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Can someone explain to me how Rousey could go from being one of the most feared people in the world to someone who can't last a minute in the ring?

Can someone explain to me how Rousey could go from being one of the most feared people in the world to someone who can't last a minute in the ring?

The competition in the women's ranks is improving fairly rapidly.  While becoming "soft" is the very easy explanation, as is often the case, when you look deeper, you are likely to find the easy explanation is far from complete (or at all accurate).

Rousey started to become a bit of a name in 2011 when she was 4-0 and booked a series of fights with then champion Miesha Tate.  Tate at the time was 18-6.  Their series of fights helped generate interest, ticket sales, boost broadcast viewership, and generally bring bigger paydays for top female fighters, all things which would tend to attract more female fighters and to increase how seriously existing fighters would train and dedicate themselves to fighting.

Since the two of them booked their series of fights, Tate has gone 7-12 (announcing her retirement last month) and Rousey has gone 8-2, losing both of her last two fights, one yesterday and the other 13 months ago. 

For Jes: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2684865-the-question-was-ronda-rousey-ever-that-good-to-begin-with?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial#

When they bang her on the sidelines, will tv cover it?

Superfly Jimmy Snuka has died.

He was 73.

Had a short little run in the early 80's but he'll be mostly remembered as a murderer who somehow got away with it.

I'm 35 and he was never really relevant in my lifetime.

Durant has 40 points on 16 shots against his old team tonight.  I'd have to check, but I'm pretty sure that's good.

I would love a total house cleaning including all management with only Butler remaining and perhaps not even that.  Gather draft picks, suck for 3 or 4 years and see what you can build as Lebron gets older.

And now Wade publicly rips into Rondo in an Instagram tirade.  This organization is a disgrace.

I don't know how seriously the young players in this organization take winning when the cameras are off and the doors shut.  But there's something about Wade and Butler getting together and then ripping a bunch of young players in the press that's pretty despicable.