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perfect victim for cyborg

I find it interesting that no other female fighter calls out Cyborg...why is that?

Ronda flapping her gums again..for some reason she really hates Miesha

I am starting to think this is a WWE type work...she is looking past Liz


Rousey also takes offense to Cyborg making demands after coming off a yearlong suspension for testing positive for anabolic steroids.

“This whole spiel about how ‘my doctor says it’s going to hurt my heart and my ability to have babies,’ well, you can find your own doctor to think whatever you want to,” Rousey said. “Regardless of that, where was all this concern about her heart and having babies in the future when she was shooting steroids up her (butt)? Anyone with half of a brain can see she’s using this to her advantage just because it happens to work for her right now.”

Rousey hopes Cyborg sticks in the UFC and takes what the champion once called “the only fight that really makes sense.” In Rousey’s perfect world, all of the best female fighters would be centralized in the UFC.

That hasn’t happened to this point, but the UFC did announce its second-ever women’s fight Monday. Rousey approved of the matchup between Miesha Tate and Cat Zingano, which will take place on “The Ultimate Fighter: Jones vs. Sonnen” finale April 13 in Las Vegas.

“Zingano’s undefeated and has been talking about how she wants to fight me but apparently wants to fight Miesha first,” Rousey said. “And Miesha has just been running her mouth in general and I like fighting her because I think she deserves a beating. I’ll be very interested to see who wants that fight. It’s very likely I’ll be fighting the winner of that match.”


Rousey and Tate share a rivalry dating back to before they first fought last year. But it seems minimized in comparison to Rousey’s feud with Cyborg.

“This is the type of person who comes into fights pumped full of steroids, which is criminally negligent in putting these other girls in danger,” Rousey said. “She’s walking in with a weapon pretty much when they don’t. I don’t see where the sense of entitlement comes to where she thinks they should be creating new divisions for her and doing all this stuff for her. I feel like, you’ve been exposed and defamed as a fraud. You’re the one that should be making these changes to try to prove yourself.”
Ronda Rousey in her usual brash manner ahead of UFC debut - Las Vegas Sun News


I wonder if she feels this same way about her buddy Chael Sonnen
 

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According to the UG so its most likely a rumor, someone may have failed a drug test at UFC 156 and Ian McCall asked for TRT exemption..probably one and the same
 

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McCall took TRT? How old is he?:aicmon: He looks like he can't be any older than 30.



This cat Zingano chick...she looks huge....what's her style? striker? wrestler?
Does she stand a chance against Tate?


And I guess I'm just missing something b/c I'm the only guy here who has no problem w/ Zuffa/Dana/Rousey's opinion on Cyborg...she probably did cheat and the champ is in a already thin weight class...why give a probable cheater what they want? And Rousey had a good point about Cyborg's health...she'a afraid to cut more weight but she has no problem putting illegal things in her body.:why:

I dunno...maybe just change the weight requirement for Rousey's belt and make it 140 but still...why bend over backwards for a cheater?
 

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McCall took TRT? How old is he?:aicmon: He looks like he can't be any older than 30.



This cat Zingano chick...she looks huge....what's her style? striker? wrestler?
Does she stand a chance against Tate?


And I guess I'm just missing something b/c I'm the only guy here who has no problem w/ Zuffa/Dana/Rousey's opinion on Cyborg...she probably did cheat and the champ is in a already thin weight class...why give a probable cheater what they want? And Rousey had a good point about Cyborg's health...she'a afraid to cut more weight but she has no problem putting illegal things in her body.:why:

I dunno...maybe just change the weight requirement for Rousey's belt and make it 140 but still...why bend over backwards for a cheater?

