I found a copy of the issue in another store recently, and I took a second look at her photoshoot, and this time, I thought she looked better. Initially, the thought of her in a swimsuit was kind of ugly, and when I took my first look at it, I looked at it too quickly. When I took my second look at it, I looked at it for a longer period of time, and this time, I thoguht she looked better. I still think they should have featured another athlete alongside her instead of Caroline Wozniacki, because MMA and tennis doesn't sound like a good combination, but I've seen worse; Miley Cyrus post-Hannah Montana and in her "Wrecking Ball" music video I think is worse than Ronda Rousey. Anyway, the thing about Ronda Rousey is this: usually, every time I see her, she's usually glaring, and she has a very scary glare that says that she's not to be messed with, although when I took a look at her Wikipedia page, the picture at the top of the page depicted her smiling. All MMA fighters in real life, as opposed to fictional fantasy fighting video game characters such as those in Street Fighter, Tekken, and Dead or Alive, tend to have scary looking faces, and when they glare, they look really scary. In video games, some characters may also have scary faces, but not all of them.
My opinion of the UFC, as well as boxing and other combat sports in general, is this: there is always going to be a certain level of violence in combat sports, but it should not have to be too much, and that's the problem; it's too much violence, so much so that I think it becomes uncivilized at times. In my family, we like boxing, and we are pumped for the Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather boxing match (let's hope it doesn't last just 14 seconds, like the Ronda Rousey vs Cat Zingano fight), but I still think they should tone the violence down. Place less emphasis on violence and more emphasis on strategy, technique, and skill. Though I'm curious as to why the WBO, WBC, WBA, and IBF don't show women's boxing matches on TV, considering that the UFC and other MMA fighting organizations show women's matches on TV; each of the four aforementioned boxing organizations have women's boxing events, but they don't seem to show it on television; you have to go online to see it. The UFC isn't the only MMA organization out there; two others I know about are Bellator and the World Series of Fighting. The UFC is broadcast on Fox Sports 1, except for certain main events, which are pay-per-view, Bellator is broadcast on Spike, and the World Series of Fighting is broadcast on NBCSN.
Another thing I don't like about combat sports is that they tend to trash talk each other. For instance, I watched an interview of Ronda Rousey on ESPN's SportsCenter, and I remember a quote that went something like "The way I fight, I fight as if my opponent never wants to see me again." I also saw an article on Yahoo, stating that she called out boxer Laila Ali, the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, and said "I'll destroy you!" Trash talking seems to be common in both the UFC and in boxing, although Manny Pacquiao has not talked any trash so far leading up to his match with Floyd Mayweather.
Yet another problem I have with combat sports is that they promote a negative image of masculinity. "Manliness" is often associated with gratuitious violence and trash talking. Prior to joining Fox Sports, the UFC used to be on Spike, which was aimed at men who were into "manly" things, such as overly gratuitous violence and trash talk. I once took a gender studies course in college, and I discussed MMA with my professor, and she agreed that the sport promotes this nasty image of "manliness." My father is one of those "machismo manly" men, who also happens to be a fan of the UFC, and because he is a "macho manly" man, that is why I am not as close with him as I would have liked to be.
One common interest I share with my father is our interest in soccer, and what I don't like is that the majority of the soccer is on Fox Sports. The UEFA Champions League, the CONCACAF Champions League, the CONCACAF Gold Cup, and starting in 2018, the FIFA World Cup, which they stole away from ESPN, are all on Fox Sports, the same company who broadcasts the UFC. They share MLS with ESPN, but the rest are all exclusive to Fox Sports. The Barclays Premier League is on NBCSN, who also broadcasts the World Series of Fighting. ESPN has MLS, the UEFA European Championship of Nations, and some international friendlies, usually involving the U.S. national team.
Going back to Ronda Rousey, the odds of me meeting her in person are virtually nil. I will probably never, ever, meet her. Now, I wouldn't say what I posted here to her face, because she'd probably hit me in the face. Of course, she doesn't read this forum, so it doesn't matter anyway, but still. However, in the unlikely event that I do meet her, I will tell her that I'm scared of her, and that I don't like MMA because it's too violent, and also probably ask her why she trash talks opponents. I probably shouldn't have posted what I posted earlier, but since it's too late to edit it out, I came up with this post. I'll also take back the "ugly" part, but I'll keep the "creepy and scary" parts intact. I would also ask her this: why are martial arts called arts? Is it an art form to beat someone up?
Also, last night, on ESPN's SportsCenter, I watched a comedy segment called "14 Seconds with Ronda Rousey," making reference to how she defeated Cat Zingano in just 14 seconds. It game me a glimpse of her fun side, something that I didn't think she would have; she participated in a marshmallow eating contest, took part in a pickle jar opening contest, gave an ESPN employee a haircut, and made funny faces. It was pretty funny; I laughed.
All of that said, I want to see fictional clones of Ronda Rousey in Street Fighter, Tekken, and Dead or Alive.
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