Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia official for UFC 190, Miesha Tate vs Jessica Eye targeted for June

UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is set to make the next defence of her title on August 1st at UFC 190: “Rousey vs Correia” in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rousey meets outspoken and undefeated Brazilian contender Bethe “Pitbull” Correia in the night’s main event.

UFC officials formally announced the title fight on Friday following reports from Tatame and Globo. Rousey most recently submitted “Alpha” Cat Zingano in 14 seconds at UFC 184. Correia is 2-0 against Rousey’s “Four Horsewomen” stable, with wins over Jessamyn Duke and Shayna Baszler.

Rousey (11-0-0) enters the August title tilt as a massive favourite among oddsmakers, and the Olympic bronze medallist will have added motivation as she looks to avenge her fellow Horsewomen’s recent defeats. Now 5-0 inside the Octagon, Rousey has finished all but one of her UFC opponents inside the first round, with only rival Miesha “Cupcake” Tate surviving until round three. Her two most recent bouts, against Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis and Zingano, lasted a combined time of just 30 seconds, and Rousey is regarded by some as the biggest star on the UFC’s roster today.

Correia (9-0-0) began her UFC career with a close decision win over veteran Julie “Fireball” Kedzie in late 2013, but it was her 2014 campaign that made fans take note of Correia’s talents. After defeating Duke in April, Correia set her sights on the rest of the “Four Horsewomen” faction, and she handily dispatched of Baszler at UFC 177 in August. Since then, Correia has made no secret of her desire to challenge the leader of the Horsewomen, Rousey, and she will look to score a major upset when she gets her championship shot in front of a partisan crowd in Brazil.

The Rousey-Correia victor is expected to move on to face the winner of a targeted June contender’s bout between the aforementioned Miesha Tate (16-5-0) and Jessica “Evil” Eye (11-2-0, 1 ND). An exact date, location and event for the Tate-Eye title eliminator has not yet been officially announced, but UFC President Dana White stated on Friday that the fight will take place sometime in June.

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Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm Victorious In UFC 184 Headliners

 
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey retained her title with another lightning-fast victory in the main event of UFC 184: “Rousey vs Zingano” tonight in Los Angeles, California. Rousey submitted top contender “Alpha” Cat Zingano with a straight armbar in just 14 seconds.

Rousey kept her perfect professional record and aura of invincibility intact with tonight’s slick submission win. In the co-main event, a potential future title challenger, Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm, made a successful UFC debut with a close decision win over Raquel “Rocky” Pennington.

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Ronda Rousey vs Cat Zingano Moved to UFC 184 in Los Angeles

 
 
UFC President Dana White announced today on Instagram that the women’s bantamweight title fight between champ “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (10-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) and “Alpha” Cat Zingano (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), previously scheduled for UFC 182 in Las Vegas, has been moved to UFC 184 on February 28 at the Los Angeles Staples Center.

The Rousey-Zingano title bout now serves as co-main event to the middleweight title fight between champion Chris Weidman (12-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) and challenger Vitor Belfort (24-10 MMA, 13-6 UFC).

Cat Zingano vs Ronda Rousey Confirmed for UFC 182 in Las Vegas

Finally, “Alpha” Cat Zingano (9-0, 2-0 UFC) and bantamweight champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (10-0, 4-0 UFC) will meet inside the Octagon. The bout is set for January 3rd and will serve as the co-main event at UFC 182: “Jones vs Cormier” in Las Vegas, Nevada.

After defeating Miesha Tate via TKO in April 2013, Zingano was set to coach opposite Rousey in ‘The Ultimate Fighter 18’, however, she was forced to withdraw from the show due to a serious knee injury. Personal tragedy would also keep Zingano sidelined until her return last month at UFC 178 where she reclaimed her number-one contender status via a come from behind TKO victory over Amanda Nunes.

Rousey has successfully defended her UFC championship four times, defeating Liz Carmouche, Miesha Tate, Sara McMann and most recently Alexis Davis via KO in just 16 seconds at UFC 175 in July. In her 10 victories, only Tate has made it past the first round, succumbing in round three to an armbar.

Once the bout had been announced, Rousey took to Instagram:
“Every ounce of respect I have for her is going to be poured into the effort to end her undefeated streak. Real champions don’t want belts, they want to test themselves against the best the world has to offer. On Jan 3rd two champions will be fighting and I’m going to show Cat what the best in the world is. I genuinely hope that Cat, the fans, and I all walk away unscathed and fulfilled that night. But fights are chaotic – you never know. 😉 I won’t say “good luck” but rather “good skill” to Cat. Get ready for the fight of your life.”

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Ronda Rousey Knocks Out Alexis Davis, Retains Title At UFC 175

MMARising.com – UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey wasted absolutely no time in securing her latest highlight-reel victory tonight at UFC 175: “Weidman vs Machida” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rousey retained her UFC title by knocking out Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis in a mere 16 seconds.

Just as she did against past opponents Sarah Kaufman and Sara McMann, Rousey prevented Davis from getting anything going right from the outset of the fight. She threw the challenger on her head and unloaded with punches on the ground until the brief bout was waved off just as quickly as it began.

Rousey (10-0-0) engaged in an early exchange of punches with Davis (16-6-0) as round one began and Davis landed two stiff jabs. That was the extent of her offence, however, as Rousey cracked her with a big right hook and a knee. Davis appeared to be stunned by the strikes and Rousey used one of her signature judo throws – a slightly modified kubi nage – to dump Davis on her head. From the scarf hold position, Rousey then landed a series of unanswered punches to Davis’s face until referee Yves Lavigne jumped in to rescue the barely conscious Canadian.

