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While I want to see a rematch, badly (I make no apologies for being an RR fan) I guess I would like to see Holly take on Miesha or Cat, just to see if she's a real champ or Buster Douglas.
(let me be clear, the comparison with Buster Douglas is not an insult, because regardless of the circumstances that came after, James Douglas KO'd Iron Mike Tyson, something nobody had been able to do up to that point. The Douglas reference is more about only holding the championship for a brief time - and losing on her first defence).
At the same time a rematch is necessary to see if Ronda can regain her glory, or will go the way of Mike Tyson.
No disrespect to Holly, she fought a great fight and clearly prepared well for Ronda's game, but it's easy to talk her up and Ronda down after this kind of win.
I think Holly could definitely out-strike Tate (although Tate's wrestling might be a big factor, if she can prevent Holly from controlling the distance). If Tate could defeat Holm, then I know Ronda could easily reclaim the belt - and I'd much rather see her avenge the loss against Holm.
Again, the GSP/Serra series was a turning point in GSP's career but also a great moment in UFC history. While I love Ronda to bits, her losing is good for the sport (like I said before, having a champ who's too dominant actually kills the competition underneath them).
However, will Ronda start showing a bit more humility (as GSP did after the defeat - in fact GSP's sportsmanship is why he's my all time favourite UFC fighter, with Randy Couture a close second, now he was all class.
Looking forward to more developments on this front ! Cheers.
(let me be clear, the comparison with Buster Douglas is not an insult, because regardless of the circumstances that came after, James Douglas KO'd Iron Mike Tyson, something nobody had been able to do up to that point. The Douglas reference is more about only holding the championship for a brief time - and losing on her first defence).
At the same time a rematch is necessary to see if Ronda can regain her glory, or will go the way of Mike Tyson.
No disrespect to Holly, she fought a great fight and clearly prepared well for Ronda's game, but it's easy to talk her up and Ronda down after this kind of win.
I think Holly could definitely out-strike Tate (although Tate's wrestling might be a big factor, if she can prevent Holly from controlling the distance). If Tate could defeat Holm, then I know Ronda could easily reclaim the belt - and I'd much rather see her avenge the loss against Holm.
Again, the GSP/Serra series was a turning point in GSP's career but also a great moment in UFC history. While I love Ronda to bits, her losing is good for the sport (like I said before, having a champ who's too dominant actually kills the competition underneath them).
However, will Ronda start showing a bit more humility (as GSP did after the defeat - in fact GSP's sportsmanship is why he's my all time favourite UFC fighter, with Randy Couture a close second, now he was all class.
Looking forward to more developments on this front ! Cheers.