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Be honest...HOW EASILY could Ronda Rousey beat you up?

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#1 ·
Do you think it would be a struggle? Or maybe you can take her? Or do you think she would absolutely destroy you?

I ask this because watching UFC 157 was both me and my brothers introduction to women's mma. During the main event I asked this question to my brother. Even though he has a big belly and no mma experience he seems confident that she would not be able to do anything to him.

He even feels his strength would negate anything she could do and he would just punch her in the face and end it. Including jiu jitsu. Obviously my brother doesn't understand the principle that jui jitsu is based on. But I wasn't going to waste my breath trying to explain that to him. He is a pretty strong guy, and I am sure he hits hard.

But come on...fess up....Rousey medaled in Judo in the Olympics and trains mma full time. And I am certain she has above average strength for a woman having been a combat athlete for so long. She can kick my ass and she could probably kick yours too :}
 
#39 ·
Cyborg is pretty strong from all of the testosterone use. Id be much more afraid of her than Ronda. To top it off we're about the same size(Im guessing shes about 5'8 160ish walking around) and she has more experience than I do.

But then again I'm pretty sure Cyborg would win if they fought.
 
#42 ·
Yeah, on a pure animal threat detection level, I give Cyborg the higher reading. She's basically a guy.

If she ever fought Ronda, she would put marks on her, but I give Ronda a chance cause her judo does seem pretty phenomenal. Once its on the ground its her territory.
 
#45 ·
Honestly I have always wondered this. Not just about Ronda, but about the FW fighters as well.

I'm 5"11, 230 lbs, and I know a tiny bit about wrestling and BJJ. Nothing much though, just a few classes.

Given that I have about 100 lbs on these fighters (flyweights and womens div) I would imagine taking me down would be somewhat difficult for them. However, I bet if they let me take them down, they could reverse me very quickly. Then all they would have to do is make me work for 2 minutes and I would be completely exhausted.

Flyweights and Ronda by first round armbar/tko/exhaustion.
 
#52 ·
That'd be FLW.

I read this as featherweight and I can guarantee you Jose Aldo would take 10 years off your life.


A guy like Demetrious Johnson is far too quick and athletic for the average person...I mean...I don't really get why people think they can beat the dudes just because they are small.

Hell, my dad was just an average Joe(although he was an exceptionally talented boxer, he wasn't formally trained), and he knocked out dudes in street fights all the time. Hes only 5'6 and was like 140-150 during his youth. Pretty much everybody that grew up with him talks about how he was one of the best fighters.

He knocked some football player dude down...nicknamed "Tank" at a bar over his girl once(although he hightailed it afterword)...still

Point being people dramatically overestimate size. Some little guys can hit with some pop and are very quick...in a fight that's really all that matters.
 
#46 ·
Yeah it looks like a good challenge. She has that strong builted body, stelar grappling and that angry look, but if I somehow managed to hit her and hurt her and I saw her eyes watering, I would go down on my knees yelling : I'm sorry, Ronda!!! I'm sorry!!! ... and would declare myself the loser via forfeit. ;)
 
#62 ·
i wanna see her fight the guys who think they'd beat her in this thread :D

She would probably destroy 75% of the members here, including myself. Only ones I see giving her trouble are big guys with experience in MMA
Agreed. Just being big isn't enough I dont think. You'd need the ability to stop her dragging you down for one, so you'd need to be big and have ok wrestling.

As for most of those guys in here saying they could beat her, giving the only reason that they'd win because they are a man... LOL @ that.
 
#55 ·
I think this is lame. One i dont care if she can beat me up or not because I dont have an over sized ego and also to all the guys that think she is hot....you obviously have never seen an attractive girl without makeup....with out make up Ronda is hideous.
You are so sure about others have or not seen...By the way, give Ronda, a female athlete, not a model or actress, a break here...




 
#54 ·
isn't that the sticking point, it seems like everyone posting here are just conceding she would bullrush you and take you down like brock instead of you keeping decent distance and then 1 punch knocking her down.
 
#53 ·
wow. i've never seen a forum so filled with men ready to assault a small woman just because they are afraid of her lol..

no in all seriousness, Im 5'10 145. Id have to fight her as if she were a man or Id get hurt worse than I would if I took pity.
 
#56 ·
She would probably destroy 75% of the members here, including myself. Only ones I see giving her trouble are big guys with experience in MMA
 
#58 ·
Me vs Ronda tale of the tape would be 11 inches and 100 pounds in my favour. I've never done any kind of boxing/wrestling/BJJ in my life and never been involved in a serious street fight. On the other hand I'm a decent athlete and can move pretty well for a guy my size.

