She simply didn't know how to lose. The greatest fighters in the world can all lose a fight, it how they bounce back from that which makes them great. She was bad at losing and her arrogance was gross.
as much as I hate to admit it dogasanya is a great example after the way he bounced back after his loss to Alex and beat him. also gsp coming back and absolutely destroying serra and hughs is a prime example
@@berennicholas5003as much as dogasanya was great bouncing back against Alex, he was pathetic in handing off his post fight after Strickland and generally how he’s handled this era
^ Yeah, not sure what this dude is on. Jizzy Eatersanya is an awfully sore loser. Constant excuses after each loss. He couldn’t just outright say, “Strickland whooped my ass and he’s the better fighter.” It was, “I felt like I was in a dream. My arms felt like noodles!” He did the exact same shit when he lost to Alex too. Excuse after excuse.
It really defines who a person actually is... I don't know any fighter, myself include (years ago - street and on mats / rings who has NEVER lost, or have had someone get the better of anyone on their rise in training and experience... Ronda is one of the most pathetic losers I've seen male or female.. I was absolutely disgusted by both Forrest and DC when they ran out of the ring after they got smashed.. Those two I DO respect for who they are outside of that.. I don't see redeeming qualities in Ronda.. Getting hated while not intentionally being a heel in pro wrestling.. That had to have stung far worse than Amanda treating her like a jello bag..
@@MixedMartialAcademic Thnk U Lion for doing these vids! U n thm r appreci8d! MMA is the only sporti can sit n watch for hrs. wondr how a Lee n Rousey fight woulda went down........ Love n Blessings Family!!!
its not even keep up she just could never be told that she wasnt the greatest. If you never even acknowledge there is a problem it cant be fixed. Ronda with a better attitude and being more open to criticism and coaching could have been great.
24:26 every time I hear people give a retrospective on the hype around Ronda’s boxing “skill” no one ever catches what Tyson says there “She’s really doing good stuff” that is code for, “for someone that don’t know how to box, she is trying.” She throw all of her punches from her elbow, never turned her hips over on the cross or hook, and that’s just what I saw from her highlights
She could have gotten by with her robotic punches, if she didn't try to make it a primary part of her plan. The bigger problem was she was SOOOOOOO stiff defensively.. Her head was a golf ball sitting on a tee.
The video of Ronda shadowboxing and Joe "kermitthefragg" Rogan literally crying over how good her boxing is and how shes a once in lifetime... no, once in history type fighter... never gets old
"Without Ronda, there is no Amanda Nunes." Don't take away from Amanda. She was fighting in Invicta while Ronda was in the UFC. Yes, Ronda helped build the platform, but Amanda was already on her way -- and she surpassed Ronda's dominance in the sport. She also fought Cyborg, something Ronda was afraid to do. I can say that confidentially, because I have been watching the sport since the Strike Force days. Ronda always made excuses to avoid Cyborg, whereas Amanda beat her. Now, before people say, "Well, Cyborg and Ronda were in different weight classes," Ronda actually started her career in the featherweight division (145 lbs). Then, she dropped down to the bantamweight division (135 lbs). In contrast, Amanda simultaneously held UFC championship belts in both divisions.
@@ThinkCriticallyNow I mean if we’re gonna be get technical about it, if it wasn’t for Gina Carano women wouldn’t be in the UFC, bc if it wasn’t for her, Ronda wouldn’t have even thought about it
She humiliated herself not by losing but by not accepting the losses. We've all been there girl, we've all lost, we've all felt terrible about it. Pretending it didn't happen, going into hiding, and refusing to properly acknowledge and accept it just makes you look silly to the audience and allows the loss to continue to eat you alive... I hope she realizes this someday and frees herself.
Not only that but showing no ability to adapt during a fight, some of those fights she must have known she was getting wrecked but still decided to not go for a takedown/submission
Well people were telling her she was the best ever. Joe rogan was saying she could beat up floyd mayweather and even small male mma fighters. She couldn't do either. Plus women aren't treated like men. They're catered to and pampered their entire lives. So they're not equipped to deal with failure. Let's face it, though.. getting absolutely destroyed at something you're great at can really mess with you and make you rethink your entire career choice.
That comes from the way she was raised her mum always told her she was the best at everything and made excuses when she lost and told her she was still better than the kids she lost to and they just got lucky then her coaches did the same all through her adult life its honestly really sad because she doesn't know how to take criticism and takes everything so personally because she was never given any criticism when she was younger and you can tell its completely fucked her up mentally she just needs to step away from the spotlight focus on getting her head straight and raising her kids because it will only end badly if she doesn't
The people around her created a monster mate, if everyone around you keeps gaslighting you and tells you that you are infallible, or totally awesome, while never pushing you to ever exceed yourself because you are already "perfect". The shame is that Ronda was a talented athlete, and she doesn't seem like an irredeemable person, she's just got gaslit by her family and team to this point.
I remember watching an interview with Ronda Rousey and Mike Tyson together. Tyson talked about the pitfalls to avoid while being atop the world, and Rousey dismissed it. That's when I knew the end had come.
@@IKI11I fun fact! you know just about the same about me as the last guy, absolutely jackshit nothing🤣 the more baseless assumptions you make, the more that you look like a child
Rhonda’s story is a great example of how a fighters mental game can take them out, without any humility you get overcome by terror in the face of defeat.
this is why women stayed home with the kids, they aren't adapted for this. Our society is so crazy today so let me just apologize to everyone for having to read the truth.
@@johnames6430 Hate to tell you that this reads like you're the one whose not adapted for this. You think the world is insane when really it's just you.
Not a fan of RR and never disliked her. I was watching the Holm /RR fight sitting on the fence. But when she refused to shake hands with Holm, i instantly disliked her and celebrated her well deserved loss.
Her antics before the fight didn't help. Had the gall of accusing Holm of being fake nice. Hilarious coming from a raging narcissist and bich, smiling for the cameras.
Her ego is what ruined her career. She is a sore loser. She should have just admitted defeat. She was an awesome fighter it is her attitude that fans didn’t like. She could of kept her head up and kept fighting
World class egotist + over exaggerated skills = Delusional, sore loser Rhonda. As you poingantly stated, all she had to do was admit that better fighters beat her because they were more skilled, better prepared, and executed better. However, Rhonda clearly has a weak character, and could not look in the mirror and say, "Self, you're just not as good as you thought you were". She couldn't say it to herself, she sure as hell couldn't say it in a mass media interview.
I don't think the problem was her being a sore loser. Not liking losing is not a terrible thing. her problem is, she is just not strong mentally. Early in the Holm fight, after she ate a couple of shots and couldn't get the takedown, you could see panic and confusion set in. Instead of manning up to the challenge, she just wilted under adversity. Shitty training didn't help either, leading her to think she could throw hands with upper echelon strikers. She could have won the Holm fight. Go for the takedown. if it gets stuffed, go again. and again. Against Nunes? She had exactly zero chance of winning that.
Something I noticed is Rhonda fought women who always looked smaller (until Alexis Davis, who seemed a bit of can). Even miesha and cat looked smaller… until she fought alexis, holm, and nunes who actually needed to cut weight a bit for 135.
If Ronda had a better team around her and had any ounce of humility, she would’ve still been held in high regard. She’s still a pioneer and I hope she finds peace with the career she had
WHY?!!??!!!? What is wrong with all of you? You realize some people are just WHO THEY ARE?? It reads like you're all saying, "I wish she would've just bullshtted us all then we'd love her!!" I mean...."loved like Ali"?? That dude went through the cosmos and back, was loved then hated back to loved....he was just "Doing" being who he was. I think Ronda was too. Not every special athlete or whatever is going to be a beacon of light. Ppl are ppl.
@@exspiravit6920 Well she is had alot of backlash and maybe she would have an easier time if she could harness just the tiniest bit of empathy. But yes she is free to act like a spolied brat all she wants it just makes her really unlikelable and that is why her career is down the drain. It just seems like she lost alot due to her pride.
@@exspiravit6920 TBF Ali came back - if anything his defeats elevated his triumphs even further. Ali is just beyond comparison to Rousey in so many ways. Even in terms of a life story, the people who truly despised him then, now look back on their hatred as a relic of an era because the man was willing to sacrifice to prove that he was more than shallow bravado. Put it this way, the man who challenged the American government and society came to be seen by America as one of THE truly great Americans. Rousey was just shallow bravado and there was no strength of character to help her recover from being brought down, and I think that is what folks are getting at. Had she possessed spiritual strength and moral courage to bolster her talent then that combination could have elevated her past the adversity she faced, either helping her be competitive again or just helped her cement her career accomplishments instead of blemishing them in a cloud of disgrace. What is crazy is how her example is perfect at explaining how important those factors are, and also, I should stress that what is meant by "spiritual" and "moral" is not referring necessarily to religious faith or any particular ethics but building yourself mentally into an in dominatable person ready to confront anything - including a loss, so that failure or losing DOES NOT defeat you. To borrow the definitions from the military; Spiritual fortitude is to make meaning of experiences and be resilient when faced with adversity to create inner strength. Moral courage is the willingness to stand firm on your values, principles, and convictions-even when threatened.
She went wrong when she thought she was good enough to strike with elite strikers. She was only at a high enough level with Judo. Imagine if Royce Gracie went in thinking he could strike with his opponents.
She could have utilised it similar to how Khabib did, takedown/grapple threats open striking opportunities. But the striking wasnt about enhancing her overall fighting proficiency it was purely ego based delusion that she was the greatest no matter how she fought - she could have been the undisputed had she the slightest notion of what humility is.
If she’d had to go through the same things other people had to get to that belt she would've known her striking isn't up to par. She might've lost and learned how to lose.
He never denied anything and always admits those mistakes, he admitted he was wrong for all the big claims he got wrong, Rousey, Machida era, Ben Askren etc...if you watch the show he always admits his shit.
Her fight with Holm always reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Homer becomes a boxer. He wins by outlasting bums and lousy fighters, but the moment he fights someone who actually knows how to fight, he gets his crap kicked in thoroughly.
Rouseys coach: All right, Ronda, I'm not gonna lie to you. There's a good chance you can beat Holm. But you gotta visualize how you're gonna win, okay? Ronda’s thought bubble: A congenital heart defect has apparently felled Holm moments before she could step into the ring.
Fun Fact: She got a bronze medal for coming in 4th in the Olympics. Also, almost all her wins in the UFC came over girls without real MMA coaches (Tate, McMann, Zingano, Correia, Davis didn't have real coaches, they're coaches were they're boyfriends who didn't and don't coach any other UFC fighters) But Holly and Amanda had real coaches.
It's true, and she's a delusional bitch, but her impact on woman's MMA is unparalleled. I love Gina Carano, but no one cared before Rousey unfortunately.
Did she come 4th? I didn't know that semifinalists faced each other in combat sports in the olympics. Both losing semifinalists just get bronze. As far as I know.
@@Undivided-X Judo is weird...Ronda lost to Edith Bosch in the quarter-finals and that is who she shared her bronze medal with. Ronda got a bronze medal because in Judo they do a repechage bracket and the winner of that gets a second bronze medal, most sports dont' give out two bronzes or two of any medal, I don't know why Judo does. So yeah, in this case the two people who shared bronze did face each other and Ronda lost.
@@Undivided-X I know other sports do repechage brackets, but I've never heard of any sport giving out a second bronze medal. Does wrestling give out a second bronze medal to the person who wins the repechage bracket?
