Ronda Rousey Does it AGAIN: UFC 190 Recap – UFC Breaking News

By Nathan “Diesel” Hendrickson

For hard core Ronda Rousey fans, it was more of the same last night at UFC 190. For the more casual “I’ve seen something about her on the news, now I’m a Ronda Rousey fan!” person, it was a grueling 7-fight night. For the UFC circa 2005 fan, it was either a dream or a nightmare, depending on your point of view. Lets get started with the recap!

Claudia Gedelha (13-1) vs. Jessica Aguilar (19-5) Women’s Straw weight

While some thought that the hype train surrounding Aguilar deserved this fight being the co-main event last night, I agreed with the UFC — Aguilar is all hype. Gedelha was ranked #1 in the division last night coming in, and easily man (woman)-handled Aguilar for all 3 rounds winning by a unanimous 30-27 decision. Ty Pilgrim, my partner in Fight Science Center in Muskogee and experienced MMA coach stated, “Jessica Aguilar peaked 5 years ago in Bellator. I’ve held pads for her. She is the reverse of Muhammad Ali, she stings like a butterfly and floats like a bumblebee.”

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (19-7) vs. Soa Palelei (22-5) Heavyweight

An aging Silva who was on a 3 fight losing streak and had another fight ruled a no contest after he tested positive for PEDS was in Brazil. He needed a paycheck. His last “clean” victory was against Alistair Overeem 2 ½ years ago. Ask ye shall receive. After lumbering after each other for the first round seeing Silva get knocked around a bit by Palelei on the ground, round 2 saw Silva launch from his corner and uppercut Palelei. After knocking him down, Silva finishes him off with some ground and pound and wins by TKO.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria “Big Nog” (34-10) vs. Stefan Struve (26-7) Heavyweight

This is a great matchup…6 years ago! We are in Brazil. The UFC has lots of Brazilian fighters on their near 600-man roster. Some of the Brazilian veterans are getting long in the tooth and need paydays, and its not everyday that the UFC actually comes to Brazil. Let’s try and get our Brazilians paid!

Big Nog hasn’t won a fight since 2012 when he defeated the feared and ultra-famous Dave Herman (I almost kept a straight face while typing that!) He hasn’t put together a win streak, you know, winning 2 fights in a row since he defeated Tim Sylvia (HEY! Stop laughing!) in February of 2008. That’s over 7 years ago, for those who are math-challenged.

Stefan Struve is a 7 foot tall lumberjack who’s ranked #12 in the division, despite not winning a match since 2012. Don’t ask me who ranked him.

It was a horrible fight. Struve is as coordinated as the Jolly Green Giant. Big Nog is 39 years old and needs a payday. They both huff. The both puff. The punches and knees looked like they were thrown in slow motion. My business partner is drinking all my whiskey and yelling at the TV about the farce that I paid $50 for, which is much more entertaining than the fight. Struve, however, is younger and has a giant man’s power. Slowly but surely after 3 rounds, the inevitable happens— Struve gets a 30-27 decision over BigNog.

Dileno Lopes (18-2) vs. Reginaldo Vieira (13-3) Bantamweight

This actually wasn’t too bad of a fight. The first round saw each fighter trade guillotine attempts, saw both fighters trade blows, and ended with Lopes walking back to his corner with a busted up face.

In round 2, this time we see Lopes come out and nail Vieira with some kicks to the body that took the wind out of his sails. Vieira is still game and fights back, recovers, and looks comfortable as the round goes on and gets his momentum back, landing strikes here and there.

Round 3 – Lopes is bleeding but dangerous, Vieira also scrambling and dangerous. Vieira gets cut and bleeds all over Lopes on the ground. The round ends with Vieira on top of Lopes trying to get a finish.

Result: Vieira by unanimous decision

Fernando Bruno (15-3) vs. Glaico Franca (13-3) Lightweight

These two unknowns are fighting on the card as part of the finale to “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” show. After 2 rounds of a see-saw battle, Franca manages to choke out Bruno with just 14 seconds left in the fight.

Mauricio Rua (23-10) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira “Little Nog” (21-7) Light Heavyweight

In a story that should be familiar by now in this article, 33 year-old Rua hasn’t won a fight since 2013. He hasn’t put together a 2-fight win streak since beating up Chuck Liddell at UFC 97 back in 2009. Friendly reminder, we are writing about UFC 190 in 2015.

Little Nog hasn’t won a fight in 2 ½ years. He’s 39. Sigh. His brother is on the card, and Little Nog needs a payday, too. This is a great matchup for him…like 10 years ago.

While the casual Ronda Rousey fans have already fallen asleep by now, us hard-core Ronda fans have to watch this travesty. Little Nog comes to the cage with graying hair. Evidently they darkened it for his publicity pre-fight photos. He also comes into the cage with hair plugs.

In the first round, they exchange blows, but I swear to God, they both get slower as each second ticks by. At one point, no joke, I believe that a kick by Rua knocked a few hair plugs out. At the end of the round, you can see the hair plugs and Little Nog’s bald spot at the back of his head looks a bit bigger.

Round 2. They clinch against the cage. The crowd boos. Rua is kicking some, more than Little Nog.

Round 3. Yep, we are sure, the bald spot on Little Nog’s head is definitely bigger. Yes, this is an MMA article and not a hair-style commentary, but watching Little Nog’s hair plugs get knocked around was the most interesting thing about this fight where the combined age was 72. They clinch. They roll on the ground. There were half-hearted attempts at submissions. The crowd boos some more.

Result: Rua by decision.

Ronda Rousey (12-0) vs. Bethe Correia (9-1) Women’s Bantamweight

Just after midnight central time, we finally get to see the main event. Although Correia and the rest of the media tried hard to hype the fight with a lame story about Correia talking smack about Ronda’s dead father, more knowledgeable fans, that is, people with an IQ somewhere above a tomato plant knew that this was going to be a win for Ronda, we were literally betting on how fast it would be. The Vegas lines had Ronda way ahead. The inevitable happened.

Correia is supposed to be known as a boxer and a striker. Ronda is supposed to be an arm bar specialist. Neither fighter got the memo. The fight starts, they scramble, Ronda throws hard shots, Bethe trips, does a reverse somersault and comes back to her feet against the cage, Ronda swarms with punches and catches Bethe with a one-two that sends Bethe to the mat face first.

Result: Ronda Rousey by KO in 34 seconds.

There is no one in the division that can fight Ronda. She has cleaned out the division. They are talking about a rematch with her and Miesha Tate, but Ronda has already finished Tate. TWICE.

Ronda has good looks, good DNA, no personal problems, a good training ethic, tons of Olympic-level talent, talented trainers, and good representation in her agents.

Ronda Rousey is the Darwinian product of over 20 years of the UFC.

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