{"id":57490,"date":"2013-04-23T08:17:04","date_gmt":"2013-04-23T15:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=57490"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:09:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:09:26","slug":"olympic-medalist-mcmann-believes-she-can-beat-rousey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/olympic-medalist-mcmann-believes-she-can-beat-rousey\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Medalist McMAnn Believes She Can Beat Rousey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/sarah-mcmann.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10984\" title=\"sarah mcmann\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/sarah-mcmann.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;I believe I do (have what it takes to beat Rousey). I don\u2019t think I\u2019d be fighting if I didn\u2019t either naturally have it or acquire it to be the best in the world. And if she gets beat by Cat, then I\u2019ll have the skill set to beat Cat Zingano. And I just think that\u2019s the way that every high level athlete thinks about those things<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Her next test is Sheila Gaff, a striker fighting out of Germany. Gaff\u2019s known for her knockout power and has stopped six opponents with her striking thus far. But to the wrestler who\u2019s competed at a high level, Sara sees that as Gaff\u2019s downfal<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that her greatest strength is her greatest weakness. The fact that she sets such a high pace and the fact that she is constantly attacking, that leaves a lot of room for error. That leaves a lot of room for you to be counter attack. Whenever you have that kind of style, either you win big or you lose big. That\u2019s what I really think is going end up working against her. It\u2019s a double edged sword.\u201d<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>After gaining Silver in the Olympic&#8217;s Sarah McMann transitioned to Mixed Martial Arts where she has been able to retain an unbeaten record in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Newly signed to the UFC, the former Olympian believes she has what it takes to best Ronda Rousey in the cage.<\/p>\n<p>Thoughts?<\/p>\n<p>(quote via &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafightcorner.com\/2013\/04\/22\/sara-mcmann\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mmafightcorner.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I believe I do (have what it takes to beat Rousey). I don\u2019t think I\u2019d be fighting if I didn\u2019t either naturally have it or acquire it to be the best in the world. And if she gets beat by Cat, then I\u2019ll have the skill set to beat Cat Zingano. 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