Voted Rousey as she'll probably win, but put a modest 1 million vBookie bet on McMann though as I think she's Rousey's toughest test to date, and if anyone can pull the upset off...it's McMann.
I think this is Sara's fight to win. Her wrestling should be good enough to win rounds, just as long as she can avoid being submitted she can very likely end up with the UD here. I don't buy into the hype that Rhonda's stand up is so incredible these days... the majority of this fight will be on the mat.
I think this is Sara's fight to win. Her wrestling should be good enough to win rounds, just as long as she can avoid being submitted she can very likely end up with the UD here. I don't buy into the hype that Rhonda's stand up is so incredible these days... the majority of this fight will be on the mat.
I dont believe she can; her strength is to take the fight into Rousey's world, the longer the fight is on the ground the higher the probability of McMann being subbed, regardless of who is on top. Also, I believe the striking is even at best (I slightly favor Rousey), and Rousey's high level judo will be a more than capable counter to McMann's high level wrestling.....
Got to bet on Ronda. She's not the great striker that some would have us believe but she will trade with anyone, she likes brawling to create a clinch.
Problem for McMann is that her strengths are on the mat too, and she will want to beat Ronda there. I don't think she can, and the earlier in the fight she takes Ronda down, the worse it'll be for her.
McMann by stoppage round 2. I'm surprised people are treating McMann as "just another victim of the armbar" and not seeing what exactly her credentials are. I sure wouldn't be shocked if Ronda did armbar her, but it will be far more difficult than doing it to Tate or Carmouche. I just can't wait for the day we all get to see Ronda leave the octagon with her shitty attitude, and penis tucked between her legs.
For Mens, yes, for Womens, no. Womens wrestling is relatively new and not nearly as competitive on an international level as Judo is. So while there is no doubt behind McManns wrestling ability, the level of competition she faced is not the same as Rousey. I would, and am, picking a bronze judo winner over a silver wrestling winner.
If this was Mens then it would be the complete opposite as both internally in the US and nationally wrestling competition level is insane.
Normally I would agree with Olympic Wrestling > Olympic Judo however I think Rousey has the much better grappling once the fight gets to the ground and her stand up is slightly above McManns. I do believe McMann will be able to take her down but then I think Rousey will be able to counter and get the submission victory.
McMann with the win after Vince McMahon interferes. After the bout, Vince reveals that Sara McMann is actually Sara McMahon, and that this was all an orchestrated plot to cost Rousey - UFC's "biggest star" ever - her title, thereby costing UFC hundreds of millions of dollars. In the aftermath, the UFC succumbs to WWE in ratings and PPV buys and eventually folds.
This is going to be a great ******* fight. Sara's the biggest test to Ronda's belt. That wrestling is seriously good, but she's never faced a savage like Rousey. Ronda is in such good shape coming in off a fight just a few weeks ago too, and that could be a huge factor in this fight. It's been 10 months since McMann fought, so she's not going to have the cage exposure that Ronda has. I'd love to see Ronda take the win, but this is going to be a great fight. I can't wait!
Also, it's not as simple as Wrestling vs Judo. The BJJ is the key to this fight. They're both capable of taking eachother down, but will McMann be able to handle Ronda's jiu jitsu. She's never been in a guard as dangerous as Ronda's, and the key to the fight for McMann will be neutralising that. I don't think she's going to be able to though.
The closer we get, the more I wonder if McMann will be quick enough to take Ronda down, without Ronda having time to think of a counter throw herself. Then Rousey's brute strength could be the key factor.
It will be interesting to see if Rousey can reverse the takedowns. Even Meisha managed to get a couple, for all the good it did her. But what was impressive was how many times Rousey just dumped her down instead.
I also can't wait to see the clinch game between these two because they have different goals. McMann will want to get Rousey high so she can secure a grip around her waist and pull out her legs while Rousey will want to get McMann to lean one way so she can toss her the other. I'm honest when I say that I could see there being some fighting on the cage for a while until one of them proves they will always win the clinch.
In the end I see this fight on the ground, and while McMann has powered out of subs before Rousey have proven that just doesn't work with her.
McMann will be a very very tough challenge! Ronda seemed confident in the preview clip, but this will be her toughest contest yet and there is surely a big chance of her losing the belt. This will be the fight of the evening for sure!
Well shows how much I follow the woman's division. Had no idea her credentials and the fact she's undefeated. Sadly I don't think I've watched any of her fights yet. I'll be watching intently Saturday to see if she can put Ronda to the test. Traditionally wrestlers (especially Olympic caliber) nullify other grapplers so I think it's going to be very interesting.
"Sara McMann (born September 24, 1980) is an American mixed martial artist and former Olympic wrestler. She is the first American woman in history to receive a silver medal in Olympic wrestling, which she won at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She wrestled in the Women's Freestyle 63 kg or 138.75 lb weight class. McMann was a Silver Medalist in 2003 World Championships and Bronze Medalist in 2005 & 2007 World Championships. She started wrestling at the age of 14 in Marion, North Carolina at McDowell High School."
EDIT: I really wonder if Ronda is still going to charge in for the takedown and go for the armbar considering McMann's wrestling credentials. Maybe she'll duke it out. I have to say the woman's division has peaked my interest even from day one, but even more so now. It reminds me of the nascent of the sport where most fighters are still fairly one dimensional. I have not really seen any game planning yet. Flip side they really GO AT IT HARD!
If this fight goes to the ground Ronda should have the advantage, Ronda is not exactly the type of fighter that will let you sit in her guard. Im just not convinced Mcmann can stop Judo with wrestling especially in a mma setting.
Its really not that hard to beat Ronda just stay out of the clinch. Wrestlers are not clinch shy and I think when this fight is standing Ronda will be able to hit her throws.
Im not even sure McMann's striking is better than Ronda's, I guess we'll find out.
Actually McMann has fought a couple of Judo fighters but they couldn't do anything to her. Then again they weren't at the level of Ronda. She also has found herself in quite a few submissions, but again not at the level of Ronda. The problem with McMann at this point is she is like when the UFC first started and you had guys like Coleman who knew enough about subs to power out of them. Well Ronda is just after that level. She would get destroyed by any of the mens 135'ers not just because she is a woman but because they are WAY more well rounded than she is. At this time Ronda is way more well rounded and what she is versed in she is extremely well versed.
Long story short, in round 1 I expect McMann to probably get a TD and even get out of a sub by powering out. But she can't power out forever and we found out against Tate that Ronda can throw them forever.
The only thing interesting about Rousey fighting is she is a C**t that most people want to see lose. I throw up a little in my mouth when I hear Rogan talk bout how popular the woman fighters are now. He is just a shill hack anyway.
I thought McMann got a little reckless against Gaff and I could see Rousey taking advantage of that if McMann approaches this fight the same way. I'm assuming she will be more careful grappling here, but it's still hard to look passed a Rousey win. McMann definitely has the tools to make it interesting though.
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