#4 Dubbed as perfect despite obvious imperfections
Ronda Rousey aka Rowdy took centre stage in the Ultimate Fighting Championship courtesy the 12 straight wins that she had!
Despite being a superior judoka who annihilated every opponent in her path with cleansweep takedowns and armbars (winning 9 of her bouts through submissions), Ronda Rousey’s strike-game was definitely below par, something that contributed to her downfall.
Her strike-game has a lot of catching up to do. In addition to that, she’s missing out on the essentials such as proper head movement. The lacunae in her striking is what makes her susceptible against elite strikers such as Amanda Nunes, who rely more on hard-hitting than closing the gap.
Rousey’s match against Holly Holm exposed her weakness for the world to see. Holm, being the cleverer out of the two, avoided Rousey’s clinch and continued the blitzkrieg from a distance (being fully aware of Rousey’s close-proximity strength).
Yes, Ronda Rousey was never the perfect fighting specimen that she was marketed as!
