Ronda Rousey: Me Fighting Men Is Not A Reality

Ronda Rousey is ready to put all of the talk about her fighting male fighters to an end.

After Octagon announcer Joe Rogan speculated that she could beat 50 percent of the UFC’s male bantamweights in the wake of her 14-second submission over Cat Zingano in the main event of last week’s UFC 184, Rousey took it to the next level yesterday (Mar. 5, 2015) by stating that she would give herself a chance against anyone in the world.

But that doesn’t mean that she’s looking for those kind of ‘freak show’ fights, and overall, she doesn’t think it’s a relevant topic of discussion. She told CBS Sports Radio’s Doug Gottlieb (quotes via MMA Fighting) that there’s no athletic scenario that should result in a man harming a woman:

“It’s not a reality,” Rousey said. “They’re not gonna do anything like that. Fights are chaotic. Anything can happen. And there’s no setting in which we should condone a man hitting a woman.”

Rousey elaborated on her strong stance concerning a touchy subject, noting that most fights (save for maybe hers) tend to be back-and-forth affairs with both competitors hitting one another. That, she believes, is the main reason that athletic commissions would never allow such a contest to take place:

“I really just don’t think that any athletic commission on Earth would ever condone something like that,” Rousey said. “Fights are going to go both ways. You’re going to see both people hitting each other. I don’t think we should celebrate a man hitting a woman in any kind of setting.”

The dominant champion is most likely correct in her assumption, yet Gottlieb amped up the interview by asking the dominant Rousey is she thought that beating a man would be a huge victory for females. ‘Rowdy’ didn’t exactly agree with that statement, and doesn’t think that women need that kind of exposure:

“Me fighting a man will change the perception of a women being an inferior creature?” Rousey said. “Is that what you’re saying? I really don’t think that’s necessary.”

The queen of the women’s bantamweight division and perhaps the UFC overall, Rousey has once again aired her outspoken views in the public eye. Speculation of her fighting a man was always a largely pointless argument in the first place, and the champ took it upon herself to put that talk to bed.

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