Ronda Rousey was outclassed in the octagon by Holly Holm on Saturday and people have been searching for ways to explain how things went so poorly for Rousey. Former Rousey opponent, Bethe Correia, feels she knows who’s to blame for the lackluster outing.
“People made her believe she’s an excellent striker. Her coach made her believe that, and the fact that she beat me standing gave her more confidence,” Correia told MMAFighting.com. “She did her entire camp focusing on her striking, she forgot her judo. It doesn’t matter if you’re born on a judo mat, if you only train boxing you’re going to box. It’s automatic. You do what you train.
“She believed she’s a striker, forgot her background, but Holly did not. Holly knows she’s a striker. Ronda became champion using her judo, not her boxing, but she still wanted to strike with a boxer. That was her mistake. And it was wonderful to watch her get beat up, making mistakes. I loved it.”
Bethe is obviously bias because she was KO’d in 30 seconds of her fight with Rousey, but she is also spot on. Rousey had plenty of holes in her game and Holm was able to exploit all of them. Edmond Tarverdyan, Ronda’s coach, seemed to have no answer to the range of Holly Holm and Ronda was left desperate.
Both Ronda and Edmond must be humbled and go back to focusing on what Makes Ronda great. She’s the best submission specialist in the UFC and she has to figure out a way to keep Holly Holm on the ground in their next fight if she hopes to win.
