Showing posts with label UFC 193. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UFC 193. Show all posts

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Ronda Rousey and Tina Fey teaming up for 'Do Nothing Bitches' film: Report

Losing hasn't stopped Ronda Rousey from winning these days. At least when it comes to starring roles in Tinseltown.

Even after taking a beating at the hands of Holly Holm at UFC 193, Hollywood is continuing its love affair with the darling of MMA and now, according to Deadline.com, a pitch has been made to Universal Pictures for a comedy entitled "Do Nothing Bitches" starring Rousey alongside Tina Fey. 


The article was then plugged by Rousey on Twitter: "The logline is being kept under wraps," reported Deadline.com's Mike Fleming Jr., "But is a female-empowerment tale dealing with wealthy pampered wives who get a rude awakening at a camp where Rousey plays the no-nonsense instructor."

Just betting Holm isn't one of the housewives.



The story was inspired by Rousey's infamous video where she discusses the criticisms she has received regarding her body being "masculine," a label Rousey dismisses with the "Do Nothing Bitches" term. 

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Rousey recently had her rematch with Holm postponed so she could recover from injuries suffered in the November bout. And it sounds like she will be hitting her marks more than her heavy bag in the upcoming months. She's hosting Saturday Night Live Jan. 23 and has a Super Bowl spot with Amy Schumer coming up for the big game.

And don't forget the lead role of the  upcoming reboot of that Patrick Swayze classic Road House.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Dana White: Ronda Rousey is definitely getting a rematch against Holly Holm

In what seemed like a no-brainer until we found out how badly Ronda Rousey had her own gray matter rattled, UFC president Dana White has confirmed that his MMA star will get her rematch with Holly Holm, after losing the title at UFC 193.

Rousey was knocked out in the second round by a head kick by Holm in the November fight after dominating all six of her previous UFC opponents.



And despite the one-sided beatdown in Melbourne, White told ESPN that the rematch was the only fight that made sense for the new UFC women's bantamweight champion.

"I think that if we didn't make the rematch, me and [UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta] should probably lose our promoter's license," White said. "That's the fight that's going to happen. That's the fight.

"Ronda Rousey has gone undefeated; she's taken the sport to another level and beaten the best women in the world in 14 seconds, 30 seconds.

"She deserves a rematch. Holly agrees she deserves a rematch. We'll figure it out."

White was unclear exactly when a rematch would take place.



Rousey was all bluster before the fight, and refused to touch gloves before Round 1, but has kept a low profile since losing. White's insistence that the rematch will take place may be an indication that the 28-year-old is looking for revenge.

It was speculated that Rousey's media obligations and roles in Hollywood movies had distracted her from preparing properly for the match — but a loss is a loss.

White insisted that it was Holm's boxing skills that laid out Rousey, rather than the former champions own shortcomings in the cage.

"I don't know what the answer is," White said. "This woman [Rousey] who was so dominant — other than the fact Holly Holm is for real.


"She's very, very good. Ronda had been a workhorse before that. Maybe everything caught up with her. Maybe she was exhausted. Or maybe Holly Holm was that good."

Got that right.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Ronda Rousey hides face from cameras walking through LAX airport (VIDEO)

In the days following Ronda Rousey's monumental loss to Holly Holm, everyone from fans, fellow fighters and celebrities have come out to express how happy they were after the undefeated  and seemingly over-hyped UFC queen was dethroned.


Rousey has been in hiding since going to the hospital right after the fight, but her first public appearance since the second-round knockout didn't do anything to enhance her reputation as the toughest fighter on the planet.


Surrounded by bodyguards, Rousey and her boyfriend Travis Brown made their way through LAX airport after a flight back from Australia.

TMZ posted a video of Rousey covering up her face while dodging photographers at the terminal — presumably to prevent anyone from seeing the damage she incurred in the beatdown from Holm. 

And it might be worse than her fans care to see.



After watching her Elephant Man imitation through LAX to her limo, one part of me thinks Rousey should own up to the loss and show her battle scars proudly. But another part of me thinks she might be more of a delicate flower than anyone thought beforehand.


Rousey vowed on Monday that she would be back.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Ronda Rousey taken to hospital after second round knockout by Holly Holm (VIDEO)

So much for all that mystique surrounding Ronda Rousey — the UFC women's bantamweight title holder since 2012 whose last three fights lasted a total of 64 seconds.

In what has to be the biggest upset in UFC history, Rousey was knocked out at UFC 193 by Holly Holm in front of a record crowd of 56,214 in Melbourne, Australia Saturday night with a kick heard round the world.


Rousey (12-1) struggled to avoid the strikes from the former boxing world champion, but when the ex-champ was dropped by a kick with a little over a minute remaining in the second round, Holm (10-0) pounced to land a barrage of blows that forced referee Herb Dean to stop the fight. 

UFC president Dana White later confirmed Rousey had to be taken to hospital.


In Rousey's previous six defenses of her title, she had been taken beyond the first round just once, by Miesha Tate in their rematch in 2013. But Holm used her boxing skills to pepper Rousey with more strikes than she had ever seen before  — not to mention a more superior stand-up game and footwork.


Rousey refused to touch gloves with the 34-year-old Holm to start the fight and looked to get inside to avoid the challenger's strikes.

Holm was happy to let Rousey chase her around the Octagon and, when the fight was on the canvas, it was the only time Rousey seemed comfortable. But that wasn't very often.

Half of Rousey's previous victims had been beaten by her notorious armbar but not tonight because Holm was able to escape and return to her feet to box. 


"I don't know, I'm trying to take it all in. This is crazy!" said Holm, the first person to be a boxing and UFC world champion. "Getting in here, I just felt so much support — I thought, 'How can I not do this with all this support?' I had the best coaching, from stand-up to grappling to wrestling.

"I have to say, everything we worked on presented itself in the fight. Every grab she tried to get, on the cage, I have not spent this much time in the gym before any fight in my life."

White said that Rousey has earned the right to have an immediate rematch with Holm, if she wants it.