Mixed Martial Academics, I think it’s really cool that you acknowledged the fact that, if not for Rousey, there would be no women’s division. Love her, or hate her, she brought brand new eyes to MMA/UFC for a new generation of people who may never have become interested in this sport.
I disagree with this mind of mentality in general. If it wasn't her, it would have been someone else. Might have taken an extra year or 2, but it was inevitable. And whoever that person was, she would be just as hyped up as RR. Because that part is a vital part of the business model, it's the PR and advertising that made her a household name, would have done the same if it wasn't her and it was someone else a year or 2 later.
@@hustla818 what a great comment! You’re absolutely right and I feel really stupid about my comment. I’m not a fighter, I’m a musician for my living for almost 40 yrs. The exact thing you spoke about has come up time and again in my career over the years, and you’re so dead-on about what you said. Thank you for your respectful rebuttal. I humbly stand corrected. Best wishes from Las Vegas
@@hustla818Now see, as a fellow fighting fan, I disagree with your position. You say it would have been someone else, but it wasn't. It was Rhonda. I can't stand her, never could, but she's the girl who got Dana's attention. I don't think that should be diminished just because she's unlikable.
As a wrestling fan, Rhonda thought she mma hype was going to carry her but she was wrong. Wrestling fans dont give a fuck about mma unless you come from wrestling frist. Don't even talk about how bad she was on the mic
All they had to do is have Heyman advocate for her as a heel MMA fighter who finds winning in WWE too easy (in the Brock Lesnar mould). She would wrestle only occasionally, destroy a girl and then disappear with the belt. She wouldn't need to be exposed as a limited in-ring worker and would never need to talk. She could have been a mega heel for Becky Lynch, or whoever.
I’ve heard people making excuses and crying about Ronda this, Ronda that… We don’t cry, defend or make excuses for a schoolyard bully, why start with her?
@@NorcoNate well conor _is_ a male Rhonda. if you include those f** russians and dagestanis. he had to start training 10 years earlier to bring it to that level, same as Rhonda
she's the product of her mother raising her alone. When Amanda punched her out of MMA, her mother said "let her have it, we're better than getting punched in the face for a paycheck". Now she goes to podcasts saying she was concussed and fighting with a torn ACL against Holly lol. Imagine that, she's the best female fighter ever, but fights injured and loses. Fine, it happens. First thing she would do, if the crap she's been saying was real, she would heal, train and ask for an immediate rematch with Holly, but she never did that, she didn't want any of that heat. Then she took a year off, came back and was destroyed, retired and now says "her mind wasn't there anymore". So annoying. No humility nor respect for much more accomplished fighters. Amanda lost to Peña on a fluke win, didn't say a thing, came back and dominated her completely to reclaim what's her. That's what a true champion do, not retire from the sport pretending that now you're too good for it as Ronda did.
Not to mention she got one of the wrestlers fired for an absolute nothingburger recently (something that vaguely happened like she said it did and the guy apologized to her years ago). She had to promote a book and WWE just had all the Vince McMahon drama, so they deemed it better to fire a guy, instead of potential bad publicity.
@@DarkSun123456789poor drew gulak I imagine HHH will bring him back once this nonsense dies down Drew would be a wonderful addition to the training crew once he retires
It's called "falling off the cliff" when an athlete loses their prime basically overnight. An athlete goes from being dominant for a period of time all of a sudden they lose several in a row. Especially against opponents they could have beaten earlier in their career.
I think too much gets made of fighters that Ronda previously beat that went on to become champions and her fans wear that as a feather in their cap. Ronda beat them when they were new to the UFC and they just weren't very good. A fighter has the right to improve. When Miesha Tate got beaten by Ronda, she was sloppy as hell, looked terrible in that fight, and was nothing like the fighter that beat Holly Holm for the bantamweight championship 3 years later. That's how it went for most of the fighters in that division. They trained, got good coaching, and got better while Ronda sat back and let it ride. When Ronda beat Tate in 2013, I remember Dana White talking some real trash about Miesha, saying that she's a has-been and needs to retire. He was actually right, it was her 3rd loss in 4 fights and she looked like total garbage in her loss to Ronda. To Miesha's credit, she went to work, trained harder, went on a 5-fight win streak, and capped it off by beating Holy Holm for the bantamweight championship. Now contrast Ronda's 1st loss. She did the exact opposite. She crumbled like an Oreo cookie and hid from the media in her house for a year. Talk is talk. Miesha turned it around and showed it in the ring. Ronda just gave up.
I don't think she fell off in the way you typically see with athletes. I think if she kept doing her takedown to armbar shtick she would have remained competitive for much longer. Her skills didn't abandon her, injury didn't derail her.... she just decided that she was a boxer and nothing anyone could say was going to convince her otherwise.
@@Skank_and_Gutterboy Few of those women had the same background in fighting that Rousey did-- most of those women grew up doing gymnastics or dancing, not fighting. I agree with you, the caliber of fighter she fought was poor, with the first credible opponent being Holly Holm.
I remember watching the fight with Holly Holm live, my dad kept saying "oh Rousey's going to win in the first round she always wins", but as soon as she refused to touch gloves I said "she's going to lose", and to this day I regret not betting on that fight, I'd be rolling in it now lol
I really like Miesha Tate, but there's a lot of irony in her saying that Ronda only got her opportunity because she's a pretty face when Miesha is way more attractive to begin with. Also, Ronda was speaking nothing but facts in that Ariel Helwani interview.
Think Miesha didn't like getting out shone by Ronda and made her say some stupid stuff. It was nice to see Tate down the line get her championship belt in the UFC though, she deserved it.
Early Women's MMA was seemingly all about just putting conventionally attractive women together to fight whenever possible. Misha probably was feeling a bit shown up, but it did show a lack of self-awareness about what was happening in the sport at the time (or maybe it was a subtle call out). It's fucked, but promotions seemed to sometimes treat female fighters like more glorified ring girls given the material that was released surrounding them.
Even when you are labeled the "Best" at anything, always remember there IS someone out there better than you. It's your job to find them. Make that your goal and you will succeed.
@@jckdnls9292Bro. He didn’t mean literally. He meant in competitive sports, you CAN find the best because you already play with the best. My God, stop being so dense.
It’s sad that all of those girls who looked up to her for being a “strong woman” & a winner never learned how to lose & not make excuses for failure, which is far more important in life.
Good sport or poor sport? In the game of life true champions are remembered not only for their successes, but more importantly for their grace after a loss.
I'm just glad that Holly didn't one-punch her, then she'd have the excuse that it was a lucky punch. Holly completely took her apart. Holly moved like a jungle cat stalking her prey, Ronda moved like a roided-up cow.
The way Rogan continuously touted Lousey's "skills" spotlights the fact that no matter how well-versed and knowledgeable you are about any given subject, you can still be so... *_SO..._* very wrong about something that it becomes ludicrous.
He is part of the hype machine and that is a good thing. He loves Dana and the UFC more than he loves the individual competitors and it makes sense for him to help give birth to womens fighting. They (UFC including Joe Rogan) found a way to do it that had the right personalities (Rousey et al.), and was entertaining enough to put asses in seats which is the job of entertainers. So far womens sports have failed to do so, and the UFC might be the only time any group has have ever succeeded outside of womens volleyball. Consider womens soccer. They keep trying, and have such bad PR that if anything, people are LESS likely to watch womens soccer than before they spent an assload of money trying to make it successful. Just goes to show the personalities REALLY matter. I'm not going to name names in womens soccer, but if you have a functioning brain, you can figure it out. Some will turn people off of it forever, whereas in the case of Rousey (love her or hate her) she made womens UFC relevant with the help of the UFC organisation. They really achieved something amazing. People hate on the UFC, but they should be taking notes about how to do it right.
@@michaelmcwilliams5403 Good points, all. I can't refute a one of them. And yeah, future business courses could be taught on how the UFC was grown in the behemoth that it's become.
Well, her skills in Judo were what got her wins.. her striking was hyped because it was an unknown quantity. Basically, people were thinking "but what if she's actually a top striker too, how crazy would that be?" And she and Rogan both overestimated her striking skills. Training boxing is one thing, even if her punches looked silly, that's just shadowboxing.. so maybe he assumed it wasn't the way she'd actually punch in fights. I don't know, but he is definitely a drug addicted idiot so I wouldn't take anything he says seriously anyway.
Although I 100% don’t agree with how Ronda Rousey took her loss and how she lacks humility, I still find it fascinating how the same people that attack her for that, will praise other fighters who have done wayyyy worse things. If you are going to critique one person, you must critique others too.
Right, she went through sm shit & imo was groomed (not in a good way). Obviously a big ego is never good, but I can understand why she had/has such a big ego after everything that happened to her.
The funny thing is that EVERY reign is on borrowed time. Eventually, that interest payment comes due, and barring interference from Vince McMahon... errrrr, Dana White, you WILL default.
Wym? Conor fell, GSP well retired, Aldo fell, Jones ran away to fight in spurts, Volk fell.... I'm not catching the drift of your sweet analogy here lol. Oh!! Do you mean like how he flipped the script with Francis and Jones with now Stipe' being held like he's still the same as before Francis 2nd fight? I'd call all that just being a typical "Fight Promoter". Dana isn't bad if you know that business even a little you just know he's not that bad. The reason (IK this is long-winded ) I stick up for him is because if you love mma rn then you DONT WANT the corporate execs or "Suits" to get inside the nuts and bolts of how mma is made, down to gyms/training/managers etc....because then the day WILL come when you will see a shyttt product and the fighters will have "Agents".
Imagine saying you are the greatest fighter of all time but can't get punched in the face cause you're easily concussed , what ? And if you're easily concussed why accept a job in the WWE , none of her shit makes any sense at all
I wouldn't say she's easily concussed. I watched the Nunez fight. She was just eating strikes to the face. It was kinda impressive that she was still standing. Eventually the Ref stepped in to stop the carnage.
You definitely put a ton of time, effort, and care into this video. I really appreciate your fair and evenhandedness you show someone that's so universally unlikable.
For the first 31 minutes and 51 seconds I was just eagerly waiting for that infamous “she can try to kick me in the head, but it’s not gunna go like that!” line. Gotta love when a cocky, narcissistic, egomaniac of a fighter perfectly predicts their own downfall (or when they perfectly predict how they will defeat their opponent, except it happens to them, like we saw with bethe correida earlier).
Have you ever been truly confident about yourself in anything in life? She defended her belt like 8 times. You’d think you were the best female fighter on earth too
@yuhyuhtheindigo7085 I dont like Ronda... but I feel like people take it too far. Athletes are supposed to be confident. She's far from the greatest wmma fighter but she still was an Olympic Medalist and defended the belt a couple times and was the most famous one of them all. She's pretty much the conor of wmma.
@@grogsmashrock7240 not as much as woman complain about men. sheeesh...have you ever watched women on TH-cam calling men trash? I mean, after you commented I did a quick search on YT...YEP, 1000s of videos women complaining about men. Go look. it's crazy
I am so sorry about your dad. I have chronic pain from the waist down both legs, for over 40 years. I have thought about doing it every day, but as long I can walk, even short distance, I am going to hang on. Fight the good fight. God bless.
Mt wife and I were in Vegas for an event in 2014 Rhonda was signing autographs and she was completely being a shitty person to fans like she was better then everyone that was the day I stopped being a fan not that I was ever a huge rousy fan the talk of beating male bantamweights and Mayweather let me know how delusional she was
Ppl think celebrities owe them something it’s weird! Why can’t she be a shitty person and still be damn good at what she does? I don’t need her to be my friend for me to respect what she does!
