This weekend UFC champ Ronda Rousey beat undefeated fighter Cat Zingano in just 14 seconds (video), setting the record for fastest UFC title fight, fastest submission in a UFC title fight, and the only UFC fight with zero recorded strikes. Three days before the fight took place she told TMZ Sports that she was aiming to "get it on Instagram" which has a 15 second limit for videos. Her previous fight only lasted 16 seconds meaning her last two title defenses were only a combined 30 seconds. If you add up the length of her last three fights, it's a combined 96 seconds - less time than it takes to microwave a Hot Pocket. After eleven professional fights, she's only spent 25 minutes total in the octagon - the length of a single championship match.
Ronda has a 100% finish rate with only a single opponent managing to survive past the first round. She has 8 finishes in under a minute compared to Mike Tyson's career of 9 finishes in under a minute. Currently she's ranked #7 in the UFC's pound-for-pound rankings. She's obliterated the entire division and with no legitimate contenders left, it's led to hypothetical talks of Ronda fighting men. Obviously this will never happen - it's purely a 'what if' scenario.
Several days ago Joe Rogan was on The Dan LeBatard Show and said he believes Ronda can beat 50% of the mens bantamweight roster.
UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer said she probably couldn't hang against the top 10, but would likely be ranked in the top 20 of mens bantamweights (video):
Rener Gracie believes Ronda could tap anyone:
UFC flyweight (125 lbs) fighter Ian McCall says he'd have his way with her:
Last year ESPN asked whether Ronda could beat undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather in an MMA match. Guest Joe Rogan said yes, some of the hosts disagreed. Then a few days later pound-for-pound #1 UFC champ Jon Jones was asked and he picked Ronda too. ESPN polled their audience and after 70,000 votes, Ronda emerged as the favorite:
Los Angeles Times also ran the same poll with similar end results (55% Ronda, 44% Floyd). So clearly the general public thinks Rousey could hold her own against a stronger, more powerful dude.
What does GAF think? Could Ronda (or any other female) be competitive against men in her same weight class or is the genetic difference too much to overcome?
Ronda has a 100% finish rate with only a single opponent managing to survive past the first round. She has 8 finishes in under a minute compared to Mike Tyson's career of 9 finishes in under a minute. Currently she's ranked #7 in the UFC's pound-for-pound rankings. She's obliterated the entire division and with no legitimate contenders left, it's led to hypothetical talks of Ronda fighting men. Obviously this will never happen - it's purely a 'what if' scenario.
UFC President Dana White on Saturday said:
Several days ago Joe Rogan was on The Dan LeBatard Show and said he believes Ronda can beat 50% of the mens bantamweight roster.
Joe Rogan said:
UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer said she probably couldn't hang against the top 10, but would likely be ranked in the top 20 of mens bantamweights (video):
Bruce Buffer said:
Rener Gracie believes Ronda could tap anyone:
Rener Gracie said:
UFC flyweight (125 lbs) fighter Ian McCall says he'd have his way with her:
Ian McCall said:
Last year ESPN asked whether Ronda could beat undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather in an MMA match. Guest Joe Rogan said yes, some of the hosts disagreed. Then a few days later pound-for-pound #1 UFC champ Jon Jones was asked and he picked Ronda too. ESPN polled their audience and after 70,000 votes, Ronda emerged as the favorite:
Los Angeles Times also ran the same poll with similar end results (55% Ronda, 44% Floyd). So clearly the general public thinks Rousey could hold her own against a stronger, more powerful dude.
What does GAF think? Could Ronda (or any other female) be competitive against men in her same weight class or is the genetic difference too much to overcome?
