shaz619
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First of all, Rousey needs to change camps. Edmond is literally one of the worst coaches I've ever seen. She would really benefit from going to a serious camp where her every move isn't being applauded. You've got to understand that there's a fine line between motivating your fighter and deluding them. That's what Edmond did. Coming out with statements like she drops boxing champs in the gym? Seriously? Do you people know that there are now stories coming out that Ronda never actually SPARRED?! See, how crazy that sounds! It actually makes complete sense considering how awful she was at cutting off angles in the Holly fight. Also, she needs to show some humility. I get the heel act gets people to tune in, but stuff like punching Holm after the bell is clearly not on and had it been any other fighter it would've been made in to a big deal.
Secondly, UFC and Dana in particular needs to realize the golden goose that they have in Holly Holm. People may say that in Rousey, they have lost their cash cow, but I say that it's the opposite. In Holly Holm, they now have the perfect role-model, a person who is humble, doesn't talk ****, is undefeated and just comes there to fight. You guys need to see her interview where she's calling for people to stop trolling Ronda and that she is a legend. She is literally a darling.
I know people will say that these nice guys personas don't work. Hell yeah, they do, if you market them properly! GSP was the biggest star the company has ever had and he was the nicest guy around. UFC need to put all their power behind Holly now that Ronda is done. They marketed Ronda as a "Once Ever" athlete. You know what? I think that applies to Holm more aptly. She has made an unprecedented transition into a sport that is notoriously difficult.
They need to market her as THE BEST FEMALE FIGHTER EVER because unlike Rousey, she actually has a claim to be that. She is a 3-division champ and a HOFer in boxing with just 2 losses (the most recent of which she avenged), along with the fact that she is undefeated in MMA and beat the supposed GOAT of WMMA. Believe me, people will tune in.
On a sidenote, I am pretty confident that Rousey will make her return at UFC 200 and it will be a rematch with Holm. They'll stack that card and put Conor/Aldo II as the co-main, and mark my words, if any UFC card is going to break that 2 million buys barrier, it will be this one.
The guy said to her she was doing well after the first round ) what the hell was that all about! you can't even say I was using reverse psychology because Ronda felt the pain man! he gave garbage advice to her; they never adjusted or anything like that. The tactics remained the same, a good coach slaps a bit of sense into you! that guy almost got Ronda Killed! God forbid. And you're right the management sounds very similar to Team Khan Management; if you create a beast which is called the hype job you're going to have people say all the right things and tell you what you want to here without actually playing a significant role in improving you as a fighter. I get that you want to promote a specific image which can get into the heads of various fighters but when push comes to shove you need to back up everything you say behind the scenes or else you're just setting yourself up for failure eventually.
I totally agree with you but UFC is no different to many promotions when it comes to their top guy; put it this way Ronda is like the Roman Reigns of the division while Holly is Cesaro; am not cynical guy I believe Holm is beautiful but when it comes to having a face of your division they are going to promote someone young and fresh as such a member on your roster is very appealing to all those cynical TV Shows and Magazines. But if Dana straps a rocket behind Holms back and pushes her to the moon he'd have created another main-eventer in the Banta-weight division but I doubt they are going to get behind Holms in the same fashion plus she isn't that controversial nor does she talk a lot of trash. Ronda and Conor had the whole gimmick going. But we've seen popular babyfaces and public darlings who've found a way to connect with a fanbase as history has shown us in sport and sports entertainment hehehe, you've got your frank bruno, Joe Louis and even Daniel Bryan the machine need to realise that if they strap a rocket behinds Holms back they could possibly usher a mini golden period in female combat Sports. So i totally agree with you.
Btw do you think Holms would have ever had the capacity to move up to super middle in her boxing career? it's worth noting that Laila Ali would have ducked her I do believe that Holm is on the brink of greatness and I do believe they should market her as the greatest female fighter in history and play up her boxing background but Dana got an ego when it comes to MMA so I doubt they will glorify that part of her career despite the sucess she had there.
Do you think Ronda can restore her stock a bit? I think she's still a huge draw, this loss won't hurt her that much because most of the casuals know who she is, heck she's more over then Conor on a mainstream level! so when it comes to all those endorsements and movies etc she won't be losing out. I think that MMA need a Ronda and in the grand scheme of things don't you think in a way this win by Holms is good for the the womens division as well?