Tonight’s swift and dominant win again reaffirmed that Rousey is MMA’s premier female competitor and it appears less and less likely that she will be relinquishing her UFC title at any point in the near future. Following her victory, Rousey was asked whether she would be able to compete again at UFC 176 on August 2nd, but a hand injury suffered tonight required stitches and Rousey will not be ready in time.

Leading into the title tilt, Davis was seen as a formidable challenger for Rousey on the ground due to her jiu-jitsu pedigree, but Rousey ensured that she would not have to contend with Davis’s grappling abilities by dispatching the Canadian standout in a matter of seconds.

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Ronda Rousey Set To Defend Title Against Alexis Davis At UFC 175

 
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey will make the next defence of her title on July 5th at UFC 175: “Weidman vs Machida” in Las Vegas, Nevada. The unbeaten judoka faces Canadian jiu-jitsu ace Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis in what will likely serve as the co-main event.

UFC President Dana White announced the title fight on Friday night, which ended weeks of speculation regarding a potential matchup between Rousey and former Strikeforce title challenger Gina “Conviction” Carano. Rousey and top contender Davis each picked up victories at UFC 170 in February.

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Weekly Women’s MMA Review 2/23

Ronda Rousey Unleashes New Weapon at UFC 170
photo’s by Hans Gutknecht

“Women’s MMA Today” gets you caught up on the week that was and the week that will be in women’s MMA.

–Quick Results–

February 22 –  Jenny Liou (2-0) defeats Jillian Lybarger (0-1) via Unanimous Decision at KOTC: Radar Lock

February 22 –  Michelle Nicolini (2-0) defeats Lanchana Green (0-1) via Armbar in round 1 at Made4theCage 13: Nemesis

February 22 –  Katharina Albinus (2-2) defeats Fruzsina Nagy (0-2) via TKO in round 1 at No Compromises FC 3

February 22 –  Magdalena Smorova (1-0) defeats Weronika Zygmunt (0-2) via RNC in round 2 at Gala MMA Challengers 9

February 22 –  Lena Buytendijk (1-2) defeats Anissa Haddaoui (0-1) via Unanimous Decision at Battle Under the Tower

February 22 –  UFC 170
Ronda Rousey (9-1) defeats Sara McMann (7-1) via TKO at 1:06 of round 1
Alexis Davis (16-5) defeats Jessica Eye (10-2, 1NC) via Split Decision

–Upcoming Bouts–

February 28 –  Washington native Elizabeth Phillips (2-1) looks to defend home turf when she meets Canada’s Rachael Swatez (4-3) at Conquest of the Cage 15.

February 28 –  Hawaii’s Kailin Curran (2-0) makes her third appearance in the PXC cage against South Korea’s Yoojin Jung (0-0) at PXC 42 in Guam.

March 1 –  Fresh off her first round submission victory in November, Sharice Davids (1-0) returns to face Nebraska’s Rosa Acevedo (0-0) at Legion Combat 18: “Purgatory” in Wyoming.

March 1 –  Pennsylvania’s Jessica “The Zombie” Zomcik (0-0) makes her highly anticipated debut against Colorado’s Summer Bradshaw (0-1) at Driven MMA 1 in Ohio.

March 1 –  At Xtreme Kombat 22 in Mexico, Wendy “El Princesa” Arellano (1-1) meets Karina “Kari Pardi” Gonzalez (0-0-1) and Anely “Neka” Jimenez (7-1) takes on Tania Pereda (0-0).

March 1 –  Unbeaten Irish sensation Catherine “The Alpha Female” Costigan (3-0) continues her quest toward Cage Warriors gold when she battles Spain’s Irene “La Nina” Cabello (1-1) at Cage Warriors 65 in Dublin, Ireland. This event will be streamed live at MMAjunkie.com.

Rankings info supplied by the Unified Women’s MMA Rankings.

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Ronda Rousey Retains Title, Alexis Davis Victorious At UFC 170

 
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey retained her title and picked up her first TKO victory tonight at UFC 170: “Rousey vs McMann” in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rousey stopped fellow Olympic medallist Sara McMann early in the first round of tonight’s featured main event.

Also on the UFC 170 card, jiu-jitsu ace Alexis “Ally-Gator” Davis earned her third Octagon victory by outpointing former flyweight standout Jessica “Evil” Eye in a preliminary card bout. Davis dominated round two and she used takedowns to score a hard-fought Split Decision win after 15 minutes.

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Countdown to UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann

For the first time in UFC history, two Olympic medalist will square off for UFC Gold as 2008 Olympic bronze judo medalist and current women’s bantamweight champion “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey (8-0) puts her title on the line against 2004 Olympic silver wrestling medalist Sara McMann (7-0) at UFC 170 this weekend in Las Vegas. ‘Countdown’ takes an in-depth look at Rousey and McMann as they prepare for their historic encounter.

Countdown to UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann

Rankings info supplied by the Unified Women’s MMA Rankings.

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Ronda Rousey vs Miesha Tate 2 Now On Tap For TUF 18

UFC Press Release – As taping of The Ultimate Fighter 18 began on Tuesday, UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey got a big surprise in the form of her opposing coach: former opponent and long-time rival Miesha Tate.

Rousey had been expected to coach the season against Cat Zingano, who earned the honor by defeating Tate at the TUF 17 Finale on April 13.

But Zingano was injured during training, forcing TUF 18 to call up a new coach, which was revealed to cast members and Rousey alike earlier today.

“Everyone said an Ultimate Fighter between me and Miesha would be the best,” said Rousey to reporter Kevin Iole. “For some reason, I think me and Miesha are intertwined in fate like Ali and Frazier.”

Rousey will now face Tate at the end of the season instead of Zingano in a bantamweight title match. The two first fought in March of 2012, with Rousey nabbing Tate’s Strikeforce title via first-round submission.

Dana White, Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate React To TUF Drama

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