She was a sore loser and unbelievably disrespectful/cocky. Her not shaking hands, the way she spoke, etc. was not it. Also, the shot of her punching at 24:15 sent me 😭
Rhonda was good, but the issue was that she was not *as good* as she thought she was and she let the wrong people blow a lot of smoke up her pooper. She was a darn good judoka, but she’s not a great fighter and we saw that when women who were hardcore fighters came into the UFC. I take nothing away from Rhonda though, because she was good and she’d probably be able to kick my crippled ass.
I'm only 5 minutes in, but this has really humanized Ronda to me. It's easy to see these people's lives plastered everywhere and form your own opinions about who they might be as a person. This really made me think about my perspective. Great stuff!
Learning that Dana probably used her for sex like an mma Harvey Weinstein definitely made me feel some sympathy for her. The more I learn about Dana, the more of a douche he seems to be
Hey been watching MMA all my life. I'm in my mid forties. This was a great video man. It leveled out my feelings about Rhonda and erased that evil animosity I've had toward her. I respect and appreciate her. Thank you for setting this stage for me!
I’m not even really interested in MMA but your commentary had me glued to my phone screen. I’m now subbed and excited to watch more. Thank you for your genuine enthusiasm for the subject and sharing your skills in storytelling and your compassion and respect for the athletes involved. The quality of this video really is outstanding. Thank you
Man, I forgot all she had was judo and the arm bar lol. I mean she had fame, which brought Dana money, but she had zero skills overall, no variety, and just fought a bunch of scrubs who couldn't defend the most basic submission. The second she fought anyone who knew some basics, it was over and she gave up instantly. This is what happens when you spend your time trying to be an influencer or model instead of a fighter.
Well said, once the sport gained more popularity and more talented women became involved it was over for her, she didn't have the talent to keep up so she quit
@Stanlayy-em4fk I don't think so, women's mma was relatively new when she was winning these new age women were primarily strikers who were very athletic and could avoid the take down
To be fair it is really hard to deal with a black belt olympic judo person. If they get a hold of you it is really difficult to not get submitted. In Judo rules you have to get a submission fast or you are stood up. The speed of which they submit you isnt something you are used to training against.
@BucketHeadianHagg I feel so sorry for those of you people that care more about money...sad. Well...hopefully she enjoys it now...its not going with her on judgment day
@@ProtectionAgent I feel sorry for those of you who fall for the lie of religion. Please don’t be deceived! Ask God the show you the truth about the Bible and the teachings of the church. God loves you. I wasn’t worshipping money like you assumed. My comment was sort of snotty toward those who think she’s trash. You need to be careful when you judge others because it’s a huge possibility you’re misreading the context. I’ll close in saying this; The Bible warns us to be careful that we don’t become “So heavenly minded that we are no earthly good” When you jump out of the gate with an incorrect judgement, use an insult, and then claim the name of the lord, it just turns people off and then no one wants to hear what you’re saying. In that case, you actually hurt the lord by driving his children away by your behavior. If you’re going to rep Christianity, BE NICE! Don’t be the reason people turn away from God. You will be held responsible! This is no coincidence that we ran into each other here. I’m in constant contact with the lord, so I have no doubt whatsoever that he orchestrated this convo because he wanted me to tell you this stuff. If you’ve read this far, I thank you! Please please accept my honesty right now that I’m not in your face or trying to take you down a notch. I just feel a sense of panic when I see snotty comments that use religion (or my father God) to drive their point home. I care about you. So does god. I hope you don’t feel slapped or insulted in any way.
She is widely disliked and ridiculed because of her foul personality and massive self-absorption to the point of looking more like a parody on a person than actually looking like a real one. All her acting right down to such aspects as the phraseology and facial expressions she uses (and always did way before her losses) telling a story of a kid in an adult body. And I urge to watch those clips with her mother talking, try to feel the vibe, it's unsettling. She is so massively delusional, that she wasn't able to recognize the need to use her judo later in the career, and actually believing 100% in how perfect her "boxing" is, it's may be understandable for a spectator, but for the professional fighter herself it's beyond bizarre. It's all a shame really, because she as a fighter a great and important piece of history of MMA, and the only thing that hold (at this point probably forever will be) from being loved is all this strange out of the blue blaming others for her losses and calling herself a winner in defeat, and all her spite towards everyone who doesn't call her the queen of MMA and not agreeing that a loss is a win in her case. In reality, without all that BS she would have been now easily one of the most beloved and praised retired athletes in this sport. And also, me, as a judoka, I would like her as much as I like Karo =) But personally I can't like just a mechanism, an athlete in a nutshell, I can surely recognize the achievement, but people worthy of praise are people in the first place, a character, a public persona plus an athlete, all in a bundle. I wish her to look on all this from a different angle, not that one from she's stuck looking at things. Not sure it's possible for her after living whole life like that. Maybe it'll happen one day and she'll realize all that is obvious for everyone else. Would be neat, really. Being an athlete wins medals and belts. But to win respect and love and praise a sportsmanship is required, not just athleticism. She lacks in morality and healthy humility, that's the story. Not judging nor looking down upon her, it's just important to call everything as it is. It's all on the surface, I'm not "investigating", just describing.
That she was so full of herself is even more astonishing because she started in judo, a sport where respect of the sport and the opponent are essential elements. Being respectful doesn't take anything from bravery, but maybe hatred was her engine, she couldn't go without feeling wronged
@@creolespanish34 not that I'm a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, but anyway, on a personal level, I would imagine that in any sport on a level of "high achievement" aka high level competition, many people are prone to be somewhat of an unusual beings. Just by the nature of environment, one (maybe) needs to be a little cray' to be successful on that level and in such harsh of a circumstance. But, saying that, I personally don't think it's an excuse for being a jerk, in a broad sense. As for me, she seems to have personality issues (in a strictly psychiatric sense, as in personality disorder, but again, I'm not a psychiatrist, just my opinion). So, her problems might well be based not in her career, but in her life itself. But, who knows, no matter the cause, the way she presents herself is what I'm gonna base my opinion of her on. Overall, I agree with you 100%
@@Skank_and_Gutterboy seems about right. Do you remember the face she used to make when she fought her last several fights in the UFC, even prior to the first loss? Like a grumpy toddler, frown brows, gathered lips, beyond dorky, it was unpleasant to watch on a grown lady. Spoke volumes about her, to me personally. She's truly twisted as a person, I struggle to remember one another person in combat sports to remind me of something similar
@@Pootie_Tang One comment about it that stuck with me, somebody said, "She thinks she looks tough, she looks like Donkey Kong Jr." I think you mean this look, right? She looks like an idiot: th-cam.com/video/YIK6ALz3cX0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=yd5DcEC4KT78cUgY&t=20
Ronda didn’t know how to lose. Simple. If she shook Holly’s hand and said she was the better woman on the night; she’d be revered. But Ronda did the opposite. And the fans moved on. And upon her return vs Nunes, we all knew Ronda was gonna get smashed; and we couldn’t wait for it. Completely tarnished her legacy. Sad tbh
Cracked me up that Rhonda went to WWE and had an issue with doing jobs and losing matches by tapout. She was like "my mom would never forgive me", but your making millions of dollars doing it. She could never put her ego aside and it drove a wedge between her and WWE management and a majority of the talent. Brock got a pass by being in WWE first, showing his dominance in UFC, to then return to WWE as a marquee top star and the last boss for a wrestler to overcome to win the title. Rhonda is legit sure, but she fed into the lies her team told her to hype her up
Complaining about “losing” in wrestling is hilarious.Its insulting to all the broke wrestlers trying to make it who would do anything to be in her position.
Joe should never be allowed to forget that he said Ronda’s hand speed was retarded in a good way. Also Conor laughing maniacally at Ronda’s striking is GOLD.
Attitude, personality, sportsmanship, being humble are all qualities that can make or break any sports star and it’s very obvious that Rhonda had issues with all of them. If she would have give respect to those that not only beat her but destroyed her she would have been looked at way differently
Like how many times can you get arm bars before someone figures it out, and/or just kicks you in the face. She is one of the best Judoka’s ever but MMA? She just advanced the sport and the competition. Honestly she deserves respect. Not everything is an excuse. But excuses are exaggerating.
Idk why people are taught armbars, outside of schools & stuff where you have to be gentle. I was lucky & my mentor was a USMC vet so one of the first things i was taught was how easy it is to get out of one. Granted i never used it in an MMA fight, just against schoolyard bullies & the like
Ronda was a marketing bandwagon the whole time and it taught me how easily you can get the average consumer to like things because they think it's popular.
Is anything wrong with that? Compared to most of the female fighters who have manly faces and bodies, she definitely was pretty and had the feminine look, same with Miesha and Gina. One should not deny that fact simply because you hate her. Ronda was the pretty blonde. Miesha was calling her pretty, Ronda was just responding that she isn't just pretty, she has skills as well.
The only reason why Rousey excelled is because the female MMA theater was still relatively new, and the real talents haven't stepped into the spotlight just yet. She has never been anything more than a one trick pony.
I was tempted to cover it more in this video.... but ultimatley I just would have no idea where to start with that sport, as much as I respect how hard they all work over there
Dude...ppl hated her over there since the moment she didn't know how to respond to a few tweets wothout burrying the one match she was supposed to put over lol. Also...her mic skills are the drizzling shiddz. And the fact that she still can't get over how she never really made it in WWE at this point is just adding to it. She couldn't draw money if you gaver her green crayons lol
The striking thing literally made no sense to me watching in real time. I remember doing my laundry while I was listening to that episode of JRE, which made me look up footage and I was confused. Her pad work was nothing special and her shadow boxing looked like she was actually trying to crack her arms like a whip. I thought, how is Joe Rogan saying this when he definitely knows better? People were legit in a Ronda trance at the time. Great video btw!
The truth is the Roster was paper thin when she started. Take any ranked boxer today and send them back to the 19th century, they would be considered the greatest fighter that ever lived.
Very hypocritical of Ronda saying Meisha Tate only post herself in booty short and yet Ronda does a cover of Sport Illustrated naked with body paint. 🤡🤡🤡🤡
I like when women wanna show off and people freak out. Like dude have you never seen a undressed female in real life before. Just stop it. You know if you got a problem with women showing their bodies that a a you problem, so you go f off and deal with it. Not a leftist, it's just my opinion
“I’m not gonna have to think about her again. She’s gonna think about me a lot, I bet.” Say whatever the fuck you want about her… that’s one of the coldest fucking things I’ve heard said.
It's a cold line, but like many lines and words, it doesn't match reality. We know Ronda's wins play over and over and over again in her head because they are the only distraction from her losses. Circulating them helps her maintain the illusion she is still "undefeated." The woman she said those words to would indeed have to think about her all the time if she didn't disappear from the sport in infamy, could never face her fans or the media after 2 losses, and isn't now being lampooned for a tell all where she blames everyone else. Many of the women she defeated would go on to have far more respectable careers in the sport, and can walk into a venue without fear of being booed. She's the one stuck on her glory days and afraid to even come to a UFC event.
