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He actually sounds like those boys in primary school who would pick on girls, but secretely have a crush on them

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ugh she isn't a diaz brother, she doesn't fight like them or have even the remotely same personality as them, dana really has to cut it out with that comparison just because they hang out with eachother

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I would rather stick an used syringe through my penis than have anything to do with Cris Cyborg. I certainly don't have a 'crush' on her. She's gross.

dlxrevolution

I am quite skeptical, but if Dolce can get it done successfully without it hendering her performance or health, then I hope they do. WMMA needs Cris Cyborg to make this weight.

If and when this fight happens, Rondas going to have to find another way to beat Cyborg, because Cris is on a completely different level from anybody Rondas ever fought. When this fight happens, we're gonna see what Rondas really made of.

...assuming Ronda wins her next fight, always gotta add that part

tight

I hope she makes weight and has a warm up fight at that weight first. I wouldn't want to see her face Rousey right away..would make the division boring. Who would be a next, a rematch?

As an aside, I find it a little bit unprofessional for Mike Dolce to say she would beat Rousey any day. He's a nutritionist for hire, I mean in theory he could be hired to work for Rousey some day, so I'm not sure why he would say something like that.

kantowrestler

Unless the UFC creates a women's flyweight division I don't think Ronda will need Mike Dolce. In one interview she said she doesn't even sit in a sauna to make weight at bantamweight. Anyways I do agree that Cyborg needs a warm up fight before she fights Ronda, maybe Sara McMann in a contender fight.

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She needs him to be able to safely cut those extra pounds. Sure she can maybe get there without him, but she has already said cutting that weight would probably be detrimental. It makes sense to hire one of the best in the industry.

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You're missing the comparison. She has the ATTITUDE as them. 'I do not give a **** about you, and if you have a problem with that, come into the cage where I can hurt you without being arrested.

The problem with Rousey isn't the armbar, it's the hip toss and that she's fighting women. Men have the upper body strength to fend off a hip toss, unless it's REALLY good (Judo was my first of many martial arts). The average super-athletic female is strong in the legs and hips and core, NOT across the chest.

Scramble => body lock => hip toss => side control => armbar

That sequence works WAY better on women than men. It DOES go the other way. Seen many female leglock specialists? It's not the logical attack. Whereas, if yo hnag around judo, women hip tossing other women is a norm. Wider hips, more technique dependent ....

But foremost, NOBODY defends a locked in armbar. (props to Jones, almost nobody.)

You defend the entry move TO the armbar. Carmouche is supposed to be helluva strong, for a 135 girl. I bet she isn't as strong as Cyborg (for whatever reason). So ...

Scramble => body lock =>

THAT is what can't happen if Carmouche had ANY shot

Same for Cyborg

Rousey could armbar before she could WALK. (No shit, he own MOTHER said that.) EVERY scramble favors Rousey. Range favors Cyborg. Can Cyborg resist the temptation to close?

kantowrestler

Yeah, Cyborg has the reach advantage and she would need to use that and basically keep the fight standing. The moment Ronda were to get a hold of Cyborg the fight is over. Also I think she maybe getting ready to work with Mike Dolce because she realizes 135 is the ONLY way to get into the UFC at the present.

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I dunno man, Meisha Tate hung in their for what 3 (Toss > Armbar attempts?), I think someone like Cyborg and her BJJ would help her avoid such attempts on the ground. Side control is never a guarantee in MMA, I think Cyrbog is on another level than whoever Rousey has faced on the ground. I easily give the standup to Cyborg and I have the ground game about even, I really think that Rousey is no match for Cyborg, especially if Cyborg manages a good weight cut, she is bigger and stronger as well. (I would love to see Dana's tears before he goes "Tarec Saffadine" on the Belt and Division.)