It may be time for Rousey...

Thank you for letting me know something I already admitted to.

 

They don't typically. That's the job of their manager. Their job is to match the best-paying draw without putting their fighter's in jeopardy of losing. The rankings are where they start. Then they look at record, style, and fitness level. Coming from a boxing background I know precisely how it's done. The match has to look formidable only on paper. That's why you'll rarely see a belt-holder fighting the best contender. Especially when the division is weak to begin with. The best way to draw hype is to hype-up your opponent. 'The Great White Hype' was a movie for some, but really it was a the basic manual on how its done.

 

Thank you.

I had always assumed it was the promotor (in this case the UFC) that decided the bouts.

 

This article says some of your stats are wrong

UFC168: Tate was ranked No. 2 at the time
UFC175: Davis was ranked No. 2 at the time
UFC184: Zingano was ranked No. 1 at the time

 

I would imagine Rousey had a bit of pull with ol' Dana White considering her position and fame at the time, putting her more in the driver's seat as it pertained to match ups.

 

No, don't know a damn thing. Don't even watch it.

 

I'll give 'ya they (fighters) may have some say/pull on whom they fight by letting it be known, and if the UFC brass see it as marketable, therefore profitable, yes, they will make it happen, but it's not like fighters just "pick" or "select" whom they want to fight, and UFC says "Okay". Again, if marketable/profitable... yes, but that's generally gonna be a good fight anyways.

Besides, she fought all the top ranked women, in her weight class, leading up to her loss. It's not like there's a slew of 'em to "pick" or "select" from.

 

You all realize you are all talking about chick fighting? That is about as important as watching basket weaving on PBS...

 

Except she could kick most of our asses

 

^^ I'm 6'2" 225#, I wouldn't tangle with her.

 

I thought Joe Silva picked the fights? I've heard plenty of stories of fighters not getting the matchups they wanted because Joe Silva picked another fighter.

 

She's a world class professional fighter, if she weren't able to whoop every untrained opponent but an NFL linebacker it'd be pretty sad.

 

Not to include the Saints' linebackers. Caitlyn Jenner could whip those sorry bastages.

 

I'm not sure why i'm even interested. A match that ends in an armbar submission just strikes me as weak. I'm sure there's a handful of wrestlers here that can't wait to prove me wrong, but unless there's jello involved i'd rather see them fight like they mean it.

 

I see your point however, I don't know too many people that are going to win a fight after having thier arm snapped in half.

 

Philo Beddeo did

 

Yeah Buck you lost all credibility with that statement lol

 

I think Buck is saying that fights are more exciting when punches are thrown and people are knocked out.

 

It's called Mixed Martial ARTS. It's a matter of appreciation of the 'art' of this style of fighting. Aside from just worrying about getting punched, kicked, elbowed, etc. , being able to successfully execute a submission move while not opening yourself to getting submitted and without getting knocked out is an exciting and intriguing element of the art (to some).
Like any other art, some will get it and some won't. Doesn't make anyone right or wrong.

 

Standard for boxing too. Winner usually gets a 7 to 14 day suspension and looser gets a lot more depending on how badly they lost.