[billybob_jcv]

Has Ronda ever been seriously rocked by a solid strike? She is so quick and aggressive that it seems like her opponents are always back-peddling and just trying to fend her off. I think I have seen her take some vicious knees when she's in close, and that doesn't seem to slow her down. I'm just curious what would happen if someone's strike really made a solid connection. Has that happened in any of her fights?

 

[KimChee]

She got rocked a few times in her last fight with Meisha..and Meishas not an elite striker..I think it was around Rd 3..she got hurt a bit..you can see it she does not like to get hit

 

[robm321]

She reminds me of Anderson Silva when he couldn't find a challenger that was worthy. He eventually met his match and she will too. It's just that women fighters haven't been at it as long as the men, so there's a small pool to pick from. I'm guessing in 5-7 years there will start to be more talent there because women will have had time to train from a younger age. 

 

[billybob_jcv]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV0hVGuv8C8

Good grief - queue the Herman Munster laugh...

 

[Eee Pee]

Too dudely

 

[billybob_jcv]

When they try to dress her/him up in girly clothes, it just makes it worse. Why do people do that to themselves? No amount of money or fame is worth filling your body with so many chemicals that you begin to change genders.

The transformation is really disturbing. It doesn't even look like the same person.

 

[KimChee]

Depends on the pic

 

[billybob_jcv]

There would need to be A LOT of photoshop involved to make a pic of Cyborg taken within the last 2 years look good.

 

[KimChee]

 

[KimChee]

 

[Eee Pee]

Lucky to have hips, otherwise…

 

[grokit]

 
I'm wondering how much this recent IV ban will impact the way a fighter makes his weight cut and is able to recover from it.  My guess from my own personal experience is they'll have to stay closer to their actual fighting weight longer during the year...or suffer the hit to their endurance.  

 
Interesting question imo, was this ban in place for the last McGregor bout, because that dude cut 45 pounds in what a week?

 

[KimChee]

IV ban doesn't start til October..he cut 27 lbs in a little over a week..those dramatic weight cuts won't happen as much

 

[grokit]

Okay whoops I got the numbers mixed up; the fight was at 145, not 127 lol.
So the ban will be in place for UFC 194, along with Nevada drug testing we might actually get a fair fight

 
I hope it actually goes off, we'll see who blinks first on this one.

 

[Eee Pee]

Just read this,
 

  UFC middleweight fighter Anderson Silva has been suspended one year by the Nevada Athletic Commission after testing positive for steroids following his unanimous decision victory over Nick Diaz at UFC 183.

Silva, 40, made his return to the octagon on Jan. 31 more than a year after his last fight against current middleweight champion Chris Weidman, in which he broke his leg. His win has also been overturned and he's been fined $380,000.

 
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-84208437/
 
Quote:

Following the Nevada Athletic Commission’s hearing today, Anderson Silva is required to serve a 12-month suspension from competition, retroactive from his last fight on January 31. At the conclusion of his suspension, Silva must present a clean test upon reapplication of a license before his next fight in Nevada. The UFC organization maintains a strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents by its athletes, and fully supports the Commission’s ongoing efforts to ensure clean competition by all MMA athletes.  

 
http://www.ufc.com/news/UFC-Statement-on-Anderson-Silva-081315