I mean, it seems to have been true. After that loss her opponent's career was just over. It shook her permanently. And she said some real shit you never should say to someone so Rousey was right in hating that bitch at least lmao
Even for me, as a former wrestling fan, Ronda is and was the greatest female athlete to ever live. I quit watching wrestling part way through her wrestling career, and I actually thought she wouldn't come back. Her attitude is very sociopathic but that is part of her. As a sociopath myself, I can relate to her a lot. Rather than accept a loss, you try to build back your confidence with bluster since others aren't the source of your confidence or motivation. If you accept that you aren't the best anymore, you just don't want to do it anymore.. that's the way people like myself think. That's at least partially how I think Ronda felt. You can't look at someone and say "she's great but only her skills". Everything besides her skills is how those skills were built. Without her powerful personality, her "idgaf" mentality, she wouldn't be the arm snapping badass. Expecting her to be like other people who lose is just ridiculous. She's herself, and her attitude towards losing is just as important to who she is as her skills are. People may not like it, but they don't need to. Just respect her and don't bandwagon bully her over not responding the way you want her to.
She talked herself into being a striker when she didn't need to, she was and still is an amazing arm bar master. BTW, Joe rogan believes in big foot so, do the math.
I appreciate the focus on your final monologue in this video. Ronda is a human being. It’s that simple. Everyone fucks up, multiple times even. We just don’t do it under the lights of UFC super stardom. She did wrong not giving credit to her opponents. She did wrong shunning her media duties. Ronda carries immense hurt from her family’s past, and with a mixture of yes men and immovable determination she took some wrong turns, ultimately becoming outclassed in the cage by more evolved fighters.
She just didn’t have any respect for it and I think she is right. WWE is a joke. Too bad she ruined her legacy but not just bowing out to the better athletes.
And the whole "I can't be number one and shit on everyone anymore so I wanted to kill myself" Is a really pathetic excuse. No excuses for being a jerk to everyone for no reason.
The effort gone into these videos is insane, I can't imagine how difficult it would be balancing the work load of making these videos with everyday life
@@MixedMartialAcademicget a backup channel somewhere. Your'e work is excellent and it would be such a shame if YT decided to censor or even delete your channel. I know from personal experience how much it sucks having your work memory holed by this weird platform. So even though your channel isnt political i would recommend a backup on another platform, cause the censorship on this platform is sooo over the top and random sometimes , that I wouldnt trust the platform at all. Just a friendly tip . 🫡 greetings from Denmark
Imagine being in an org called strike force yet all ur wins are arm bars haha n at that time not many woman did judo or much ground game,they kicked n punched🤷🏾♂️
I love your conclusion. I do feel sorry for Rhonda. There were was no one in her corner telling that she could be both a fighter and a lady at the same time.
Ronda Rousey was a force to be reckoned with in the MMA. Most everyone at that time agreed that Rousey was a phenominal force in the Octagon. Her greatest downfall was her arrogance and her lack of respect for her opponents. The bandwagon fans that embraced her rise to the top were so quick to jump on that same bandwagon when she fell from grace. Her legacy and impacr on the sport will and should never be questioned, but her attitude toward the rwo females that beat her will always be a matter of contention for Rousey and a credible criticism of what she ultimately became as a person and a competitor.
I'd watch out with that tendency (to long for the downfall of those who vex you). There are some old proverbs on the matter. I'd seek them out if I were youzz.... (Notice I said proverbs not necessarily "the book of proverbs" of the Bible although probably some in there too)
Oh, this song fits you! "I love the way it feels to be a hater Something so sweet about thinking that I'm better Just to wake up every morning Lay in bed and somehow never, ever rise to the occasion Or even hold up under pressure But we all know that it doesn't even matter If I waste away and no one thinks I'm clever Just as long I've got my ego And it tells me I'm superior I could probably go a lifetime Being barely mediocre I'd still convince myself every time that I'm better Than youuuuuu"
it is crazy that her first EVER loss was on such a huge stage like that. her ego was so big she couldn’t recover.
It’s not like she didn’t lose in the Olympic Games.
@@zplapplap Her ego wasn't as big then.
@@st7728nah she was a sore loser in judo as well. I lot of people in the judo community already disliked her going into mma
She has lost before in Judo.
@@st7728 AS big. It was still colossal back then, she just didn't have a huge fanbase and tens of millions of eyes on her back, back then.
She simply didn't know how to lose. The greatest fighters in the world can all lose a fight, it how they bounce back from that which makes them great. She was bad at losing and her arrogance was gross.
as much as I hate to admit it dogasanya is a great example after the way he bounced back after his loss to Alex and beat him. also gsp coming back and absolutely destroying serra and hughs is a prime example
@@berennicholas5003as much as dogasanya was great bouncing back against Alex, he was pathetic in handing off his post fight after Strickland and generally how he’s handled this era
^ Yeah, not sure what this dude is on. Jizzy Eatersanya is an awfully sore loser. Constant excuses after each loss. He couldn’t just outright say, “Strickland whooped my ass and he’s the better fighter.” It was, “I felt like I was in a dream. My arms felt like noodles!” He did the exact same shit when he lost to Alex too. Excuse after excuse.
@@berennicholas5003a better example is gsp. Every lost he avenged and never made an excuse. Or DJ
It really defines who a person actually is... I don't know any fighter, myself include (years ago - street and on mats / rings who has NEVER lost, or have had someone get the better of anyone on their rise in training and experience... Ronda is one of the most pathetic losers I've seen male or female.. I was absolutely disgusted by both Forrest and DC when they ran out of the ring after they got smashed.. Those two I DO respect for who they are outside of that.. I don't see redeeming qualities in Ronda.. Getting hated while not intentionally being a heel in pro wrestling.. That had to have stung far worse than Amanda treating her like a jello bag..
No one can deny her place in MMA. But the game waits for no one. She didnt keep up and got left behind.
she was a Phenom n no-one can take tht away frm her.
she Mos Def made her mrk in the sport.
Pretty much mate
@@MixedMartialAcademic Thnk U Lion for doing these vids!
U n thm r appreci8d!
MMA is the only sporti can sit n watch for hrs.
wondr how a Lee n Rousey fight woulda went down........
Love n Blessings Family!!!
True, doesn’t take away from her being a shitty person
its not even keep up she just could never be told that she wasnt the greatest. If you never even acknowledge there is a problem it cant be fixed. Ronda with a better attitude and being more open to criticism and coaching could have been great.
24:26 every time I hear people give a retrospective on the hype around Ronda’s boxing “skill” no one ever catches what Tyson says there “She’s really doing good stuff” that is code for, “for someone that don’t know how to box, she is trying.”
She throw all of her punches from her elbow, never turned her hips over on the cross or hook, and that’s just what I saw from her highlights
Poor guy was trying to be polite
100% correct.
She could have gotten by with her robotic punches, if she didn't try to make it a primary part of her plan. The bigger problem was she was SOOOOOOO stiff defensively.. Her head was a golf ball sitting on a tee.
The video of Ronda shadowboxing and Joe "kermitthefragg" Rogan literally crying over how good her boxing is and how shes a once in lifetime... no, once in history type fighter... never gets old
It is an old and gold!
LMAO
Rogan is so shameless and snake like he's probably proud of the video.
My guy actually thought Joe Cuckan was some witty name lmfao
@@kermitthefragg it is witty
better than 'kermitthefragg'
phaggggg
Ronda's biggest enemy was herself. Holly kicked her in the head, but Ronda made us all glad for it.
Indeed. Her ego got too inflated.
Her ego is huge yet so incredibly fragile. 😅
She's a "vulnerable narcissist".
Oh well she had her kicks
I always knew she wasn't who ppl said she was. Even a novice boxer would have seen she had no skills, she lacked footwork.
You can judge a person by how they treat the staff. Restaurant staff, retail - the fact that she was awful to then says exactly who she is.
YES!
yeah but people change over time and you are not perfect, just like she is not perfect so shut up dude
@@osvaldoramirezcastillo how about you shut up and go simp for Rhonda somewhere else 😂
In general, that’s considered true..but ultimately, generalisations are never a meaningful metric.
Uhmm most people DONT change lmao.@osvaldoramirezcastillo
"Without Ronda, there is no Amanda Nunes."
Don't take away from Amanda. She was fighting in Invicta while Ronda was in the UFC. Yes, Ronda helped build the platform, but Amanda was already on her way -- and she surpassed Ronda's dominance in the sport.
She also fought Cyborg, something Ronda was afraid to do. I can say that confidentially, because I have been watching the sport since the Strike Force days. Ronda always made excuses to avoid Cyborg, whereas Amanda beat her.
Now, before people say, "Well, Cyborg and Ronda were in different weight classes," Ronda actually started her career in the featherweight division (145 lbs). Then, she dropped down to the bantamweight division (135 lbs).
In contrast, Amanda simultaneously held UFC championship belts in both divisions.
Thank you...the thought that Nunes (or others) wouldnt be where she is today because of Ronda is comical.
Why do you want normal women to fight those roided tr@nnies though ?
Nunes is brilliant in her own right but if it wasn't for Ronda, there would still not be any women in the UFC.
Ronda was no match for cyborg and I think she knew that. I love Rousey and what she did for the sport but not fighting cyborg was smart
@@ThinkCriticallyNow I mean if we’re gonna be get technical about it, if it wasn’t for Gina Carano women wouldn’t be in the UFC, bc if it wasn’t for her, Ronda wouldn’t have even thought about it
She humiliated herself not by losing but by not accepting the losses. We've all been there girl, we've all lost, we've all felt terrible about it. Pretending it didn't happen, going into hiding, and refusing to properly acknowledge and accept it just makes you look silly to the audience and allows the loss to continue to eat you alive... I hope she realizes this someday and frees herself.
Not only that but showing no ability to adapt during a fight, some of those fights she must have known she was getting wrecked but still decided to not go for a takedown/submission
Considering the fact she went to WWE and got mad and ruined everything because she wasn't a good guy 😂
Word.
**Comparing your experiences to Ronda rousy is hilarious, you're not her. She's kinda an idiot, but she's also a pioneer.**
Well people were telling her she was the best ever. Joe rogan was saying she could beat up floyd mayweather and even small male mma fighters. She couldn't do either. Plus women aren't treated like men. They're catered to and pampered their entire lives. So they're not equipped to deal with failure. Let's face it, though.. getting absolutely destroyed at something you're great at can really mess with you and make you rethink your entire career choice.
Rhonda did the same thing in UFC as she did in WWE turn everyone against her because she's unbearable! Has not one ounce of humility whatsoever.
That comes from the way she was raised her mum always told her she was the best at everything and made excuses when she lost and told her she was still better than the kids she lost to and they just got lucky then her coaches did the same all through her adult life its honestly really sad because she doesn't know how to take criticism and takes everything so personally because she was never given any criticism when she was younger and you can tell its completely fucked her up mentally she just needs to step away from the spotlight focus on getting her head straight and raising her kids because it will only end badly if she doesn't
The people around her created a monster mate, if everyone around you keeps gaslighting you and tells you that you are infallible, or totally awesome, while never pushing you to ever exceed yourself because you are already "perfect".
The shame is that Ronda was a talented athlete, and she doesn't seem like an irredeemable person, she's just got gaslit by her family and team to this point.
@@AveSicariuspersonally don't think she is nearly as close as that soccer player raphone 🙈
So is her coach to blame I thought he was a godod
boxing coach
@@MMAdiehardfan head movements head movement 🚑🏥🛏️💤
I remember watching an interview with Ronda Rousey and Mike Tyson together. Tyson talked about the pitfalls to avoid while being atop the world, and Rousey dismissed it. That's when I knew the end had come.
No you didnt
@@IKI11Ilet’s not tell other men what they did and didn’t do buddy, you don’t know shit🤣
@@FlyestSeagull im the only man here, you don’t know shit
@@FlyestSeagull you ain’t man buddy
@@IKI11I fun fact! you know just about the same about me as the last guy, absolutely jackshit nothing🤣 the more baseless assumptions you make, the more that you look like a child
Where's the part when she says she can beat Cain Velasquez, and then he beat her 6'8 boyfriend, travis browne?
