AbbathTheGrim said:
lmao, that cover pick had bad timing. I guess Miesha Tate's chances for another shot at Ronda became a little more likely, unless she does retire. Ronda: 'Miesha's best chances at a title shot is to wait for me to retire'
Ronda got to appeal to the general public because of her relative beauty, overconfidence and success on the octagon. She was/is some phenomenon that got to trascend beyond MMA, I don't see that happening with Holm. It isn't like whoever is champion gets contracts for films and stuff. I wonder what impact, if any, this defeat will generate in the public eyes. She may still remain popular, but of course she won't be seen as the "unbeatable force". No more "would Ronda beat Maywheather in a fight" headlines. Actually, the woman beater may be typing a tweet about Ronda's loss as I write this. |
The ESPN cover reminds me of Pettis being the first MMA fighter on a Wheaties box. Dos Anjos thrashed him almost before the box was on store shelves.
Rousey is in a very similar position to Gina Carano at this point in her career. Built up tremendously, plenty of press, fashion photo shoots, hype, film aspirations, etc. And then the hype train was derailed when Cris Cyborg demolished her. She effectively retired after that fight.