I'm not delusional, if we ended up on the ground she would wrap me up with little trouble, however, would she be able to take me down from the clinch? I'm not that sure. The thought that a 5'6 135pound woman would throw me on my ass seems absurd to me, then again I dont know just how much that judo can overcome. I would definitely be up to try it.
 
#59 ·
Standing, I could take her but I won't hit a woman, not even at the gym with sparring gloves on. On the ground, I Wrestled for 15 years, and have been doing BJJ for 6, so I think I'd be able to defend myself decently mediocre for a while until she got me spiderwebbed, then I'm ****ed.
 
#61 ·
Pretty sure I could beat her if it came down to it and we tossed chivalry aside (hypothetically of course), just going by the level difference in sports between men and women. Most male US collegiate track records are better than female world track records.

Add to this the fact that she's 5'6" 135-145 lbs and I'm a pretty lean 6'3" 200, and I think the strength, power, reach and leverage difference would be enormous.

If I didn't have any MMA knowledge, training or experience, yeah she'd probably beat me up with superior technique, but as it stands I think I'd take it... she seems pretty one dimensional in there.
 
#64 ·
Site full of guys that like fighting.

Think a FW girl could beat them.

Lol

She couldn't "drag you down". Because you're too busy being 50 times stronger than her. She has to get close to drag you down, which is where she gets KOed by like 1 punch. Girls CAN'T take a decent punch from a guy at the same size (let alone being a lot bigger). She won't get to use her Judo cause she'll be too busy feeling like her arms snap even blocking a punch.

Even if she does get close, she's probably easy as **** to lift up. If she was pulling down the head for a hip toss, it wouldn't even be THAT hard to pick her up using your neck power alone.

*Beats chest, eats steak and drinks beer*

Overly manly man shuns your ideals!
 
#66 ·
I have 5 inches & 50+ pounds on her. I can almost guarantee if she tried to close the distance and grapple with me, she would be tossed on her head like a rag doll. She isn't known for her striking. I don't see it going well for her.

Cyborg on the other hand, has a striking/speed advantage against me & could very likely land some good shots. I could be in trouble if I couldn't get her on the ground.
 
#67 ·
Cyborg would probably beat 90% of the members here. She is one scary woman :thumbsup:. Lol at lifting Tito Ortiz (off training weight about 220-230) when he got her in a triangle lock.
 
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#68 ·
Unfortunately for all you 205ers in reality you'd be facing Lyoto, Shogun, Thiago Silva, Rampage, Gustaf, Glover, and anybody over 225+ GOOD LUCK!!!

I know...I know this thread says Ronda. Take it for what it is...she's got skills and would surprise most of us. The REAL QUESTION is how each and one of us would fair in our own respective division. A fighter whom competed in Japan once asked if I'd take a bout against Brock for $1,000. I said no. It would have to be $100k minimum...roflz!
 
#69 ·
I'd fight Cain right now for free.

Worst thing that happens? I get KOed brutally. I ran much higher risks when I was 17 getting in fights outisde of nightclubs.

At the end of it, you're that average dude who just faught the world HW champion. That's ******* awesome. Not only will you get paid like **** doing promotional shit, but screw it. You have a 0.000000000000000000000000001% chance of winning. That's better than 0%. Getting knocked out isn't the worst thing in the world. Getting your ass kicked isn't either.

And don't get me wrong. I might do a little bit or martial arts but I'm in no way in shape / able to fight trained fighters. But **** it, would be worth it if anything to walk out infront of all of those people cheering for you in the main event of a UFC PPV.

I'm calling you out Cain. After you beat Tyson Fury I'm taking that belt!

Cyborg Vs an average dude at the same weight? That's actually hard as **** to call. If they can throw a decent punch and land it, sure she's going to be in trouble. But her conditioning, plus her technique and overwhelming style, you might not even get the chance to throw one off.

At just over the LHW limit though, unless we get a HW Cyborg, no female fighter would scare me (although, I could get some period blood on me. Ewww)
 
#70 ·
During the straredown by arm would probably just randomly and spontaneously break. I'd then go sit in a corner sobbing into my loose, broken arm talking about I should have beaten her becasue I'm a man. And men don't lose to women. At anything. And if she ever tried armbarring me again I'd give her taste of the back of my (broken) hand then send her to the kitchen.
 
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