I thought you were joking until I looked it up lmao 😅
Lmao
She also did a lot of talk about how she'd like to fight Floyd Merriwether, but he was smart enough to not even acknowledge that nonsense.
@@NelsonStJamesOn top of that, Joe Rogan endorsed that stupidity. He said it on his show. (That she could beat pro male fighters)
Cain Velasquez, is beast of fighter at his peak no wonder that happened. Cardio Cain I remember him being called
Rhonda’s story is a great example of how a fighters mental game can take them out, without any humility you get overcome by terror in the face of defeat.
this is why women stayed home with the kids, they aren't adapted for this. Our society is so crazy today so let me just apologize to everyone for having to read the truth.
@@johnames6430 Hate to tell you that this reads like you're the one whose not adapted for this. You think the world is insane when really it's just you.
A first loss for a fighter who has no defeats take losing hard. Trainers need to not only teach their fighters how to win but how to lose too
PRIDE comes before the fall... She was pumped with pride, and had 0 humility, so she got humiliated...
@@johnames6430this is such an insane thing to say…..this ain’t game of thrones bro. Get over yourself.
Not a fan of RR and never disliked her. I was watching the Holm /RR fight sitting on the fence. But when she refused to shake hands with Holm, i instantly disliked her and celebrated her well deserved loss.
Her antics before the fight didn't help. Had the gall of accusing Holm of being fake nice. Hilarious coming from a raging narcissist and bich, smiling for the cameras.
Her ego is what ruined her career. She is a sore loser. She should have just admitted defeat. She was an awesome fighter it is her attitude that fans didn’t like. She could of kept her head up and kept fighting
Maybe after the suicide of her father she felt any loss was letting him down and could not deal with that. Thats not ego, that's childhood trauma.
World class egotist + over exaggerated skills = Delusional, sore loser Rhonda. As you poingantly stated, all she had to do was admit that better fighters beat her because they were more skilled, better prepared, and executed better. However, Rhonda clearly has a weak character, and could not look in the mirror and say, "Self, you're just not as good as you thought you were". She couldn't say it to herself, she sure as hell couldn't say it in a mass media interview.
Could have********
I don't think the problem was her being a sore loser. Not liking losing is not a terrible thing. her problem is, she is just not strong mentally. Early in the Holm fight, after she ate a couple of shots and couldn't get the takedown, you could see panic and confusion set in. Instead of manning up to the challenge, she just wilted under adversity. Shitty training didn't help either, leading her to think she could throw hands with upper echelon strikers. She could have won the Holm fight. Go for the takedown. if it gets stuffed, go again. and again.
Against Nunes? She had exactly zero chance of winning that.
Something I noticed is Rhonda fought women who always looked smaller (until Alexis Davis, who seemed a bit of can). Even miesha and cat looked smaller… until she fought alexis, holm, and nunes who actually needed to cut weight a bit for 135.
She should be ashamed of the way she treated holly and how delusional she continues to be
Two wrongs don’t make a right. Look at the way you’re all treating her. How about you all practice what you preach?
@@RainReignsX where is the wrong in pointing out facts?
@@steinanderson facts, truth, opinions all have sides my friend. Your reading and taking a side on one.
Why should she be ashamed (don't think her narcissism allows her to be)... Holly truly shamed her punk arse, for sure!
@_JC_21 I'm taking a side for asking what is wrong with pointing out facts?
also facts donts have sides
If Ronda had a better team around her and had any ounce of humility, she would’ve still been held in high regard. She’s still a pioneer and I hope she finds peace with the career she had
Ya a pioneer at being a sore loser 🤧 .
Shows if you're not humble you become a villian, all she needed to do was to say hey good job holly good fight, and she would be loved like Ali.
Yeah I agree, deffo the hate is pretty radical, but I agree the one thing that annoys me about her is she didnt pass on the tourch
I don't think the hate is radical, I think she brought it on herself
WHY?!!??!!!? What is wrong with all of you? You realize some people are just WHO THEY ARE?? It reads like you're all saying, "I wish she would've just bullshtted us all then we'd love her!!"
I mean...."loved like Ali"?? That dude went through the cosmos and back, was loved then hated back to loved....he was just "Doing" being who he was. I think Ronda was too. Not every special athlete or whatever is going to be a beacon of light. Ppl are ppl.
@@exspiravit6920 Well she is had alot of backlash and maybe she would have an easier time if she could harness just the tiniest bit of empathy. But yes she is free to act like a spolied brat all she wants it just makes her really unlikelable and that is why her career is down the drain. It just seems like she lost alot due to her pride.
@@exspiravit6920 TBF Ali came back - if anything his defeats elevated his triumphs even further. Ali is just beyond comparison to Rousey in so many ways. Even in terms of a life story, the people who truly despised him then, now look back on their hatred as a relic of an era because the man was willing to sacrifice to prove that he was more than shallow bravado. Put it this way, the man who challenged the American government and society came to be seen by America as one of THE truly great Americans.
Rousey was just shallow bravado and there was no strength of character to help her recover from being brought down, and I think that is what folks are getting at. Had she possessed spiritual strength and moral courage to bolster her talent then that combination could have elevated her past the adversity she faced, either helping her be competitive again or just helped her cement her career accomplishments instead of blemishing them in a cloud of disgrace. What is crazy is how her example is perfect at explaining how important those factors are, and also, I should stress that what is meant by "spiritual" and "moral" is not referring necessarily to religious faith or any particular ethics but building yourself mentally into an in dominatable person ready to confront anything - including a loss, so that failure or losing DOES NOT defeat you.
To borrow the definitions from the military;
Spiritual fortitude is to make meaning of experiences and be resilient when faced with adversity to create inner strength.
Moral courage is the willingness to stand firm on your values, principles, and convictions-even when threatened.
She went wrong when she thought she was good enough to strike with elite strikers. She was only at a high enough level with Judo. Imagine if Royce Gracie went in thinking he could strike with his opponents.
She could have utilised it similar to how Khabib did, takedown/grapple threats open striking opportunities. But the striking wasnt about enhancing her overall fighting proficiency it was purely ego based delusion that she was the greatest no matter how she fought - she could have been the undisputed had she the slightest notion of what humility is.
If she’d had to go through the same things other people had to get to that belt she would've known her striking isn't up to par. She might've lost and learned how to lose.
At the end of the day. If you were one of the people that said “yeah Rhonda could beat mayweather” then you were part of the problem
Yeah. Even Dana said that. I figured He was having a bad day to make that ridiculous comment.
I know NOTHING about fighting sports except my sports crush ⭐️Naoya Inoue⭐️ and even I roll my eyes at the implication 😅
It was funny as hell watching Rogan double back on Ronda as if he wasn't building her up to be the second coming of Christ.
I just honestly thought he get caught up in it all.... soon realised he was talking gas
He never denied anything and always admits those mistakes, he admitted he was wrong for all the big claims he got wrong, Rousey, Machida era, Ben Askren etc...if you watch the show he always admits his shit.
More like pitiful and disgusting.
"She's not just a once in a lifetime athlete, she's a once ever in human history"
- Joe Rogan
Rogans a dope and will do or say anything when the price is right
I rewatched the Holly Holm fight, it's such a good example of being completely outclassed
Funny thing is, if Ronda stuck to grappling she probably submits Holly
that one - one of the best entrances ever. HH
It's Holm not Holmes atleast get her name right
@@darrellwilliams1714 opps, you're right. I corrected it, thanks for the catch
@@NorcoNateto bad she’s to dumb to realize that lol
Her fight with Holm always reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Homer becomes a boxer. He wins by outlasting bums and lousy fighters, but the moment he fights someone who actually knows how to fight, he gets his crap kicked in thoroughly.
"Due to popular demand... we will forgo our national anthem."
Miesha ain't a bum
Rouseys coach: All right, Ronda, I'm not gonna lie to you. There's a good chance you can beat Holm. But you gotta visualize how you're gonna win, okay?
Ronda’s thought bubble: A congenital heart defect has apparently felled Holm moments before she could step into the ring.
Meisha Tate was no bum.
HEAD MOVEMENT! HEAD MOVEMENT!
CLINCH CLINCH CLINCH!
"NOOOOOOOO!!!!!" 🤣
Cliiiiinnnhhhchhhhh
😂
Thats what travis tells her now 😂
Fun Fact: She got a bronze medal for coming in 4th in the Olympics.
Also, almost all her wins in the UFC came over girls without real MMA coaches (Tate, McMann, Zingano, Correia, Davis didn't have real coaches, they're coaches were they're boyfriends who didn't and don't coach any other UFC fighters) But Holly and Amanda had real coaches.
It's true, and she's a delusional bitch, but her impact on woman's MMA is unparalleled. I love Gina Carano, but no one cared before Rousey unfortunately.
Did she come 4th? I didn't know that semifinalists faced each other in combat sports in the olympics. Both losing semifinalists just get bronze. As far as I know.
@@Undivided-X Judo is weird...Ronda lost to Edith Bosch in the quarter-finals and that is who she shared her bronze medal with. Ronda got a bronze medal because in Judo they do a repechage bracket and the winner of that gets a second bronze medal, most sports dont' give out two bronzes or two of any medal, I don't know why Judo does.
So yeah, in this case the two people who shared bronze did face each other and Ronda lost.
@@ManBat420 You're right, I forgot about repechage, but as far as I'm aware it's not just judo that does this. Wrestling has this too.
@@Undivided-X I know other sports do repechage brackets, but I've never heard of any sport giving out a second bronze medal. Does wrestling give out a second bronze medal to the person who wins the repechage bracket?
Mixed Martial Academics, I think it’s really cool that you acknowledged the fact that, if not for Rousey, there would be no women’s division. Love her, or hate her, she brought brand new eyes to MMA/UFC for a new generation of people who may never have become interested in this sport.
I disagree with this mind of mentality in general. If it wasn't her, it would have been someone else. Might have taken an extra year or 2, but it was inevitable. And whoever that person was, she would be just as hyped up as RR. Because that part is a vital part of the business model, it's the PR and advertising that made her a household name, would have done the same if it wasn't her and it was someone else a year or 2 later.
@@hustla818 what a great comment! You’re absolutely right and I feel really stupid about my comment. I’m not a fighter, I’m a musician for my living for almost 40 yrs. The exact thing you spoke about has come up time and again in my career over the years, and you’re so dead-on about what you said. Thank you for your respectful rebuttal. I humbly stand corrected. Best wishes from Las Vegas
@@hustla818 But it wasn’t. It was her. What a stupid comment.
@@hustla818Now see, as a fellow fighting fan, I disagree with your position. You say it would have been someone else, but it wasn't. It was Rhonda. I can't stand her, never could, but she's the girl who got Dana's attention. I don't think that should be diminished just because she's unlikable.
As a wrestling fan, Rhonda thought she mma hype was going to carry her but she was wrong. Wrestling fans dont give a fuck about mma unless you come from wrestling frist. Don't even talk about how bad she was on the mic
You’re right, she was a far better fighter than she was actress.
Thats because wrestling is fu*kin 🏳️🌈
Acrobatic wrestling or real competition wrestling?
@@ytsn_THE_OG How is this a question when everyone knows she went to WWE lmao.
All they had to do is have Heyman advocate for her as a heel MMA fighter who finds winning in WWE too easy (in the Brock Lesnar mould).
She would wrestle only occasionally, destroy a girl and then disappear with the belt.
