While Ronda says she wants to punish Bethe Correia tomorrow night I don't think she is going to extend the fight to do that. It's not the smart thing to do & Ronda is a very smart fighter.
Sure it is personal, but the gameplan in Ronda's best interest is to finish the fight as quickly as possible because every second she extends the fight is another second that Correia could pull off an upset.
Bethe is coming in as a HUGE underdog, but that doesn't mean she can't win.
Chael Sonnen has said this is the toughest fight for Ronda Rousey because it is in Brazil (even if he admits he hates when people say that about every fight Ronda has) but I disagree.
Ronda CHOSE for this fight to be in Brazil. She didn't have to do that. And while Chael is right that (normally) Brazil is a HUGE advantage for Brazilians because the fans get behind their fighters... this is not necessarily the case for this fight.
Rousey has been very well received by the Brazilian crowd. People were crying when they saw her & one young fan even ran out during the open workout to hug Ronda.
While it is true that Bethe "Pitbull" Correia will have her supporters, it is quite possible that Rousey will have more support in Brazil for this fight.
So while I normally agree with Chael Sonnen I disagree with him that this fight being in Brazil is a disadvantage for the champion.
I predict that it will be a short but exciting fight & that Ronda will do what she has always done - find what needs to be done & do it to win the fight.
I also predict that Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos attending the fights will get more attention than the actual main event will because of how Ronda will quickly defeat this previously undefeated opponent.
I have gone on record that I feel Dana White will book Cyborg Vs. Ronda for #UFC200, and that #UFC190 will be the beginning of that hypetrain.
I am looking forward to this event as a whole, but it is possible that after all the build-up the main event can seem anti-climactic if Rousey once again proves that she is far beyond her competition in the division.
So many exciting match-ups for tomorrow nights fight card. SEVEN fights on the PPV and 4 more for the televised prelims according to the current Wikipedia info for this event. That is about as many fights as a regular UFC fight card... but this event also has 2 UFC Fight Pass prelims making it 13 total fights for a very STACKED fight card!
There are so many amazing match-ups, but I predict that the women will steal the show! Ronda Vs. Bethe is exciting, but I am equally excited to see two of the very best Strawweights in the world do battle! Seeing Jessica Aguilar make her UFC debut against a very tough Cláudia Gadelha is going to be a "Fight of the Night" contender for sure!
