I guess it is now confirmed that Ronda will be on the MSG card. However if that is not the case, why isnt Miesha there? she is the current BW champ
Brian OswaldIntersting poll results for Rousey vs. Cyborg. From a BR article that got 100,000 reads, 11,000 voted in poll.
Please find below the commercial that Sage and Tecia were rehersing for :)
Here is an article on Ronda Rousey by the Rolling Stone magazine of all publications, that I couldn't find on thiws WMMA thread.
From March 25. 2015.
Ronda Rousey: Losing Could Be 'The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me'
Maybe losing to Holly Holm wasn't the worst thing to happen to Ronda Rousey after all.
You'd be forgiven if you thought otherwise. In the aftermath of UFC 193, Rousey all but disappeared, then resurfaced with an Ellen DeGeneres interview in which she revealed she felt worthless and even contemplated suicide. Her sister also said a part of Rousey "died" in the Octagon that night and admitted her soul was crushed. All the signs pointed to her being devastated, not upbeat about the direction her career was heading.
Now that she's had several months to reflect on her shocking defeat, though, Rousey's perspective has changed significantly. While at Reebok's Luncheon for Inspirational Women earlier this week, she mentioned how everything happens for a reason and that she may look back on this being the best thing to happen to her several years down the road.
"When it comes to challenges, I honestly believe that things happen for a reason," Rousey said. "At the time, yes, it's hard on a personal [and] emotional level, and it's hard to look past what's happening to the future, but you have to believe in yourself – because down the line in two, five, ten years' time, you'll look back and think that was actually the best thing that ever happened to me."
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/ronda-rousey-holly-holm-loss-could-be-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-me-20160325#ixzz45ogEANDh
Thank you for posting Judonoob but there is already a thread on the article you posted
Please find the link below
http://forum.mixedmartialarts.com/thread/2545723/Ronda-Rousey-on-the-power-of-self-belief/
Sunkist1207 -Actually no it's not the same. The Rolling Stone article is different and fairly significant.
Thank you for posting Judonoob but there is already a thread on the article you posted
Please find the link below
http://forum.mixedmartialarts.com/thread/2545723/Ronda-Rousey-on-the-power-of-self-belief/
So what does it matter if there was a separate thread on it.... Other than the subject is Ronda?
Ronda is the biggest mainstream star in the sport. I would think her being the focus of an article by Rolling Stone magazine would warrant a mention here.
Judonoob,
You are more than welcome to post the article but for your information, Rolling stone are using excerpts from the Reebok Luncheon interview that was posted in the thread link above.
Sunkist1207 -Yeah you're right. It's just Rolling Stone.
Judonoob,
You are more than welcome to post the article but for your information, Rolling stone are using excerpts from the Reebok Luncheon interview that was posted in the thread link above.
judonoob - From UFC Instagram.
https://instagram.com/p/BEMedVjpJSf/
Been a while since we've seen Ronda all happy and smiling doing mma related stuff.
Tate hold on to that belt... some blonde girl wants to take it away from you.
Jessica Penne will be welcoming Jessica "Baby Cyborg" Andrade to the SW division at UFC 199
luctaro -Been a while since we've seen her at all.judonoob - From UFC Instagram.
https://instagram.com/p/BEMedVjpJSf/
Been a while since we've seen Ronda all happy and smiling doing mma related stuff.
Tate hold on to that belt... some blonde girl wants to take it away from you.
Sunkist1207 -
Ronda Rousey Opens Up at NY Bill Signing
http://www.ufc.com/news/ronda-rousey-talks-professional-mma-legalization-in-new-york-april-2016
Ronda Rousey knows what it’s like to fight at home. She’s competed in an arena filled with family and friends, heard that roar that is unlike any other, and has picked up her check and gone to sleep in her own bed on fight night.
So she knows better than most what New York fighters will be experiencing when they get to fight in their home state for the first time later this year, something that became a reality Tuesday when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the professional MMA bill into law, making it legal for the sport in the Empire State.
