The Gentle Way: Strikeforce Champion Ronda Rousey and the Birth of a Judo Star | Bleacher Report.
I heard someone say “one trick pony”…but does that really matter? Ronda Rousey has won all of her fights by armbar in the first round, and just now defeated Meisha Tate to win the Strikeforce Women’s MMA Bantamweight championship. It was a great fight, very entertaining from beginning to end. Meisha came out swinging, throwing bungalows, and connected with some decent shots throughout the short fight. Meisha even defended the first armbar attempt by Rousey, which looked like it would have finished any other opponent, but Meisha fought through it and came back to score a few more good strikes standing. Ultimately though, the fight ended up back on the ground, and Ronda Rousey locked in a really nasty looking armbar for the win. I’m not sure what Meisha Tate’s injuries are, but her arm looked like it completely bent the wrong way.
This video is from November of 2011.
Ronda Rousey is undefeated in MMA, and has won all of her matches by ARMBAR…and all in the first round, in under a minute. Wow. Tonight she defeated Julie Budd by armbar at Strikeforce Challengers, and it looks like Budd’s arm was dislocated (or worse) as a result.