Its an issue when it comes to Cyborg but Chael and others get popped and there is no issue?-they get what they want

Dana wants this fight, Ronda doesnt...if she fails to bring in the attention and PPVs that they hope she does..his attitude will change and he will make the fight with Cyborg @ 140lbs because that is the only fight people care about- He has even said he wants to wait and see if Ronda will do it at 140lb. People forget that Ronda was number 1 contender for Cyborg at 145lb then ran to 135. When Cyborg got suspended she started running her mouth then said she will take the belt at 135 then go back up to fight Cyborg at 145lb

Cyborg said she doesn't even want the 135lb belt just a catchweight fight. Tito said earlier that Dana wanted to sign Cyborg and put her in Invicta until Ronda was ready to fight her at 140lb
 

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McCall took TRT? How old is he?:aicmon: He looks like he can't be any older than 30.



This cat Zingano chick...she looks huge....what's her style? striker? wrestler?
Does she stand a chance against Tate?


And I guess I'm just missing something b/c I'm the only guy here who has no problem w/ Zuffa/Dana/Rousey's opinion on Cyborg...she probably did cheat and the champ is in a already thin weight class...why give a probable cheater what they want? And Rousey had a good point about Cyborg's health...she'a afraid to cut more weight but she has no problem putting illegal things in her body.:why:

I dunno...maybe just change the weight requirement for Rousey's belt and make it 140 but still...why bend over backwards for a cheater?

Sometimes its not all about the age. Years of hard weight cuts can zap your T levels. Dude has a history of drugs as well. Im sure that played a part in it too.
 

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This cat Zingano chick...she looks huge....what's her style? striker? wrestler?
Does she stand a chance against Tate?

Those pictures make her look bigger than she is. She is well rounded I would say, I've seen her utilize her wrestling before and be effective with strikes. She has the tools to beat Miesha. I think the UFC is hoping Miesha will win, so they can set up the rematch with Ronda.
 

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In semi MMA related news. The IOC drops wrestling from the Olympics :damn:

IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics
wonder why, it was always a good hype tool to say so and so was an olympic wrestler..isnt wrestling on of the OG olympic games too
Cyborg said she doesn't even want the 135lb belt just a catchweight fight. Tito said earlier that Dana wanted to sign Cyborg and put her in Invicta until Ronda was ready to fight her at 140lb
wonder what this means, he just thru that in there like it was nothin..I know shannon has ties to zuffa but if ufc has carte blanche to raid invicta the org will never grow beyond feeder system
 

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Wrestling is one of the staple Greek sports that the Olympics were founded on. WTF. Yet equestrian is still in there probably.
 

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wonder why, it was always a good hype tool to say so and so was an olympic wrestler..isnt wrestling on of the OG olympic games too wonder what this means

Sure was...and youre right, it definitely builds prestige with fighters coming up.

Wrestling is one of the staple Greek sports that the Olympics were founded on. WTF. Yet equestrian is still in there probably.

Wrestling was one of the OG sports, its literally one of the few that embodies what the Olympics is supposed to be about, if were gonna get emotional about it :heh:


Equestrian is still on there, ping pong, pentathalon(horseback riding,shooting and some other nonsense rolled into one)

Wrestling is a great sport for kids too...
 

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Sure was...and youre right, it definitely builds prestige with fighters coming up.



Wrestling was one of the OG sports, its literally one of the few that embodies what the Olympics is supposed to be about, if were gonna get emotional about it :heh:


Equestrian is still on there, ping pong, pentathalon(horseback riding,shooting and some other nonsense rolled into one)

Wrestling is a great sport for kids too...

Thank god we still have those 'sports', along with with golf, dressage, sychronized swimming. :rolleyes:

It's looking like JDS/Overeem and Cain/Bigfoot II is set for UFC 160 in May.
 

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Thank god we still have those 'sports', along with with golf, dressage, sychronized swimming. :rolleyes:

It's looking like JDS/Overeem and Cain/Bigfoot II is set for UFC 160 in May.

Golf just got added too :why:



The UFC is a fukking joke. How does Bigfoot get a rematch after Cain dismantled him, yet Werdum still hanging around. :aicmon:
 
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