Battle Planning: Defeating Ronda Rousey (The Spring 2013 Edition)

Carmouche Cranks Rousey

Liz Carmouche threatens Ronda Rousey with a brutal neck crank at UFC 157 (Picture courtesy of Esther Lin and MMAFighting.com)

In the first piece that was posted here at Stormland Fights!, I analyzed what I felt were the keys to defeating Ronda Rousey. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m actually a fan of Ms. Rousey, but she arouses my analytical tendencies like few others! After watching her latest bout with Liz Carmouche at UFC 157, I want to revisit what I wrote almost 8 months prior. I still maintain that certain Muay Thai techniques, such as thips and elbows, are effective striking weapons to keep the UFC women’s bantamweight champion at bay, but the “Girlrilla” gave me some more to discuss that I’d like to go into after the jump.

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