Yeah I can't wait to watch Big Rhonda fight another striking specialist.
Bethe Correia was a K-1 level striker, bro. She knocked out Shayna Baszler.She's fought one before?
No, the most likely way she could win (which is very unlikely no matter what she does) would be via headkick knock out. Ronda is working a lot on her boxing because it fits really well with ther judo game and she knows a lot of girls are afraid to kick her for fear of being taken down. But I would imagine she's far more open to headkicks than any other strikes, because I think she's working more on her boxing than her kickboxing.Holm doesn't look up to the task to me.
What is she going to do? Out-point her for 5 rounds without Ronda getting a hold of her?
No, the most likely way she could win (which is very unlikely no matter what she does) would be via headkick knock out. Ronda is working a lot on her boxing because it fits really well with ther judo game and she knows a lot of girls are afraid to kick her for fear of being taken down. But I would imagine she's far more open to headkicks than any other strikes, because I think she's working more on her boxing than her kickboxing.
If Holly Holm could land a good left cross and get Ronda to move back to avoid the cross, it would put Ronda in the range of her rear high kick, without any momentum to turn a block into a takedown attempt. Holly would just need to exploit those tiny openings where Ronda's moving away, in order to land her headkick.
But it's a bad fight for Holly, really. She doesn't really have enough power to keep Ronda at bay, so if Ronda just decides to swarm her and eat weak punches on her way in, like she did against Bethe, the fight is pretty much over.
Holm has the most telegraphed headkick in MMA though, you can see it coming a while ago and she just repeatedly spams it while throwing weak punches. Shes the very definition of a hype train crashing. The Rousey haters built her up to be this elite of the elite when shes just a boring middle of the pack fighter. Its a shame for Holly though, she could be a decent fighter, but the Ronda haters hyped her up so much that Holm is now just a disappointment.
Oh, I agree the hype is over the top. She looked good as an amateur against low level opponents. The combination of being a really good southpaw kickboxer with some unorthodox techniques like sidekicks with both legs makes her a big challenge for girls without a lot of striking experience. She's the only person I've seen in MMA who got a knockdown from a sidekick to the solar plexus, which is pretty cool.
I'm not saying she's the female Donald Cerrone, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if she landed a headkick on Ronda. When you don't have a lot of striking experience, it's such a classic mistake to drop your hands to block kicks, and I don't think Ronda is above doing that.
Is she really though? She's fought Rock'Em Sock'Em Robot style several times with no visible change.No, the most likely way she could win (which is very unlikely no matter what she does) would be via headkick knock out. Ronda is working a lot on her boxing
She has 9 fights, exactly like Bethe Coreia before last week.If she Holly wins enough fights, she'll get a shot.