carano doesnt need to do anymore since she isnt fighting, but I expect we'll see her back out there with Deadpool coming out
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She was known, mostly by MMA fans.
But its gotten to the point where she's practically a household name.
And the UFC is to thank for that. The level of exposure compared to that of SF or Invicta is staggering.
It's a symbiotic relationship but it's as much if not more about Rousey and her team than about the UFC marketing machine.
UFC provides the platform, but Rousey and her team have driven her to levels of fame far beyond what has historically been possible.
We shouldn't forget that Rousey was already on the ESPN body issue and Maxim BEFORE she signed with the UFC. Rousey already had a Showtime special about her and was on ABC news BEFORE the UFC created the 135 division.
If it was all about the UFC hype machine, we would have seen a LOT more cross platform stars before Rousey, or are we assuming that the UFC just never tried to promote their previous stars?
It would be a lie to say that Rousey's success hasn't been partially driven by the size of the platform and audience that the UFC provides, but there have been dozens of UFC champions. It was Rousey's particular set of attributes and in ring dominance combined with the promotional savvy of Rousey and her team that have taken her to her current level of popularity.
It was Rousey and her team that seek out promotional opportunities outside of the ring aggressively. It was Rousey and her team that sought parts in movies, signed a book deal, sought out magazine covers, mainstream media interviews, etc, etc.
It was Rousey and her team that sought out William Morris Endeavor instead of the usual shoe box managers and agents that most fighters retain.
Yes, Rousey isn't Rousey without the UFC. However, even with the UFC there is clearly only one Rousey.
UFC provides the platform, but Rousey and her team have driven her to levels of fame far beyond what has historically been possible.
We shouldn't forget that Rousey was already on the ESPN body issue and Maxim BEFORE she signed with the UFC. Rousey already had a Showtime special about her and was on ABC news BEFORE the UFC created the 135 division.
If it was all about the UFC hype machine, we would have seen a LOT more cross platform stars before Rousey, or are we assuming that the UFC just never tried to promote their previous stars?
It would be a lie to say that Rousey's success hasn't been partially driven by the size of the platform and audience that the UFC provides, but there have been dozens of UFC champions. It was Rousey's particular set of attributes and in ring dominance combined with the promotional savvy of Rousey and her team that have taken her to her current level of popularity.
It was Rousey and her team that seek out promotional opportunities outside of the ring aggressively. It was Rousey and her team that sought parts in movies, signed a book deal, sought out magazine covers, mainstream media interviews, etc, etc.
It was Rousey and her team that sought out William Morris Endeavor instead of the usual shoe box managers and agents that most fighters retain.
Yes, Rousey isn't Rousey without the UFC. However, even with the UFC there is clearly only one Rousey.
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Nah. The UFC's marketing machine helps, but Ronda has a novelty value that they couldn't simply manufacture.
I think that if Strikeforce had never folded, Rousey would be a large part of making them a legitimate threat to the UFC today.
I think that if Strikeforce had never folded, Rousey would be a large part of making them a legitimate threat to the UFC today.
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I totally agree, but at this point in time the UFC needs Ronda more than Ronda needs the UFC.
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Keep smoking that stuff. RRR would get smoked by Mayweather.
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But Gina Carano looks good though
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http://time.com/3946656/womens-world-cup-breaks-ratings-record/
For reference, the last UFC on Fox did a 1.7 rating.
And "WMMA" isn't going anywhere, even when Ronda quits. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
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