{"id":82669,"date":"2014-01-20T11:48:52","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T19:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=82669"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:16:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:16:49","slug":"ronda-womens-mma-is-no-longer-experimental-were-winning-fights-of-the-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ronda-womens-mma-is-no-longer-experimental-were-winning-fights-of-the-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronda: &#8216;Women&#8217;s MMA No Longer Experimental, We&#8217;re Winning Fights of the Night&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fight-metric-report-shows-rouseys-absolute-dominance-over-tate\/ronda-kick-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-80015\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Ronda-kick-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Ronda kick PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-80015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Ronda-kick-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Ronda-kick-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Ronda-kick-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em> &#8220;I like to have a lot of pressure (on me) when I fight, but I hated the state of fragility that women&#8217;s MMA was in before.So, I feel a lot better knowing that that weight is off of me. 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The girls actually got more ratings so it really, I think, encouraged them to open up a season that&#8217;s all girls.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>During a recent media luncheon, UFC bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, discussed her pleasure with the state of Women&#8217;s MMA and the growth we have seen over the last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I like to have a lot of pressure (on me) when I fight, but I hated the state of fragility that women&#8217;s MMA was in before.So, I feel a lot better knowing that that weight is off of me. Not that I don&#8217;t like pressure, but I don&#8217;t want to have to worry. 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