UPDATE (Nov. 15, 10:36 a.m.): Well, the anti-Ronda Rousey won. In a matchup of opposites, Holly Holm, a champion boxer and kickboxer, knocked out Rousey in the second-round in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday night. Rousey’s major weakness was striking defense; and Holm is as skilled a striker as there is in MMA. As we wrote […]
UPDATE (Nov. 15, 10:36 a.m.): Well, the anti-Ronda Rousey won. In a matchup of opposites, Holly Holm, a champion boxer and kickboxer, knocked out Rousey in the second-round in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday night. Rousey’s major weakness was striking defense; and Holm is as skilled a striker as there is in MMA. As we wrote […]
Welcome to this week’s episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (Aug. 4, 2015), we discuss whether mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey is unbeatable. We also talk about the winners and losers […]
Welcome to this week’s episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (Aug. 4, 2015), we discuss whether mixed martial arts fighter Ronda Rousey is unbeatable. We also talk about the winners and losers […]
UPDATE (Nov. 13, 1:00 p.m.): Ronda Rousey defends her bantamweight title against Holly Holm this weekend in Australia. We wrote the story below before Rousey knocked out Bethe Correia in 34 seconds in August. Ronda Rousey is the rare athlete who dominates her sport while transcending it. You might recognize her from a cameo in […]