She wouldn't need to be exposed as a limited in-ring worker and would never need to talk.
She could have been a mega heel for Becky Lynch, or whoever.
I’ve heard people making excuses and crying about Ronda this, Ronda that…
We don’t cry, defend or make excuses for a schoolyard bully, why start with her?
McGregor laughing at Rondas shadowboxing is legendary))))))
Was he laughing at that? I thought the guy put it in the video for a laugh. 🤣
He did lol. Conor laughing was him laughing at Dustin poirier because he got under his skin.
@@NorcoNate
well conor _is_ a male Rhonda.
if you include those f** russians and dagestanis.
he had to start training 10 years earlier to bring it to that level, same as Rhonda
yeah duh we know the clip is real. Thats bot the question. He did not. It wasn'tabout Rondas clip
@user-nn7jq1rq5u
@@SurelyCursed He literally just said that lol.
she's the product of her mother raising her alone. When Amanda punched her out of MMA, her mother said "let her have it, we're better than getting punched in the face for a paycheck".
Now she goes to podcasts saying she was concussed and fighting with a torn ACL against Holly lol.
Imagine that, she's the best female fighter ever, but fights injured and loses. Fine, it happens. First thing she would do, if the crap she's been saying was real, she would heal, train and ask for an immediate rematch with Holly, but she never did that, she didn't want any of that heat.
Then she took a year off, came back and was destroyed, retired and now says "her mind wasn't there anymore". So annoying. No humility nor respect for much more accomplished fighters. Amanda lost to Peña on a fluke win, didn't say a thing, came back and dominated her completely to reclaim what's her. That's what a true champion do, not retire from the sport pretending that now you're too good for it as Ronda did.
Was well done, and I learned a few things I never new.
I used to laugh at all women's sports. Amanda Nunez changed that about me
Her WWE run did not help her image either. She basically came in with an attitude then got annoyed when fans booed her.
Not to mention she got one of the wrestlers fired for an absolute nothingburger recently (something that vaguely happened like she said it did and the guy apologized to her years ago). She had to promote a book and WWE just had all the Vince McMahon drama, so they deemed it better to fire a guy, instead of potential bad publicity.
@@DarkSun123456789poor drew gulak
I imagine HHH will bring him back once this nonsense dies down
Drew would be a wonderful addition to the training crew once he retires
@@DarkSun123456789It sounds like she Amber Hearded him.
@@Emper0rH0rdeApparently he brought his hand up to shake her hand and it accidentally brushed the string of her pants and she got offended by it lol
How she started in WWE is basically she first left UFC post Holly Holm. Arrogant, cocky, believe her own hype & refuse to be humble.
Ronda rousey is so damn insufferable LMAO. The way she talks 😭
It's called "falling off the cliff" when an athlete loses their prime basically overnight. An athlete goes from being dominant for a period of time all of a sudden they lose several in a row. Especially against opponents they could have beaten earlier in their career.
I think too much gets made of fighters that Ronda previously beat that went on to become champions and her fans wear that as a feather in their cap. Ronda beat them when they were new to the UFC and they just weren't very good. A fighter has the right to improve. When Miesha Tate got beaten by Ronda, she was sloppy as hell, looked terrible in that fight, and was nothing like the fighter that beat Holly Holm for the bantamweight championship 3 years later. That's how it went for most of the fighters in that division. They trained, got good coaching, and got better while Ronda sat back and let it ride.
When Ronda beat Tate in 2013, I remember Dana White talking some real trash about Miesha, saying that she's a has-been and needs to retire. He was actually right, it was her 3rd loss in 4 fights and she looked like total garbage in her loss to Ronda. To Miesha's credit, she went to work, trained harder, went on a 5-fight win streak, and capped it off by beating Holy Holm for the bantamweight championship. Now contrast Ronda's 1st loss. She did the exact opposite. She crumbled like an Oreo cookie and hid from the media in her house for a year. Talk is talk. Miesha turned it around and showed it in the ring. Ronda just gave up.
There wasn't enough depth or history in women's mma to know how good she was in the first place.
I don't think she fell off in the way you typically see with athletes. I think if she kept doing her takedown to armbar shtick she would have remained competitive for much longer.
Her skills didn't abandon her, injury didn't derail her.... she just decided that she was a boxer and nothing anyone could say was going to convince her otherwise.
@@Skank_and_Gutterboy Few of those women had the same background in fighting that Rousey did-- most of those women grew up doing gymnastics or dancing, not fighting. I agree with you, the caliber of fighter she fought was poor, with the first credible opponent being Holly Holm.
She didn't fall off no cliff.
She was never up there to begin with.
I remember watching the fight with Holly Holm live, my dad kept saying "oh Rousey's going to win in the first round she always wins", but as soon as she refused to touch gloves I said "she's going to lose", and to this day I regret not betting on that fight, I'd be rolling in it now lol
I really like Miesha Tate, but there's a lot of irony in her saying that Ronda only got her opportunity because she's a pretty face when Miesha is way more attractive to begin with. Also, Ronda was speaking nothing but facts in that Ariel Helwani interview.
Think Miesha didn't like getting out shone by Ronda and made her say some stupid stuff. It was nice to see Tate down the line get her championship belt in the UFC though, she deserved it.
@@MixedMartialAcademicOne of the few times I've cried at an MMA fight.
still she a cutie tho
Early Women's MMA was seemingly all about just putting conventionally attractive women together to fight whenever possible.
Misha probably was feeling a bit shown up, but it did show a lack of self-awareness about what was happening in the sport at the time (or maybe it was a subtle call out). It's fucked, but promotions seemed to sometimes treat female fighters like more glorified ring girls given the material that was released surrounding them.
Tate is 10x more attractive than rousey not only physically but personality wise to.
She was a judo player who for some reason never developed any striking skills, why she did not get a kick boxing coach is beyond me.
For the same reason Royce Gracie didnt.
@@elLootoyou can't make that comparison fairly
@@codyduignan4266 I can, and I did.
because she had a bunch of simps who said she didn't need it and her ego went up the roof
When you're surrounded by people who keep assuring you that you're unbeatable, you really don't have much incentive to improve.
Even when you are labeled the "Best" at anything, always remember there IS someone out there better than you. It's your job to find them. Make that your goal and you will succeed.
That phrase "there's always someone better than you" is not mathematically possible since there's a finite number of people
@@jckdnls9292 Actually it is because one's ability ebbs and flows in a career. Hence Rhonda's spirit was broken w a kick to the head.
@@jckdnls9292Bro. He didn’t mean literally. He meant in competitive sports, you CAN find the best because you already play with the best. My God, stop being so dense.
@@ewjiml you just made my point, even in competitive sports there's even a smaller number, so sometimes YOU ARE the best. Even if for a short period
No one stays on top forever in these kinds of sports. Thats the reality.
Mike Tyson sounded like he was trying to be nice. Lmao
It’s sad that all of those girls who looked up to her for being a “strong woman” & a winner never learned how to lose & not make excuses for failure, which is far more important in life.
they can now look to the likes of Nunes, Joanna and Cyborg
How do you know those girls never learned how to lose and not make excuses for their failure? Or are you just making up people to be upset about?
Good sport or poor sport? In the game of life true champions are remembered not only for their successes, but more importantly for their grace after a loss.
Women in combat sports is yet another sign of how America is collapsing culturally and how vulgar our society has become.
@@tarstarkuszwould you detail that? I'm interested in hearing more about why you think this?
Holly Holm not only beat Ronda in grand fashion,she exposed her.
I’d go so far as to say that Holly Holmes is the anti-Roussey. She exposed her and more importantly, she made an example of her.
@@JumpCutThis Learn to f'n spell! It's HOLM and ROUSEY.
I'm just glad that Holly didn't one-punch her, then she'd have the excuse that it was a lucky punch. Holly completely took her apart. Holly moved like a jungle cat stalking her prey, Ronda moved like a roided-up cow.
@@johnaustin209relax lol
@@johnaustin209 Take your medications mate
The way Rogan continuously touted Lousey's "skills" spotlights the fact that no matter how well-versed and knowledgeable you are about any given subject, you can still be so... *_SO..._* very wrong about something that it becomes ludicrous.
She looked just weird throwing her hands
I know NOTHING compared to Rogan and I was flabbergasted by his comments at the time.
He is part of the hype machine and that is a good thing. He loves Dana and the UFC more than he loves the individual competitors and it makes sense for him to help give birth to womens fighting. They (UFC including Joe Rogan) found a way to do it that had the right personalities (Rousey et al.), and was entertaining enough to put asses in seats which is the job of entertainers. So far womens sports have failed to do so, and the UFC might be the only time any group has have ever succeeded outside of womens volleyball.
Consider womens soccer. They keep trying, and have such bad PR that if anything, people are LESS likely to watch womens soccer than before they spent an assload of money trying to make it successful. Just goes to show the personalities REALLY matter. I'm not going to name names in womens soccer, but if you have a functioning brain, you can figure it out. Some will turn people off of it forever, whereas in the case of Rousey (love her or hate her) she made womens UFC relevant with the help of the UFC organisation.
They really achieved something amazing. People hate on the UFC, but they should be taking notes about how to do it right.
@@michaelmcwilliams5403 Good points, all. I can't refute a one of them.
And yeah, future business courses could be taught on how the UFC was grown in the behemoth that it's become.
Well, her skills in Judo were what got her wins.. her striking was hyped because it was an unknown quantity. Basically, people were thinking "but what if she's actually a top striker too, how crazy would that be?" And she and Rogan both overestimated her striking skills.
Training boxing is one thing, even if her punches looked silly, that's just shadowboxing.. so maybe he assumed it wasn't the way she'd actually punch in fights. I don't know, but he is definitely a drug addicted idiot so I wouldn't take anything he says seriously anyway.
Although I 100% don’t agree with how Ronda Rousey took her loss and how she lacks humility, I still find it fascinating how the same people that attack her for that, will praise other fighters who have done wayyyy worse things. If you are going to critique one person, you must critique others too.
Right, she went through sm shit & imo was groomed (not in a good way). Obviously a big ego is never good, but I can understand why she had/has such a big ego after everything that happened to her.
No other female fighter got all the glory from UFC like she has. That's where the hate comes from. A UFC champ vs the PEOPLES champ
Because she's a femoid
Shout out to Liz carmouche, her most recent pro MMA win was last month, 2024 in PFL!
Rousey last pro win was 2015...
Holy shit, has it actually been that long? The last decade has flownnnnn 😂
The funny thing is that EVERY reign is on borrowed time. Eventually, that interest payment comes due, and barring interference from Vince McMahon... errrrr, Dana White, you WILL default.
Wym? Conor fell, GSP well retired, Aldo fell, Jones ran away to fight in spurts, Volk fell....
I'm not catching the drift of your sweet analogy here lol.
Oh!! Do you mean like how he flipped the script with Francis and Jones with now Stipe' being held like he's still the same as before Francis 2nd fight? I'd call all that just being a typical "Fight Promoter". Dana isn't bad if you know that business even a little you just know he's not that bad. The reason (IK this is long-winded ) I stick up for him is because if you love mma rn then you DONT WANT the corporate execs or "Suits" to get inside the nuts and bolts of how mma is made, down to gyms/training/managers etc....because then the day WILL come when you will see a shyttt product and the fighters will have "Agents".
mayweather has entered the chat
Imagine saying you are the greatest fighter of all time but can't get punched in the face cause you're easily concussed , what ? And if you're easily concussed why accept a job in the WWE , none of her shit makes any sense at all
I wouldn't say she's easily concussed. I watched the Nunez fight. She was just eating strikes to the face. It was kinda impressive that she was still standing. Eventually the Ref stepped in to stop the carnage.
