Ronda Rousey should come back and pull a GSP

[icemun]

There is zero incentive for her.
Shes making more money with a superior quality of life and kids.
Shes already accomplished everything

 

[JarlSkuld]

Ronda should come back just so Sherdog can get butthurt again.

Indeed. It would be hilarious to read all the Sherdog salt if Ronda, came back, subbed Pena in the first minute, then compared herself to GSP in the post-fight presser, and finally said she had given Conor permission to fight Mayweather (instead of her) to allow Floyd a chance to win. The woman-haters on here would self--spontaneous- immolate. It would be good for a few laughs.

Jarl

 

[BobTheBruiser]

You need to go back to the posts and look again. I never compared the individual fights with Ronda's fights. The discussion point was how they left the sport. GSP was a excellent fighter (though I am no fan of point fighting). I am not discounting his talent. I am discounting his fear of losing and method of protecting and padding his legacy.

Well you claimed that he was ducking tough fights and ran away....thats why I mentioned his opponents I mean how is everyone of those fights not tough? but I do agree he did not want to loose but who does tho?

 

[NoSmilez]

She can make a comeback but she wouldn't. She drank her own koolaid when she became a superstar. It is too much when it all came crashing down. She was the most dominant female champion then the narrative became her coach is a fraud and she is a hype job.

 

[Leviticus]

Rousey would crush Pena tbh, Nunes is bad for the sport - wrecked all of the MMA hotties, she should be kept away from the belt.

 

[Mga223]

Woman that can't take punch fighting a chick that just smoked nunes.

 

[VinceArch]

Indeed. It would be hilarious to read all the Sherdog salt if Ronda, came back, subbed Pena in the first minute, then compared herself to GSP in the post-fight presser, and finally said she had given Conor permission to fight Mayweather (instead of her) to allow Floyd a chance to win. The woman-haters on here would self--spontaneous- immolate. It would be good for a few laughs.

Jarl

Hell yeah. It's good to see a few on here get it lol.

 

[Lee_]

Utter LMAO at the idea that Ronda hasn't fought anyone with the ground game of Pena, who got choked out by a striker just 3 fights ago. You're severely underrating Ronda here. Styles make fights and Pena poses no threat on the feet other than being resilient. Ronda dominates her on the ground.

lol except Pena has faced WAY tougher competition, so she has a tougher road. WMMA is WAY more advanced on the ground AND standing than it was when Ronda was fighting. That's why Ronda started losing every fight. What the ignorants don't realize is that Ronda had Judo, but no real wrestling (lol not to mention no striking), and that is why she did so badly at the end of her career. Clinching and getting Judo TD's is far easier to defend than wrestling TD's, and isn't effective when you are facing real competition. She could not get the last few people she fought down, and got her face smashed as a result. Pena has actual TD's, and a better standup game than Ronda to boot. Doing a judo clinch and a Judo TD and following with an armbar is only effective against cans. There are multiple fighters in her weight class who could defend that and beat her at this point. Even the lower WC- Valentina would tool her. Ronda is a one-trick pony in MMA, and more advanced fighters can defend against her one-trick.

 

[blaseblah]

lol except Pena has faced WAY tougher competition, so she has a tougher road. WMMA is WAY more advanced on the ground AND standing than it was when Ronda was fighting. That's why Ronda started losing every fight. What the ignorants don't realize is that Ronda had Judo, but no real wrestling (lol not to mention no striking), and that is why she did so badly at the end of her career. Clinching and getting Judo TD's is far easier to defend than wrestling TD's, and isn't effective when you are facing real competition. She could not get the last few people she fought down, and got her face smashed as a result. Pena has actual TD's, and a better standup game than Ronda to boot. Doing a judo clinch and a Judo TD and following with an armbar is only effective against cans. There are multiple fighters in her weight class who could defend that and beat her at this point. Even the lower WC- Valentina would tool her. Ronda is a one-trick pony in MMA, and more advanced fighters can defend against her one-trick.

Lol this is complete bullshit. Either you missed the Ronda era or you're just trolling. Before facing Nunes Pena's 2 best wins were fighters Ronda dominated and finished quickly in the first round while Pena struggled with them. Pena winning the title is proof wmma hasn't evolved.

 

[blaseblah]

Woman that can't take punch fighting a chick that just smoked nunes.

Pena is not a good striker. Don't let the Nunes fight fool you. That fight was the equivalent of Gonzaga/Cro Cop. Go back and watch her other fights.

 

[El Fernas]

Ronda not coming back, but its probably she does beat Peña, or at least a prime version of her would without much trouble, similar level of shit striking but Ronda doesnt think she can.

 

[listrahtes]

She desperately tried clinching with Nunes the whole time and couldn't get in range to clinch with Holm without getting tagged. She still managed a few clinches and went for an arm bar. Its a huge myth that Ronda tried striking with Holm and Nunes

Watch the Holm fight again. She was going all out in punching. Her whole preparation was the "I am Sugar Ray Rousey" and she fought like that. No adjustement to Holm. You wont find even one takedown attempt unti she gets clocked several times. Then she starts with her Judo clinches but lacked the footwork and technical ability to get it done. Her original approach was obviously a striking contest .

Still this topic is done. Ronda wont come back especially because of how her last two fights went and her dealing with it.

 

[RentPayer]

Ronda can beat anyone not named Nunes, Holmes, and Valentina - FACT.
I think Ronda coming back and taking the belt from Pena would be a great thing for the UFC !

 

[ThunderStruck]

Ronda can beat anyone not named Nunes, Holmes, and Valentina - FACT.
I think Ronda coming back and taking the belt from Pena would be a great thing for the UFC !

At this point Ronda can't even beat the scale.

 

[CasualBot]

Gina's fatass should come back and fight Ronda's fatass... at 235

 

[SherdogFan23]

Well you claimed that he was ducking tough fights and ran away....thats why I mentioned his opponents I mean how is everyone of those fights not tough? but I do agree he did not want to loose but who does tho?

My comments were not related to whether his opponents were tough in WW. But the selection of Bisping instead of another MW for his comeback was certainly cherry picking. Bisping never won a single fight versus any Top 5 MW until he got his lucky opportunity versus Rockhold.

My comments are strictly related to how GSP retired (left the sport) without defending in two scenarios where he would have had his toughest competitors.

EDIT* Fedor is an example of someone who hasn't let losses bother him. After his prime ended he has continued to fight without worrying about his legacy.