Ronda Rousey Game To Pummel Bethe Correia In Brazil
Ultimate Fighting Championship promoter, Dana White, wants Ronda Rousey to hold her horses, yet the women's bantamweight champ is not pulling in the reins.
Beth Correia's desire to topple the reigning champ is no secret after she declared to the whole world that she is ready to take on Rousey after winning easily against the second of the fourth "Horsewomen," Shayna Baszler. It appears that the 27-year-old fighter is also game and not only that, she is willing to take the battle to Correia's home turf -- Brazil.
During last Saturday's UFC Fight Night 51, Rowdy made it clear that the feeling is mutual.
"I want to fight Bethe," Rousey said to reporters at the fight. "I would love to fight Bethe in Brazil, actually, I think that would be an amazing event and I want to be part of it."
She also shared her admiration on how Correia got her attention, by way of toppling her buddies and sparring partners one by one. The Brazilian won via unanimous decision over Jessamyn Duke at UFC 172 last Apr. 26 then she improved on that win by registering a TKO over Baszler in the second round of their match at UFC 177 last Aug. 30. Now, she wants the biggest name in mixed martial arts and Rousey appreciates how she created the storyline to get there.
"I think it's extremely intelligent of her," Rousey added. "I think it's one of the things that was missing in women's MMA before I came along and I'm glad the girls are taking the hint and making themselves a lot more interesting for the fans."
Given that Dana White has not yet warmed up to the idea of Rowdy facing Correia, there is still a multitude of options of the judo expert. Here are some of the names that are in the mix:
1. Gina Carano
2. Cat Zingano
3. Cyborg Justino
With all of these women raring to get a piece of the action it, Rousey is still confident that she will retain her belt. She regards Zingano as one of the best in her division and deserving of title match while a Carano bout would generate a lot of revenue for the UFC that explains the enthusiasm of White to make the match a reality. Justino had issued of performance enhancing drugs, but Rowdy is just confident in her abilities that she is willing to take on all comers.
Fans are doing a wait and see approach with the next opponent of the best women's fighter, but she has already expressed her preference to fight as an undercard for the Jon Jones-Daniel Cormier headliner in Las Vegas on Jan. 3.
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