{"id":64033,"date":"2013-07-09T10:34:54","date_gmt":"2013-07-09T17:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=64033"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:57:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:57:35","slug":"rousey-on-tuf-women-in-mma-and-defending-her-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/rousey-on-tuf-women-in-mma-and-defending-her-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"Rousey on TUF, Women in MMA and Defending Her Belt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ronda-rousey2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54465\" title=\"ronda-rousey2\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ronda-rousey2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ronda Rousey had a lot to prove in her first UFC fight as she defended her title. Can she keep her undefeated record, and can she do it by way of her patented armbar?<\/p>\n<p>She answered both of those questions emphatically back in February at UFC 157. Now she answers some more questions, these, of the literal sort.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/1697337-ronda-rousey-not-expecting-thanks-from-competitors-as-womens-mma-grows-in-ufc\">Bleacher Report<\/a>, Rousey broke down what she expects from her competitors as well as explaining the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter, and more:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing and it really works out fortunately that these girls are a lot better off now,&#8221; Rousey told Bleacher Report. &#8220;It\u2019s great that women can actually make careers now in mixed martial arts and make good money doing what they love to do. But I know they haven\u2019t really given me very many props for it, and that\u2019s cool because I haven\u2019t done it for appreciation. I\u2019ve\u00a0done it for myself and I have my own selfish motives too.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div>Rousey went on to explain that mercy isn&#8217;t something expected from her opponents, and therefore she doesn&#8217;t look to give it out:<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>\u201cI can\u2019t really hate on them too much but it would be nice to hear it without a grain of salt from Alexis Davis for once or after the women\u2019s debut in the UFC, Cat\u00a0Zinganowasn\u2019t saying, &#8216;eh\u2026there are a lot of holes in her game.\u2019 At the same time, it\u2019s not something I\u2019m expecting. We are competitors and competitive by nature. I don\u2019t expect them to be bringing me sunshine, lollipops and daisies when all they want to do is smash my face in and take everything I\u2019ve\u00a0so hard to accomplish. At least they are being real about it.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Rousey is coming off of taping the 18th season of The Ultimate Fighter and will pit her skills against former foe, Meisha Tate, who replaced an injured Cat Zingano. Rousey explains that filming wasn&#8217;t exactly a joyful experience and that the season should be one worth watching:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cI\u2019m happy it\u2019s over and I\u2019m concerned everyone is going to think I\u2019m a psychopath because there is no way everything that went on could possibly be shown,\u201d\u00a0Rousey said. \u201cThere are going to be a lot of actions that are unexplained.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As for now, pending a rematch between Anderson Silva and new champ, Chris Weidman, Rousey is expected to defend her belt at UFC 168 later this year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the latest MMA news visit <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPENN.com<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronda Rousey had a lot to prove in her first UFC fight as she defended her title. Can she keep her undefeated record, and can she do it by way of her patented armbar? She answered both of those questions emphatically back in February at UFC 157. 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