If you've been following Ronda Rousey's Twitter account,
you're probably aware that the undefeated bantamweight Strikeforce fighter has
gone over to the UFC. According to the Vancouver Sun, UFC president Dana White
said on the Jim Rome Show that Rouse is the "whole package" and that
she's "beautiful on the outside, but she's a Diaz brother on the inside.
White isn't exaggerating and, as previous reported, he had
mentioned Rousey in an interview at the end of UFC 153, saying that she was the
best bet to get a woman's division going in the cage. Rousey is currently 6-0.
She recently beat Julia Budd and too Sara Kaufman in August. Rousey is known
for her quick armbar, which has won her all of her fights thus far.
Rousey weighs in at 135 pounds and, during the interview
following the last UFC event, White had mentioned that the 135-pound weight
division was where he expected to see the most depth. That depth, however,
remains the problem. According to the Vancouver Sun article, White says that he
does have enough fighters in that class to give Rousey good bouts, but that
remains to be seen.
Rousey will be coming up from Strikeforce. Strikeforce is
currently owned by the UFC but has not achieved the popularity of its parent
organization and there are rumors that the entire fighting event may be shut
down. Fans have long waited for a women's division in the UFC, though they may
do well to not get too excited about long fights with Rousey coming over to the
big leagues. So far, she hasn't taken more than four minutes to finish off an
opponent and most of them have submitted in less than a minute. Rousey was, up
until not too long ago, spending her time working two jobs to make a living.
Now, she may truly be on the cusp of something big.
