Ronda Rousey just made MMA history ... becoming the very first female fighter to join the UFC ... TMZ has learned.
Rousey -- a former U.S. Olympian -- has officially joined Dana White's MMA organization ... and automatically becomes the 135 lb women's champion.
We're told 25-year-old Ronda will defend her title in 2013 -- possible opponents include Sara McMann, Cris Cyborg and rival Miesha Tate.
Rousey has been fighting in Strikeforce since last year and emerged as a superstar ... beating the living crap out of just about everybody she's faced. In fact, she's undefeated.
And there's more ... sources say Strikeforce, which airs on Showtime, will be running its last event in January before folding up shop for good.
I just hope the UFC has the sense to abandon 135 and only have a 145 Female Division or maybe 140 to even the odds. That way they get Cyborg and Rousey. I imagine they will buy out Invicta soon as well.
One thing I would absolutely love is if they took a handful of SF guys like LW for example Ryan Couture, Bobby Green, Billy Envangilista and Carlos Fodor and put them on the next TUF.
I agree with this wholeheartedly, I love WMMA but anyone can see the divisions are too thin, merge 135 and 145 and have a 140 TUF and there is a basis to build on.
I don't know, his last fight was with bellator. I think he lost his last 3 with SF.
If UFC don't want him back in the organisation they have plenty of reason to justify it... 3 losses in SF and the Sucker pounch that got him kicked in the first place.
I would like to see him get another chance though... I think he's learned his lesson.
Meisha Tate says she is also with the UFC. I'm glad Zuffa is finally killing SF after sucking the life out of since it's purchase. It's a damn shame what they turned SF into.
SF should have been closed a long time ago, but better late than never. Adding women to the UFC is a horrible business move, and it's going to hurt them. As much I wish I could say it isn't so, I really see Dana White leading the UFC to a decline at this point...
SF should have been closed a long time ago, but better late than never. Adding women to the UFC is a horrible business move, and it's going to hurt them. As much I wish I could say it isn't so, I really see Dana White leading the UFC to a decline at this point...
Yeah I don't get that either, women's MMA is pretty fantastic lots of back and forth grudge matches. Lord knows the UFC needs more depth seeing as how 125, 135, and 145 aren't drawing.
Yeah I don't get that either, women's MMA is pretty fantastic lots of back and forth grudge matches. Lord knows the UFC needs more depth seeing as how 125, 135, and 145 aren't drawing.
I personally think that there should be at least 3 weight classes add some diversity. Some of the female fights I have watched are much more entertaining than the lot of the lay and pray fights that are prevalent now.
I personally think that there should be at least 3 weight classes add some diversity. Some of the female fights I have watched are much more entertaining than the lot of the lay and pray fights that are prevalent now.
To me, its just a publicity stunt by UFC to gloats Rousey as the female of UFC. Honestly, I don't know if I agreed with it because you have few women in few different classes.
Not only that, you have one fight that some people wanna see but isn't gonna happen because of weight classes and Rousey calling out the other ex-champion who was tested for steroid or something.
It is a move by Dana White to please Rousey by forcing Cyborg to fight in her class? I am just questioning the motive behind this.
If anything has changed since that time, I am out of the hoop because I haven't had the time to follows up in the last 4 months on that story due to work and busy life style.
Man I'm so pumped to hear this. I don't see what folks saying this is bad business even mean. I'll without a doubt buy the first ppv with Rousey and will continue to support the women's division by shelling out the greenbacks to watch them fight. Now my girlfriend can root for another fighter other than GSP.:thumb02:
I'd love to see Kayla Harrison potentially come in as well. I'm not sure she's even expressed an interest in mma but that Gold medal around her neck leads me to believe she could do pretty well for herself. She'd also be a weight class or two up from Ronda so if Cyroid is afraid of our silver medalist in Judo she can face our golden girl! War women's MMA!
You don't like quick submissions? The UFC was built on them guy. While I agree the talent will be thin in the beginning, it has to start somewhere. Tell ya what, if you're ever down here watching one with me, you can go get me another beer out the kitchen and maybe put a pizza in the oven while the ladies fight. Win win my friend.:hug:
It's a good thing. With being part of the UFC, the most succesful MMA organisation, WMMA will get much more recognition which will make more women start in MMA which consequently will grow the talent pool and the depth in the devision. WMMA is now were MMA was in the 90s, but with the advantage that MMA and the UFC have pioneered already.
I'm glad you finally get it that there's nothing women bring to the table that the males don't do better, except get armbarred in "championship" fights in 3 minutes against a chick who had been training for about a year.
That's not as bad as Brock Lesnar winning the UFC HW Championship a year after his pro debut. He didn't even compete in his amateur sport at the same level Ronda did. What's your point? If you think there aren't talented females fighters it's because you don't watch women's MMA. You admit you don't like watching it. So your openly ignorant on the subject.
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