***The Official MMA Thread***

[KcMizzou]

Excited about an upcoming fight? Want to make predictions, or just give people a heads-up that there are some fights on? We can do it here.

(Also a good place to complain, dicuss, and agrue about the outcomes)

[TribalElder]

Video here
http://heavy.com/sports/2015/11/watc...sh-submission/

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by alnorth

Holm is easy to beat, this title is now way up in the air. Hell, Tate might now become the champ now that ms. one-dimensional arm bar is just a contender.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by ZootedGranny

I figured that Ronda would try to stand and throw in the first round, realize it was a mistake and then sell out for the takedown in the 2nd and win. Holm tore her apart.

instead of selling out for a takedown, in the 2nd she reerunedly stuck with her dumb plan of out-striking a champion boxer

[Simply Red]

She got owned and 75% of you of you self proclaimed experts don't know jack ****ing shit about fights and how they work.

[TribalElder]

https://mobile.twitter.com/YotesHere...69243149922305

[Otter]

Originally Posted by Bwana

Rousey better work on her stand up game. Nice beat down.

Weird that she didn't go for a couple double or single legs (not that I saw anyway) after getting so beat up stand up. When she did that legs running out gas one knee fall I was pretty sure she was toast. Hollywood movies and MMA don't mix!!!

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

Ronda not doing an interview? Pretty shitty.

Not sure what she'd say...After that beat down I don't think she even knows she had a fight tonight.

[The Poz]

She was done before that kick and it was all boxing prior to that.
I really don't think anyone lays a finger on Holly for a while. She's too strong and she's technically far superior of a fighter over any woman I've seen in MMA. Look at most of Rhonda's previous fighters, none were technically sound at all. Hell, it's like they close their eyes and jab with both arms simultaneously until Rhonda does her thing.
Holly will roll through the competition because she knows how to fight!

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

After she'd set it all up w/ multiple combos. Go **** yourself asshole.

**** me? I didn't insult you. **** you. I am now putting you on ignore. I never take people off ignore. Good-bye forever, you stupid asshole.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by Simply Red

She got owned and 75% of you of you self proclaimed experts don't know jack ****ing shit about fights and how they work.

Really think that first pop flush on her nose f'd her up more than anyone knows.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Question:

Did this happen because she was simply overrated, or, like many fighters who achieve mainstream success, did her's cause her to lose focus on her training? Something else?

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by RINGLEADER

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Rousey inexplicably decided that she was a boxer tonight. She had plenty of opportunities to take Holm down and submit her, but she refused because of reeruned "I'm a complete fighter" pride.

[Jerm]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Question:

Did this happen because she was simply overrated, or, like many fighters who achieve mainstream success, did her's cause her to lose focus on her training? Something else?

She's always been overrated...garbage stand up facing extremely favorable competition with horrible game plans.

She has no adjustments...if she can't clench, throw, and get the armbar well...you see what happens.

[RINGLEADER]

Originally Posted by alnorth

Rousey inexplicably decided that she was a boxer tonight. She had plenty of opportunities to take Holm down and submit her, but she refused because of reeruned "I'm a complete fighter" pride.

Pretty much -- but I also think her brains were scrambled from that first punch on the nose.

The comment about her corner doing her no favors between rounds can't be understated either.

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Otter

Weird that she didn't go for a couple double or single legs (not that I saw anyway) after getting so beat up stand up. When she did that legs running out gas one knee fall I was pretty sure she was toast. Hollywood movies and MMA don't mix!!!

It was bizarre. Rousey tried to get into a stand-up fight with Holm and its not working. She responded by doubling down and completely ignoring the possibility of going to the ground despite multiple clinches.