When Most Valuable Promotions and Netflix announced final month that former UFC girls’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey would return to the cage to tackle fellow girls’s MMA pioneer Gina Carano, it despatched shockwaves all through fight sports activities.
Rousey, 39, final fought in December 2016, shedding to Amanda Nunes through TKO at UFC 207. Carano, 43, hasn’t fought since August 2009, shedding to Cris Cyborg by TKO for the inaugural Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Championship. Despite having been years since both competed, each nonetheless have family names and the bout is anticipated to attract massive numbers. But who will win?
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Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra weighed in on the matchup, their conflicting types and gave his prediction for the May 16 conflict on the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.
“I love it. They’re still young enough. You know what I mean? And you talk about, you know, neither took damage. I mean, Ronda been doing the wrestling which could do damage on you, but as far as blows to the head and stuff, they’re coming off the couch fresh,” Serra stated on his YouTube channel. “They’ve got to get in shape. Gina hasn’t fought in forever, but it’s not like you don’t know how to fight. You’ve got to just knock the rust off.”
As far as the end result, Serra believes Rousey has a major benefit if the struggle goes to the bottom.
“If it hits the floor, which Ronda’s No. 1 game plan should be, I feel that it should be a submission fairly quickly,” Serra stated. “First-round submission, Ronda Rousey. I’m going to say arm lock.”
