I'm sorry but i can't drink this Koolaide.. cause i smell B.S, Look at the last fight they showed of Holms against a mediocre fighter and it took 3 rounds and she got the decision because she was the busier fighter... looks like a nicely scripted, well rehearsed beat down... think of the build up of Rousey Holms II... Everybody gets paid...
I hope your joking.
You really think Ronda would let herself get beat down and disgraced like that, then let herself get kicked in the head like that,ko'd like that, and lose her championship belt and all the prestige, money and benefits that go with it,Lose the extra money she would have gotten for winning,lose the 2 $50k bonuses that Holly got for ,I think fight of the night and move of the night, hurt her movie career,comercial endorsements etc. etc. to MAYBE sell a few more seats next time?The headliners only get a very small percentage of the ppv take and i don't think they get any of the gate money.
" Scripted and rehearsed beatdown "would mean Holly would have to be in on it , which means both of their camps would have to be in on it also.
And there would have to be a concerted effort between both camps and Dana and the UFC.
This broke all attendence records ,I'm sure it did unbelievable on ppv also,but havn't heard any numbers yet,it's still being shown on ppv.
They are in no way starving for ratings or sales,and would never take a risk like that to sell a couple more seats, The fallout would be devestating to the sport and especially the UFC, if they were ever caught fixing a fight,Imagine the fines and law suits etc.,Reebok would drop them immedietly.
There is no way all these professionals (Fighters,Trainers,UFC, etc) whose lives depend on this sport would all get together and try to pull off something like that to sell more tickets.
The article that came out yesterday in the news from a guy saying he thought it was proably fixed was from a WWE anouncer and ,he was saying thats how they do it in the WWE, if someone is going to take some time off for one reason or another , then they will have that person lose so the belt doesn't sit there unchallenged for a while, But news flash for that Announcer,EVERY so called WWE fight is fixed/choreographed and has a pre-determined winner and loser,but the UFC is not the WWE.
I'm not saying this because i'm a Ronda fanboy,I was glad she got knocked down a few pegs ,she is way too Cocky and disrespectful before ,during and after her fights.
On TUF i think she acted like a bully against Meisha and has serious mental and behavioral issues.
I respect her fighting ability but i'm not a big fan of who she is or how she treats people,
But give up everything she is inside,AND throw away everything she has worked so hard for,And Disgrace herself,her family,her camp,the UFC etc. in front of the world, to get some ppv buys ,no way.