Liz Carmouche and Ronda Rousey will be squaring off at UFC 157 for the Women’s Bantamweight Championship
Yesterday’s UFC press conference in Seattle was definitely full of news. One of the announcements was announced that that poor Johnny Hendricks would be getting passed over for a welterweight title shot so Georges St. Pierre can turn Nick Diaz into a smear on the Octagan canvas, but that wasn’t the biggest news. No, this was overshadowed by the naming of Ronda Rousey as the first UFC women’s bantamweight champion, and the announcement that her debut fight would be the headlining bout at UFC 157 against Liz “Girlrilla” Carmouche. Everybody’s excited, talking about how much of a big deal it is that women will be headlining a pay-per-view, but they’re also forgetting that this will be the first time that an openly gay athlete will be competing at the top of any kind of combat sports card. This, in and of itself, is a historic event, and it’s one the UFC isn’t even playing up.
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