There is not a MAM fan knows Bleacher Report attending Ronda Rousey became the first female mixed martial artist to sign with the UFC. If I just broke the news to you, then you should also know Brock Lesnar is back in the EWE Anderson Silva is a bit 'winning streak and Chanel Sonnet will soon be fighting Jon Jones.
Female MAM rose in 2012 with the help of Rousey, but also because of the success of the first three events FC Inviting and any other promotions struggles EMMA good as Bella tor Unfortunately, for EMMA, most fans only know Rousey.
Think about it, there was great debate this year in regard to the sustainability of the UFC flyweight division. Some fans believe that the talent pool is not deep enough to have 125 pounds division will fight in quality on a consistent basis.
At present there are about 15 flyweights of the UFC roster and most fans recognize the names of Johnson Demetriou (title holder), Joseph Benavidez, John Dodson and Ian McCall. It is no coincidence that the fan will be able to recite statistics of these warriors, but rather the fans who are constantly reading this sport.
What about the women's bantamweight division? The only two fighters in this division are signed Rousey and Miesha Tate. Of course, this is only in the early stages with more combatants should be released soon, but how much of the success of the division rests on the shoulders of Rousey?
A year ago, nobody knew today was Ronda Rousey, and if you did, there was no way that he knew would be the biggest story of the 2012 MMA. No matter where you fall with the support of WMMA, shall be construed to Rousey was the most consistently talked about figure in MMA since March for the rest of the year.
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So what if he loses in his UFC debut? Will he lose the momentum it has gained for himself? We see this happening all the time. Someone riding a wave of success and finally reaches the big time only to fail and get back into oblivion.
Sure, Rousey should lose his debut (opponent to be determined), the MMA community will not forget, but most of its tradition certainly vanish.
It seems to be a "plan B" division for women in Rousey UFC failing. Dana White and many in the media have talked about how dominant she was nasty to the point where some people. What happens when fans get sick fighter? They want to see him / her lose.
So where are the fans of it? They want to see Rousey lose control and watch the behavior of the last UFC pay their money grab? There is a possibility that a person beats Rousey can become so popular and marketable as Ronda? And both of you WMMA step back if the "Experiment Rousey" fails?
I want to see success WMMA, and I find it much more interesting and useful for sport to see Rousey be eliminated or made his UFC fight first. The spotlight will be paid on both fighters section newly formed women's bantamweight possible. Otherwise, you will only be Ronda Rousey and "all others".
Women need more than one face to bring their division mainstream
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