“There's a lot of pride that comes with fighting in your hometown because it's like defending your turf,” Rousey said. “There's something about fighting that's territorial in a way. It's instinctual to defend your home and I think that's an experience no fighter should ever be deprived of. I'm really happy that they get to have that.”
In attendance at Madison Square Garden as Cuomo signed the bill, Rousey wasn’t just a special guest, joining UFC fighters from the area as well as UFC executives. The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion has been a key supporter of the initiative to get MMA legalized in New York State, making several trips over the years to speak to legislators about her sport. It was a cause she had no hesitation in embracing.
“Fighting for acceptance is always important to me, regardless of the venue and where it is,” she said of her support of pro MMA in New York. “I used to live upstate in Albany. I trained judo over there, and my best friends' families were over there and they never got a chance to see me perform because I was never allowed to be over here. I think the audacity of people saying ‘You can't,' that kept me coming back and wanting to fight for it even more and more.
She may finally get another chance at competing in New York though, as UFC is planning two events in the state before the end of 2016, including a Nov. 12 date at MSG, along with four nore events next year. As for The Garden, a venue that has been of the MMA legalization movement’s strongest supporters over the years, it’s a place Rousey says she avoided until the sport was legalized.
“I was being a brat about it, I guess,” she said, laughing. “And now that they let MMA in, I was like 'let's all go to The Garden.' Now I'm super excited about it. I'm a girl and it's hard to take rejection a little bit sometimes.”
For any fighter, competing in that storied venue is something to tell the kids and grandkids about. For Rousey, it would mean even more.
“It would definitely be a cool thing to stick on your resume, but I wouldn't do it for that reason,” she said. “It's important because of the history. I want a tie to a historical place like this and I want to be remembered in a positive way. I'm from Los Angeles, where if something is 50 years old, they tear it down and build a new one. It's not for my own vanity. It's for a place in history. I don't have a single picture of myself fighting in my house. I don't have my belts, they're hidden. I don't like putting stuff out there, but I like fighting for a place in history.”
As an Olympic medalist, Strikeforce champion, UFC champion, the first woman to appear in a UFC bout, first female MMA fighter to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, first mixed martial artist to win an ESPY award, etc., Rousey has already made more history than most fighters could dream. But there’s always room for some more, including her place in an event in New York.
“I would love to have the opportunity to fight here because this is another time I feel like I earned the right to fight here because I fought for it,” she said. “It wasn't just something that fell on my plate; I was part of the process and I think that's what a lot of the New York fighters will be feeling when they finally get to fight in their hometown.
"It's not that they're just defending their turf, but they fought for their right and won the right to be able to defend their turf. Any fighter that fights here is going to feel that vibe, but the New Yorkers are going to feel it double. I'm a little bit envious, to be honest.”
Rousey laughed, but she shouldn’t have to worry. Her work to get MMA legalized in New York has likely earned her honorary citizenship. Even Cuomo would probably agree, as he already gave his endorsement for Rousey to appear on the MSG card this November.
“I'm very excited about the November match here at The Garden,” he said. “I'm not a promoter, but boy, if Ronda Rousey fought here in November, that would be a hell of an event. I would call in to reserve my seat right now.”
indiagomesmma This was life . I am one type of person that I am real too much and Thats why the fake ones cant be close to me And try to take me down.. what I get more upset with promotions today is that You need to be girly to get attention from fans, media.. you know what ? buy a playboy magazine and ***** yourself.. Because this is all you can do ... I wont change to please any son of a * . Especially what I think.. you gotta be who you are. the important thing in this life is not about the clothes you wear, the car you have . The fame, the status. WHAT IS important is NOT TO HARM the people that never harmed you . or judge someone you dont know . You dont know what people go through .. in this life I saw everything. and like I always say... I WONT CHANGE TO PLEASE NO ONE. IF YOU HAVE CHARACTER YOU HAVE, IF NOT you cant even buy with $ Billions... I know recently I havent been representive at my fights of who I am as a fighter... and none of you son of * know what I been through! you can have all the Money in the world if I dont like you I DONT !
