Ronda...was she ever really good?

[DiegoLunes]

She got exposed...

 

[YEHBABY]

No...

 

[loisestrad]

I thought the April fools threads were done with.

 

[MikalP]

Were any of the early UFC guys ever good?

WMMA is really new to North America. In WMMA, she was good. But then WMMA caught up a bit and she got phased out. Happens all the time

 

[BoD 2.0]

...at judo.

 

[111293]

Cmon man. I guess a world champion with multiple title defenses isnt really good.

I like the pic though .

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Not as good as her record suggested. After a while her opponents were like deer in the headlights, they panicked and got taken out in 10 seconds. Holly beat Ronda because she didn't buy into the hype.

 

[DiegoLunes]

Cmon man. I guess a world champion with multiple title defenses isnt really good.

I like the pic though .

Doesn't it make you want to lick her?

 

[ortizgnp]

She was good enough to beat the same "soccer moms" who beat the current champion.

 

[blingking]

Short answer: “Yes” with an “if”
Long answer: “No” with a “but”

 

[DiegoLunes]

She was good enough to beat the same "soccer moms" who beat the current champion.

Until the current champion got better and destroyed Ronda at her best.

 

[El Fernas]

Good grappler, there are similar examples in males MMA, the "specialist" that suck at everything else but their thing, with Ronda the gap in skill from her grappling to her striking was just too much.

 

[ortizgnp]

Until the current champion got better and destroyed Ronda at her best.

Honda really did a number on you.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Ronda was hailed as an all-time great in a too new division.

The first opponent she fought with solid striking basics and decent power hospitalized her.

 

[loisestrad]

Until the current champion got better and destroyed Ronda at her best.

Ronda was hardly at her best at that point.

 

[DiegoLunes]

Ronda was hardly at her best at that point.

Ronda had her break that she claimed she needed and had lots of time to train.

 

[HelloJapan]

She got exposed...

She's good at that position.

 

[Eli1015]

Ronda Rousey is a legend. A great fighter and a pioneer of the sport. She will be missed.

 

[bigma]

Ronda had her break that she claimed she needed and had lots of time to train.

She was mentally broken at that point. I don't think a break in which you change nothing about your tactics, training, and mental preparation really counts.

 

[TheLegionnary]

Not as good as her record suggested. After a while her opponents were like deer in the headlights, they panicked and got taken out in 10 seconds. Holly beat Ronda because she didn't buy into the hype.

Ronda giver her the win with the bullrush tactics, look at the other fight of Holm, not that brilliant.