You definitely put a ton of time, effort, and care into this video. I really appreciate your fair and evenhandedness you show someone that's so universally unlikable.
I haven’t seen a bubble burst like Ronda’s ego after losing 1 fight since the 2008 market crash
😂
Right? Her ego got dropped like the dow jones
For the first 31 minutes and 51 seconds I was just eagerly waiting for that infamous “she can try to kick me in the head, but it’s not gunna go like that!” line. Gotta love when a cocky, narcissistic, egomaniac of a fighter perfectly predicts their own downfall (or when they perfectly predict how they will defeat their opponent, except it happens to them, like we saw with bethe correida earlier).
let a woman talk long enough and they will tell on themselves and predict their own demise. Women project perfectly😅
Have you ever been truly confident about yourself in anything in life? She defended her belt like 8 times. You’d think you were the best female fighter on earth too
@yuhyuhtheindigo7085 I dont like Ronda... but I feel like people take it too far. Athletes are supposed to be confident. She's far from the greatest wmma fighter but she still was an Olympic Medalist and defended the belt a couple times and was the most famous one of them all. She's pretty much the conor of wmma.
@@BrunoBerryhoneybuns1370 men will take any opportunity to complain about women huh?
@@grogsmashrock7240 not as much as woman complain about men. sheeesh...have you ever watched women on TH-cam calling men trash? I mean, after you commented I did a quick search on YT...YEP, 1000s of videos women complaining about men. Go look. it's crazy
I'll never get tired of watching Holly Holm completely outclass and destroy Ronda Rousey.
When Holly ducked under Rhondas tired left hook… amazing
Facts 👍
Amanda Nunez, too.
Rousey completely underestimated her. 💪
I also never get tired of watching Holm lose to Meisha Tate the next match.
@@Takaho31 I don't know about that, by nunez time she was in kicked in the head land it seems to me
I am so sorry about your dad. I have chronic pain from the waist down both legs, for over 40 years. I have thought about doing it every day, but as long I can walk, even short distance, I am going to hang on. Fight the good fight. God bless.
Mt wife and I were in Vegas for an event in 2014 Rhonda was signing autographs and she was completely being a shitty person to fans like she was better then everyone that was the day I stopped being a fan not that I was ever a huge rousy fan the talk of beating male bantamweights and Mayweather let me know how delusional she was
She treats her fans like peasants!
Lmao the moron was also thinking she could beat Cain back in the day,her stupidity have no bounds
Ppl think celebrities owe them something it’s weird! Why can’t she be a shitty person and still be damn good at what she does? I don’t need her to be my friend for me to respect what she does!
Joe was such a simp for Rhonda shitty striking
This channel has been making some really well done docs lately. Keep it up!
Thank you so much mate appreciate it!
Lately??? Bros been putting out bangers since day one 😂
She was a sore loser and unbelievably disrespectful/cocky. Her not shaking hands, the way she spoke, etc. was not it. Also, the shot of her punching at 24:15 sent me 😭
I don't know if cocky is the right word. Getting rocked by women and then thinking you could fight men is just... let's say delusional.
Holly Holmes took her dignity Amanda took her soul
Holm
Tarverdyan took her dignity 😂
Holly dug Ronda’s grave, Amanda shoveled the dirt on it. And Ronda’s crappy attitude was the disease.
She couldn't even take a lose in WWE ...
Holm you clod
Rhonda was good, but the issue was that she was not *as good* as she thought she was and she let the wrong people blow a lot of smoke up her pooper. She was a darn good judoka, but she’s not a great fighter and we saw that when women who were hardcore fighters came into the UFC. I take nothing away from Rhonda though, because she was good and she’d probably be able to kick my crippled ass.
I'm only 5 minutes in, but this has really humanized Ronda to me. It's easy to see these people's lives plastered everywhere and form your own opinions about who they might be as a person. This really made me think about my perspective. Great stuff!
Glad to provide a different angle on her
Learning that Dana probably used her for sex like an mma Harvey Weinstein definitely made me feel some sympathy for her. The more I learn about Dana, the more of a douche he seems to be
@@MixedMartialAcademic You have not provided anything. Same story told the same way. Thanks!
Hey been watching MMA all my life. I'm in my mid forties. This was a great video man. It leveled out my feelings about Rhonda and erased that evil animosity I've had toward her. I respect and appreciate her. Thank you for setting this stage for me!
I’m not even really interested in MMA but your commentary had me glued to my phone screen. I’m now subbed and excited to watch more. Thank you for your genuine enthusiasm for the subject and sharing your skills in storytelling and your compassion and respect for the athletes involved. The quality of this video really is outstanding. Thank you
Literally same!
Man, I forgot all she had was judo and the arm bar lol. I mean she had fame, which brought Dana money, but she had zero skills overall, no variety, and just fought a bunch of scrubs who couldn't defend the most basic submission. The second she fought anyone who knew some basics, it was over and she gave up instantly. This is what happens when you spend your time trying to be an influencer or model instead of a fighter.
Well said, once the sport gained more popularity and more talented women became involved it was over for her, she didn't have the talent to keep up so she quit
The Judo and arm bars took her far and probably would've taken her higher if she had stuck with it.
@Stanlayy-em4fk I don't think so, women's mma was relatively new when she was winning these new age women were primarily strikers who were very athletic and could avoid the take down
To be fair it is really hard to deal with a black belt olympic judo person. If they get a hold of you it is really difficult to not get submitted. In Judo rules you have to get a submission fast or you are stood up. The speed of which they submit you isnt something you are used to training against.
She’s clearly a jerk but ALL the sports greats had it pass them by if they didn’t retire. See Royce Gracie.
Meisha Tate was right...Rhonda didnt care about the sport, she didnt care about her fans...she only cared about herself
… yep.. that, and the cool $13M she earned
@BucketHeadianHagg I feel so sorry for those of you people that care more about money...sad.
Well...hopefully she enjoys it now...its not going with her on judgment day
@@ProtectionAgent I feel sorry for those of you who fall for the lie of religion. Please don’t be deceived! Ask God the show you the truth about the Bible and the teachings of the church. God loves you.
I wasn’t worshipping money like you assumed. My comment was sort of snotty toward those who think she’s trash. You need to be careful when you judge others because it’s a huge possibility you’re misreading the context.
I’ll close in saying this;
The Bible warns us to be careful that we don’t become “So heavenly minded that we are no earthly good”
When you jump out of the gate with an incorrect judgement, use an insult, and then claim the name of the lord, it just turns people off and then no one wants to hear what you’re saying. In that case, you actually hurt the lord by driving his children away by your behavior.
If you’re going to rep Christianity, BE NICE! Don’t be the reason people turn away from God. You will be held responsible!
This is no coincidence that we ran into each other here. I’m in constant contact with the lord, so I have no doubt whatsoever that he orchestrated this convo because he wanted me to tell you this stuff.
If you’ve read this far, I thank you! Please please accept my honesty right now that I’m not in your face or trying to take you down a notch. I just feel a sense of panic when I see snotty comments that use religion (or my father God) to drive their point home.
I care about you. So does god. I hope you don’t feel slapped or insulted in any way.
Most professionals are like that
@@hodeyfu7617 maybe in the US mate -
She is widely disliked and ridiculed because of her foul personality and massive self-absorption to the point of looking more like a parody on a person than actually looking like a real one. All her acting right down to such aspects as the phraseology and facial expressions she uses (and always did way before her losses) telling a story of a kid in an adult body. And I urge to watch those clips with her mother talking, try to feel the vibe, it's unsettling.
She is so massively delusional, that she wasn't able to recognize the need to use her judo later in the career, and actually believing 100% in how perfect her "boxing" is, it's may be understandable for a spectator, but for the professional fighter herself it's beyond bizarre.
It's all a shame really, because she as a fighter a great and important piece of history of MMA, and the only thing that hold (at this point probably forever will be) from being loved is all this strange out of the blue blaming others for her losses and calling herself a winner in defeat, and all her spite towards everyone who doesn't call her the queen of MMA and not agreeing that a loss is a win in her case. In reality, without all that BS she would have been now easily one of the most beloved and praised retired athletes in this sport.
And also, me, as a judoka, I would like her as much as I like Karo =) But personally I can't like just a mechanism, an athlete in a nutshell, I can surely recognize the achievement, but people worthy of praise are people in the first place, a character, a public persona plus an athlete, all in a bundle.
I wish her to look on all this from a different angle, not that one from she's stuck looking at things. Not sure it's possible for her after living whole life like that. Maybe it'll happen one day and she'll realize all that is obvious for everyone else. Would be neat, really.
Being an athlete wins medals and belts. But to win respect and love and praise a sportsmanship is required, not just athleticism. She lacks in morality and healthy humility, that's the story.
Not judging nor looking down upon her, it's just important to call everything as it is. It's all on the surface, I'm not "investigating", just describing.
That she was so full of herself is even more astonishing because she started in judo, a sport where respect of the sport and the opponent are essential elements. Being respectful doesn't take anything from bravery, but maybe hatred was her engine, she couldn't go without feeling wronged
@@creolespanish34 not that I'm a psychologist nor a psychiatrist, but anyway, on a personal level, I would imagine that in any sport on a level of "high achievement" aka high level competition, many people are prone to be somewhat of an unusual beings. Just by the nature of environment, one (maybe) needs to be a little cray' to be successful on that level and in such harsh of a circumstance.
But, saying that, I personally don't think it's an excuse for being a jerk, in a broad sense.
As for me, she seems to have personality issues (in a strictly psychiatric sense, as in personality disorder, but again, I'm not a psychiatrist, just my opinion). So, her problems might well be based not in her career, but in her life itself. But, who knows, no matter the cause, the way she presents herself is what I'm gonna base my opinion of her on.
Overall, I agree with you 100%
Ronda had two TV personas: ANGRY and ARROGANT. Then when she lost it all, she's like, "Why don't people like me?"
@@Skank_and_Gutterboy seems about right.
Do you remember the face she used to make when she fought her last several fights in the UFC, even prior to the first loss? Like a grumpy toddler, frown brows, gathered lips, beyond dorky, it was unpleasant to watch on a grown lady. Spoke volumes about her, to me personally. She's truly twisted as a person, I struggle to remember one another person in combat sports to remind me of something similar
@@Pootie_Tang
One comment about it that stuck with me, somebody said, "She thinks she looks tough, she looks like Donkey Kong Jr."
I think you mean this look, right? She looks like an idiot: th-cam.com/video/YIK6ALz3cX0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=yd5DcEC4KT78cUgY&t=20
Ronda didn’t know how to lose. Simple. If she shook Holly’s hand and said she was the better woman on the night; she’d be revered. But Ronda did the opposite. And the fans moved on. And upon her return vs Nunes, we all knew Ronda was gonna get smashed; and we couldn’t wait for it.
Completely tarnished her legacy. Sad tbh
She was always insufferable, took people long enough to realize.
True. Her refusal to shake Tates hand was the breaking point
@@joetamburello6292 literally turned my stomach
@@blaseblasebih5706 agreed
Cracked me up that Rhonda went to WWE and had an issue with doing jobs and losing matches by tapout. She was like "my mom would never forgive me", but your making millions of dollars doing it. She could never put her ego aside and it drove a wedge between her and WWE management and a majority of the talent. Brock got a pass by being in WWE first, showing his dominance in UFC, to then return to WWE as a marquee top star and the last boss for a wrestler to overcome to win the title. Rhonda is legit sure, but she fed into the lies her team told her to hype her up
But Brock dident have a problem putting people over Ronda did
Complaining about “losing” in wrestling is hilarious.Its insulting to all the broke wrestlers trying to make it who would do anything to be in her position.
