Ronda Rowsey: Armbar, 54 SECONDS. Holy guacamole.


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Not sure it's a healthy sign for womens MMA..

..if the only female fighter who could conceivably fight in the UFC is Rousey (and even then, only in a purely hypothetical future, according to White) that's not exactly encouraging for anyone who doesn't happen to be her opponent in that bout. At that point, you're not promoting female MMA -- you're promoting one female MMA fighter. Pretending otherwise would be like saying that just because Bob Dylan still plays to packed crowds, folk music is as popular as ever.

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Can Ronda Rousey alone continue to grow women's MMA?

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You know, I am not a fan of women's MMA. That's largely because I'm simply not a fan of women trying to beat each other into submission. Yet I'm a huge fan of Ronda Rousey (even if I apparently can't spell her name correctly -- how embarrassing). Not sure why. Such superlative excellence apparently overcomes my natural abhorrence.

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We'll see once Cyborg is back in the ring.

On the whole thing of women fighting... I'm torn. I love a good MMA match, and women's matches can be good. But at the same time, things like Kim Couture having her jaw broken in half is quite a bit more displeasing to see than if it were a man.

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I can't watch it. At all. I got curious about Gina what's-her-name on that Haywire movie so I youtube'd her fight and I can't even last through the 1 minute youtube video...

Scarlett Johannsen was super cool doing that flying armbar on IronMan 2.. or was it 3? It's my favorite scene in any IronMan movie. I love watching the athleticism - but only in a movie where it's all pretend.

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You know, I am not a fan of women's MMA. That's largely because I'm simply not a fan of women trying to beat each other into submission. Yet I'm a huge fan of Ronda Rousey (even if I apparently can't spell her name correctly -- how embarrassing). Not sure why. Such superlative excellence apparently overcomes my natural abhorrence.

You can't be THAT big of a fan if you can't spell her name right. :P Not that I would have known the difference as I have no idea who she is anyway. :)

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