I couldn't wait to see the match and it's been so heavily promoted. Mid last week I was grabbing a bite near Times Sq and big promo on one of the bigger screens ...
Was rooting for Holm because I'm a bigger boxing fan and her first two wins were legit, technical, although long drawn but a win's a win. You could see Ronda get all riled up and emotional at the weigh-ins which she kinda brought on herself with charging toward Holm like that, I mean what did she expect Holm to do. So seeing that raised my anticipation for the match. Leading up to it we saw some decent fights, the crowd was not into it till the main event. Good match. Grail covers why she lost - technique, plain and simple. And it all boils down to the time she's wasted with her coach. She's far from being an all-round MMA fighter and she's been in the MMA for what, 4/5 years now? Edmond's good at grappling but he's a bad striking coach. No game plan for the match, Ronda wasn't moving her head, chin was up in the air, no footwork, getting tired in the first round ... I mean, amateur stuff really, wouldn't expect it from someone who markets herself/ MMA markets her to be the World's Best Fighter. If grappling's all she's got, this exposes her weakness big time. Ronda's an excellent brawler but she couldn't have expected going into this fight like that. Holm had the experience, reach. Ronda couldn't even get a decent takedown and in contrast, Holm got her down twice and got outta the way once cos of that excellent foot-work of hers. Her getting knocked out by a humble opponent was so satisfying. Completely outclassed. And while I think it's her coach who's to blame and part blame lies on her too. When the fight was over, I did some reading online and apparently Ronda's mother was dissing Edmond a month ago saying he was a bad coach and the reason Ronda's training with him was because she'd been winning and it was part of the luck of having the same team, sort of like if it's not broke, why fix it kinda thing. Anyway, I'm hoping Ronda gets over this crushing defeat and there's a rematch.
Layla McCarter?
Was rooting for Holm because I'm a bigger boxing fan and her first two wins were legit, technical, although long drawn but a win's a win. You could see Ronda get all riled up and emotional at the weigh-ins which she kinda brought on herself with charging toward Holm like that, I mean what did she expect Holm to do. So seeing that raised my anticipation for the match. Leading up to it we saw some decent fights, the crowd was not into it till the main event. Good match. Grail covers why she lost - technique, plain and simple. And it all boils down to the time she's wasted with her coach. She's far from being an all-round MMA fighter and she's been in the MMA for what, 4/5 years now? Edmond's good at grappling but he's a bad striking coach. No game plan for the match, Ronda wasn't moving her head, chin was up in the air, no footwork, getting tired in the first round ... I mean, amateur stuff really, wouldn't expect it from someone who markets herself/ MMA markets her to be the World's Best Fighter. If grappling's all she's got, this exposes her weakness big time. Ronda's an excellent brawler but she couldn't have expected going into this fight like that. Holm had the experience, reach. Ronda couldn't even get a decent takedown and in contrast, Holm got her down twice and got outta the way once cos of that excellent foot-work of hers. Her getting knocked out by a humble opponent was so satisfying. Completely outclassed. And while I think it's her coach who's to blame and part blame lies on her too. When the fight was over, I did some reading online and apparently Ronda's mother was dissing Edmond a month ago saying he was a bad coach and the reason Ronda's training with him was because she'd been winning and it was part of the luck of having the same team, sort of like if it's not broke, why fix it kinda thing. Anyway, I'm hoping Ronda gets over this crushing defeat and there's a rematch.
Salem said:I hope a certain 10 year womens champion finally enters the UFC.
Layla McCarter?