Bethe Correia is the latest woman to claim that she will stop the seemingly unstoppable force that is Ronda Rousey.
Correia is undefeated (9-0) and has already taken out 2 of the 4 ‘Horsewomen.’ Ronda obviously is in a different class compared to her gym mates and Correia will have to step her game up to compete with Ronda.
Ronda hasn’t taken kindly to some of the things Correia has said and she made that clear during the UFC 189 press tour in Brazil.
“I would definitely say that this is personal,” Rousey said at Friday’s Aldo-McGregor press conference. “My dad had a great saying when someone needed to be shown what’s up. He would say that this person needs to have a ‘come to Jesus’ meeting. Bethe is going to have her own ‘come to Jesus’ meeting in Brazil.
“I don’t just want to defeat her. I want her to leave that arena embarrassed. And the best way to do it is to come here and to beat her in her own backyard.”
Ronda went on to explain why this fight is so personal to her:
“I understand Bethe’s tactics and I understand why she went about things how she did,” Rousey said. “But just because I understand it doesn’t mean that it’s okay. The fact is, in order to get a title shot as quickly as possible, she disrespected my friends, which I consider my family. And if you f**k with my family, you are f**ked. It doesn’t matter.
“This fight is about more than just an athletic competition. It’s about proving a point and punishing someone.”
The two will face each other on August 1st at UFC 190 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.