UFC 207 Nunes vs. Rousey Dec 30 2016

[GeneChing]

The return of Ronda.

RONDA ROUSEY SET TO RETURN AT UFC 207
By Thomas Gerbasi October 12, 2016 UFC.com



UFC President Dana White announced Wednesday that MMA superstar Ronda Rousey will make her highly anticipated return to the Octagon on Friday, December 30 when she attempts to regain the UFC women’s bantamweight crown from champion Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 207.

The bout will air live on Pay-Per-View from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

How will Ronda fare in return? We break down Nunes vs Rousey

The longest reigning UFC champion in women’s MMA history, the 29-year-old Rousey held the 135-pound crown for three years from November of 2012 to November of 2015. During that time, the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in judo went from dominant submission specialist to knockout artist and worldwide superstar, appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated and ESPN the Magazine while winning six of her seven Octagon bouts, all by knockout or submission, with four of those victories ending in 66 seconds or less. At UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia, Rousey lost her title to Holly Holm, but on December 30, “Rowdy” Ronda is back and ready to reclaim her belt.

Looking to add another signature win to her record while continuing her reign as UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Brazil’s Nunes is perhaps the only fighter capable of claiming the same ferocious finishing game as that owned by Rousey. Owner of a 6-1 UFC record, the 28-year-old “Lioness” has finished five of those wins, with the most spectacular being a first round submission victory over Miesha Tate at UFC 200 in July that earned her the world bantamweight title. Now Nunes wants to end the comeback of Rousey and move on to cement her legacy as one of the greats of the game.

Stay tuned to UFC.com for more fight card announcements and ticket on-sale dates.

[MysticNinjaJay]

The deck is really stacked against Rousey for this fight in my opinion. She took off too long to come back and Nunes is a beast. I predict another loss for her but if she wins she will have really redeemed herself.

[mickey]

Greetings,

The most seductive, ego driven, thought for any fighter is to be able retire as a champion. The real win is to be able to walk away from the sport without lifelong injuries.

mickey

[Jimbo]

Good point, mickey. And I'm certain that Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge would agree with you.

Ronda has stated something to the effect that (and I'm paraphrasing), as a fighter, she'd rather her body have injuries than be intact at the end of this lifetime. Of course, that's easy to say when you're young, recover easily and may not have suffered chronic, lasting damage. Especially to the brain. Her opinion may one day change when she realizes that there is an entire lifetime to live long after one's fighting days are done.

Of course, they are fighters, and injuries, including serious ones, are a natural risk and part of the game.