How did Ronda Rousey lose?

[DavidThomas]

Bad team coach, for one. I personally think Judo is at the top, but perhaps she didn't...and why in the world would a Bronze medal Olympic Winner pick UFC? No logical answer. Teaching Judo, yes. Olympic winner, yes. Starting a school, yes. Teaching young kids, yes. So why the UFC?

 

[drop bear]

Because nnobody knows who won the gold in Olympic judo.

But everybody knows who ronda rousey is.

 

[Hyoho]

She lost because she got punched in the face. She has grappling history. Needs to polish up on boxing skills but I guess she already is aware of that. UFC used have lots of ground work. Sometimes its good to lose. You learn a lot. And at least if you lose in UFC you still get paid a lot.

 

[Buka]

How did she lose? Got slammed by a back leg round kick behind the ear thrown by a world boxing and kick boxing champion. It happens.

As to the "whys"..... are we to question the motivations of a young woman, an Olympic medallist, a world fighting champion, an iconic figure of the time who has become one of the most recognizable women in sports history, who has earned millions by repeatedly putting her butt on the line - and spent more hard hours and years on the mat than any of us ever will?

Yeah, I'll get right on that.

 

[Tez3]

How did she lose? Got slammed by a back leg round kick behind the ear thrown by a world boxing and kick boxing champion. It happens.

As to the "whys"..... QUOTE]

Dammit! I was just coming on to write that!

 

[Buka]

Dammit! I was just coming on to write that!

I figured you were.

 

[Grenadier]

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[Randy Strausbaugh]

In short, she tried to out-box a boxer. Something Conner should think about. JMHO, as always.

 

[drop bear]

In short, she tried to out-box a boxer. Something Conner should think about. JMHO, as always.

Trying to out anything a good striker is pretty daunting.

 

[Tez3]

Bad team coach, for one. I personally think Judo is at the top, but perhaps she didn't...and why in the world would a Bronze medal Olympic Winner pick UFC? No logical answer. Teaching Judo, yes. Olympic winner, yes. Starting a school, yes. Teaching young kids, yes. So why the UFC?

Why not the UFC? She presumably had an interest in MMA, fancied having a go as she thought she could be proficient, trained and was signed by the UFC. Why shouldn't she? I expect the money had a lot to do with it and again why not?
Not everyone wants to teach 'young kids', some people who are really good at a sport are bad coaches or they don't want to coach. I don't see why we should second guess what sports people choose to do, it's no skin off our nose.

 

[Hanzou]

Greg Jackson's gym.

 

[Steve]

Greg Jackson's gym.

I hear he's pretty good.

 

[Langenschwert]

Sure, she lost. She's still amazing. She's still a former UFC champ, which none of us here are. She's been the poster child for women's MMA, and good for her. I'm a fan.

Sometimes you're the hammer, sometimes you're the nail.

 

[Buka]

I so love women's MMA, any women's MMA. I especially like the UFC's divisions. Looks like some very interesting contests coming up.

 

[Kenpoguy123]

She got kicked in the face and for the last 10 minutes was beaten to a pulp because she has the striking level of a 3 year old and a coach who tells off his fighters for throwing kicks (read rouseys book she confirms it)

 

[Tez3]

She got kicked in the face and for the last 10 minutes was beaten to a pulp because she has the striking level of a 3 year old and a coach who tells off his fighters for throwing kicks (read rouseys book she confirms it)

I can see that might be a bit of a problem.

 

[Buka]

She got kicked in the face and for the last 10 minutes was beaten to a pulp because she has the striking level of a 3 year old and a coach who tells off his fighters for throwing kicks (read rouseys book she confirms it)

I think her coach telling her NOT to throw kicks might the only sensible thing he's ever told her.

(Because she doesn't know how to kick, that's why.)

 

[Kenpoguy123]

I think her coach telling her NOT to throw kicks might the only sensible thing he's ever told her.

(Because she doesn't know how to kick, that's why.)

Yep because her coach doesn't know how to throw a kick

 

[RTKDCMB]

There's a first time for everything.

 

[JR 137]

She got kicked in the face and for the last 10 minutes was beaten to a pulp because she has the striking level of a 3 year old and a coach who tells off his fighters for throwing kicks (read rouseys book she confirms it)

If she didn't agree with her coach's strategy, she could and should have found another coach. This isn't a team sport where the general manager hires the coach and the players have to play for that coach regardless of whether they agree with the coaching methods or not.

She's the team owner, GM, and everything else. The decisions start and stop with her, and no one else. If it's genuinely a case of her coaching, she can only blame herself for hiring and follow her coach.

Coach: "Don't kick. Don't ever kick. You don't know how to."
Rousey: "Can you teach me."
Coach: "No."
Rousey: "Why not?"
Coach: "Because I said so."
Rousey: "Ok."

A quarterback can blame the coaching staff for implementing a system that has inherent weaknesses; he has no say over who coaches. Rousey can't make the same argument.