I love Brock on the low, hes such a legend❤ shame about his illness, I really think he would have solidified himself of that didnt happen
Joe should never be allowed to forget that he said Ronda’s hand speed was retarded in a good way.
Also Conor laughing maniacally at Ronda’s striking is GOLD.
Yeah I remember conman getting binked by Floyd
Attitude, personality, sportsmanship, being humble are all qualities that can make or break any sports star and it’s very obvious that Rhonda had issues with all of them. If she would have give respect to those that not only beat her but destroyed her she would have been looked at way differently
Like how many times can you get arm bars before someone figures it out, and/or just kicks you in the face. She is one of the best Judoka’s ever but MMA? She just advanced the sport and the competition.
Honestly she deserves respect. Not everything is an excuse. But excuses are exaggerating.
I agree. She essentially competed as a judo champion against opponents completely inexperienced in judo.
@@andydhillon1977Welp, its mma. She could have become a more well rounded fighter after her losses, but she didn't want to
Idk why people are taught armbars, outside of schools & stuff where you have to be gentle. I was lucky & my mentor was a USMC vet so one of the first things i was taught was how easy it is to get out of one. Granted i never used it in an MMA fight, just against schoolyard bullies & the like
Ronda was a marketing bandwagon the whole time and it taught me how easily you can get the average consumer to like things because they think it's popular.
Am I the only one who cannot stand her calling herself pretty over and over?
Is anything wrong with that? Compared to most of the female fighters who have manly faces and bodies, she definitely was pretty and had the feminine look, same with Miesha and Gina. One should not deny that fact simply because you hate her. Ronda was the pretty blonde. Miesha was calling her pretty, Ronda was just responding that she isn't just pretty, she has skills as well.
@@Luna_Anonymous exactly
Well, she is a narcissist so it tracks. She is full of 💩
@@Luna_Anonymousexactly, she is only considered pretty because the others look like men😂😂😂😂😂
She's hot. She can brag about it if she wants.
The only reason why Rousey excelled is because the female MMA theater was still relatively new, and the real talents haven't stepped into the spotlight just yet. She has never been anything more than a one trick pony.
Well said sir
And any child knows how to do a fricking arm bar too. That is like the first mma move anyone learns and fairly easy to do.
Need a Pt2 with her WWE career. They hate her over there now too.
Sure do 😂 The funny part is, she thought MMA fans are bad Wrestling fans are SOOO MUCH WORSE😂 and Rhonda deserved every bit of it.
I was tempted to cover it more in this video.... but ultimatley I just would have no idea where to start with that sport, as much as I respect how hard they all work over there
@MixedMartialAcademic i think the key would be reading about how her ego strangled her even in a scripted fight.
Dude...ppl hated her over there since the moment she didn't know how to respond to a few tweets wothout burrying the one match she was supposed to put over lol.
Also...her mic skills are the drizzling shiddz.
And the fact that she still can't get over how she never really made it in WWE at this point is just adding to it.
She couldn't draw money if you gaver her green crayons lol
@@RandomDudeDrawz Never understood why they wanted her to speak. She sucks at acting. They should've just put her with Haymen and been done with it.
The striking thing literally made no sense to me watching in real time. I remember doing my laundry while I was listening to that episode of JRE, which made me look up footage and I was confused. Her pad work was nothing special and her shadow boxing looked like she was actually trying to crack her arms like a whip. I thought, how is Joe Rogan saying this when he definitely knows better? People were legit in a Ronda trance at the time. Great video btw!
It's been so cool to see the leaps into sports women have continued to make over the last decade I love it ❤🎉
The truth is the Roster was paper thin when she started.
Take any ranked boxer today and send them back to the 19th century, they would be considered the greatest fighter that ever lived.
Do you really think so?
@@ikapatino3214 he's wrong. the reaction time edge between a top 3 boxer to "any ranked boxer" is immense.
Very hypocritical of Ronda saying Meisha Tate only post herself in booty short and yet Ronda does a cover of Sport Illustrated naked with body paint. 🤡🤡🤡🤡
Yes and no.. she called her out on her hypocrisy.. not for wearing booty shorts
You missed her point entirely.
Her line about "My body is for more than f*ck*ng millionaires" is particularly ironic considering she flat out slept with Dana to get her UFC belt.
Ain’t no yes and no, you heard what was said
I like when women wanna show off and people freak out. Like dude have you never seen a undressed female in real life before. Just stop it. You know if you got a problem with women showing their bodies that a a you problem, so you go f off and deal with it. Not a leftist, it's just my opinion
39:29 OMG she's still fuckin complaining and making excuses.... YEARS AFTER
Trait of a loser
Clone of Hillary Clinton
That's funny considering it's trump who's still whining about Hillary and Hillary hasn't said shit
She got kicked in the head soo hard she thought she could "wrassle"
“I’m not gonna have to think about her again. She’s gonna think about me a lot, I bet.”
Say whatever the fuck you want about her… that’s one of the coldest fucking things I’ve heard said.
Savage line. Probably right too
It's a cold line, but like many lines and words, it doesn't match reality.
We know Ronda's wins play over and over and over again in her head because they are the only distraction from her losses.
Circulating them helps her maintain the illusion she is still "undefeated."
The woman she said those words to would indeed have to think about her all the time if she didn't disappear from the sport in infamy, could never face her fans or the media after 2 losses, and isn't now being lampooned for a tell all where she blames everyone else.
Many of the women she defeated would go on to have far more respectable careers in the sport, and can walk into a venue without fear of being booed.
She's the one stuck on her glory days and afraid to even come to a UFC event.
Sounds like the usual cattiness 😂
Very well said@@leonfrancis3418
I mean, it seems to have been true. After that loss her opponent's career was just over. It shook her permanently. And she said some real shit you never should say to someone so Rousey was right in hating that bitch at least lmao
That commenter had it 100% right: she is such a Karen. Beyond that though, I've never seen anyone else who's both such a bad loser and bad winner.
24:15 Mike Tyson says “she’s really doing good stuff” 😂😂😂
Like watching your kid at the park
Good stuff for a woman grappler. I mean she has better striking than Ben Askren.
Even for me, as a former wrestling fan, Ronda is and was the greatest female athlete to ever live. I quit watching wrestling part way through her wrestling career, and I actually thought she wouldn't come back. Her attitude is very sociopathic but that is part of her. As a sociopath myself, I can relate to her a lot. Rather than accept a loss, you try to build back your confidence with bluster since others aren't the source of your confidence or motivation. If you accept that you aren't the best anymore, you just don't want to do it anymore.. that's the way people like myself think. That's at least partially how I think Ronda felt. You can't look at someone and say "she's great but only her skills". Everything besides her skills is how those skills were built. Without her powerful personality, her "idgaf" mentality, she wouldn't be the arm snapping badass. Expecting her to be like other people who lose is just ridiculous. She's herself, and her attitude towards losing is just as important to who she is as her skills are. People may not like it, but they don't need to. Just respect her and don't bandwagon bully her over not responding the way you want her to.
She talked herself into being a striker when she didn't need to, she was and still is an amazing arm bar master. BTW, Joe rogan believes in big foot so, do the math.
Absolutely, one wonders why she kept bothering with the striking.
lol
32 mins so sweet
I appreciate the focus on your final monologue in this video. Ronda is a human being. It’s that simple. Everyone fucks up, multiple times even. We just don’t do it under the lights of UFC super stardom. She did wrong not giving credit to her opponents. She did wrong shunning her media duties. Ronda carries immense hurt from her family’s past, and with a mixture of yes men and immovable determination she took some wrong turns, ultimately becoming outclassed in the cage by more evolved fighters.
Well said!
Shes an asshole
Well said
If only it would have humbled her
Yup, I somewhat find her relatable because of that. Most of us screw up like that regularly, but we don't do it under the spotlight.
Zero respect ,zero sympathy for Ronda. She got everything she deserved
Preach.
Rhonda treated all those around her like garbage beneath her feet. To this day
Couldn't even hack in the the fuckin WWE 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Couldn’t take fan backlash of not being that good of a pro wrestler or even improve at being such a
She just didn’t have any respect for it and I think she is right. WWE is a joke. Too bad she ruined her legacy but not just bowing out to the better athletes.
Holy good sweet lord how on earth is better scams back?
And the whole "I can't be number one and shit on everyone anymore so I wanted to kill myself" Is a really pathetic excuse.
No excuses for being a jerk to everyone for no reason.
The effort gone into these videos is insane, I can't imagine how difficult it would be balancing the work load of making these videos with everyday life
Thankfully my wife is very understanding 🫡
@@MixedMartialAcademicget a backup channel somewhere. Your'e work is excellent and it would be such a shame if YT decided to censor or even delete your channel.
I know from personal experience how much it sucks having your work memory holed by this weird platform.
So even though your channel isnt political i would recommend a backup on another platform, cause the censorship on this platform is sooo over the top and random sometimes , that I wouldnt trust the platform at all.
Just a friendly tip . 🫡 greetings from Denmark
Even after all this, I hope Ronda is doing ok and she manages to find peace with herself.
Honestly I would love to watch a movie about the post-fight life of someone like Ronda. There’s a lot of interesting stuff there.
Imagine being in an org called strike force yet all ur wins are arm bars haha n at that time not many woman did judo or much ground game,they kicked n punched🤷🏾♂️
Bro - you have a new subscriber. Your writing / your script is so damn good, great research, great video. Congrats man!
I love your conclusion. I do feel sorry for Rhonda. There were was no one in her corner telling that she could be both a fighter and a lady at the same time.
She was always a one trick pony. Dana just hired her cause she was slightly better looking than Cyborg.
Very slightly
A night with Cyborg or a judo toss and arm bar from Rhonda?
Lol. Right
@@FupaDoncicI’d go with Cyborg
People have said that becuase she is blond that why they went with her
i never fell for the bullshit lol.
I honestly knew mma was headed downhill when women hit the cage. Rhonda was all hype.
"For my next trick I will block all strikes with my head"
Ronda Rousey was a force to be reckoned with in the MMA. Most everyone at that time agreed that Rousey was a phenominal force in the Octagon. Her greatest downfall was her arrogance and her lack of respect for her opponents. The bandwagon fans that embraced her rise to the top were so quick to jump on that same bandwagon when she fell from grace. Her legacy and impacr on the sport will and should never be questioned, but her attitude toward the rwo females that beat her will always be a matter of contention for Rousey and a credible criticism of what she ultimately became as a person and a competitor.
Her downfall was so sweet to watch
I can tell you like boys
I'd watch out with that tendency (to long for the downfall of those who vex you). There are some old proverbs on the matter. I'd seek them out if I were youzz....
(Notice I said proverbs not necessarily "the book of proverbs" of the Bible although probably some in there too)
@@exspiravit6920 I don't care
Oh, this song fits you!
"I love the way it feels to be a hater
Something so sweet about thinking that I'm better
Just to wake up every morning
Lay in bed and somehow never, ever rise to the occasion
Or even hold up under pressure
But we all know that it doesn't even matter
If I waste away and no one thinks I'm clever
Just as long I've got my ego
And it tells me I'm superior
I could probably go a lifetime
Being barely mediocre
I'd still convince myself every time that I'm better
Than youuuuuu"