UFC 207 will feature the long-awaited yield of Ronda Rousey. Since Rousey dropped the UFC bantamweight name to Holly Holm at UFC 193, the strap has been tossed around like a game of hot potato from Holm to Miesha Tate into Amanda Nunes. Rousey does not have a simple task to recover the name, as Nunes is an aggressive finisher.
The co-main event features another title fight, as Dominick Cruz seems to defend his bantamweight title against heavy-hitting Cody Garbrandt. With Cruz and Garbrandt chirping every other leading into the struggle, you should expect some fireworks.
Amanda Nunes vs Ronda Rousey
Nunes is one of the best finishers in MMA today, as 12 of her 13 victories have come via stoppage. Through the early part of her career, she got by on her physical presents but has been gaining the technical skills to go along with it. The largest leaps and bounds have come from the standup game, as she is learning how to exploit her span and power thanks to her job at American Top Team.
Nunes’ wrestling abilities are not exactly stellar , but she is great at maintaining the fight standing so she can use her normal power. If she is able to get in the clinch, she’s strong and will routinely use this power as a faux wrestling match by minding her opponent to the floor with her strikes.
Top control is essential to Nunes on the floor, as any extra stress on her cardio is damning for the winner. If she can reach top position, she has brutal ground and pound which capitalizes on her ability and her long reach relative to the division. The Brazilian has a black belt in BJJ, but rarely uses it from the top unless she can find her opponent’s back.
There have been two big knocks on Nunes during her career: one is cardio and the other one is fight IQ. To be quite frank, her cardio is poor. She parts ancient and she’s never been in a position to put forth much of an effort beyond the second round. Nunes has made some questionable decisions in the Octagon, but coaching at ATT and only having more expertise in the cage have helped to temper this situation.
MMA is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately game. Rousey has been its main star until her mystique-shattering reduction to Holly Holm. Ever since, people have been quick to talk down Rousey. However, sometimes a loss is just what a fighter should get back on track (*cough* Conor McGregor *cough*).
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