{"id":3260,"date":"2015-11-16T13:44:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T13:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?p=3260"},"modified":"2015-11-17T12:30:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T12:30:48","slug":"ufc-193-ronda-rousey-holly-holm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2015\/11\/16\/ufc-193-ronda-rousey-holly-holm\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 193 – Ronda Rousey V Holly Holm"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it had to happen at some point. \u00a0I’ve already read quite a few in-depth articles about this fight, so I’ll keep this one short –<\/p>\n

What are the Lessons\u00a0for Rousey & her Camp?<\/h2>\n

Let’s put a positive spin on this – everyone needs a nemesis. The default expectation for every fight was “Rousey by armbar”. \u00a0UFC 193’s aftermath\u00a0makes the women’s division a lot more exciting, and victories for Rousey from this point on will feel a million times more satisfying than before. You can’t fully appreciate a victory, without first feeling defeat.<\/p>\n

Moving on to the pointers…<\/p>\n

Don’t get Too Emotional<\/span><\/p>\n

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The best fighter is never angry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Getting too angry and emotional (and frustrated) can cause a massive adrenaline spike, and then massive adrenaline dump. I know because this has happened to me on 2 different occasions. Despite doing cardio & swimming everyday for my last fight; I was absolutely boll@cks after 2 minutes. Obviously taking big shots to the face doesn’t help either, nor does the frustration that comes with have a lack of success. \u00a0You just get angrier, which is the opposite of what is required.<\/p>\n

Flow state<\/a>, not emotional state is optimal.<\/p>\n


\nHave a Plan B
\n<\/span>Rousey’s strength is often her aggression, but it was clearly backfiring on her in UFC 193, and her coach didn’t really seem to address this at the end of the first round.<\/p>\n

She could have used more head movement, but it’s always tricky when you’re fighting a ‘head-kicker’, slipping to the outside seems to have got Hendo KO’d by head-kicks twice by Vitor Belfort.<\/p>\n

Either way, if the ‘stalking’ down of Holm wasn’t working, which was always a possibility with her great great footwork –\u00a0\u00a0then there needs to be a plan B. \u00a0Start using movement, shoot for a single leg, start using kicks (Holly didn’t want the takedown so this was an option), whatever – plan B should be available.<\/p>\n

Diversify Striking & Takedowns(?)
\n<\/span>Feel stupid for suggesting this, but against her athletic-equal, does Rousey need to work on some lowerbody takedowns?<\/p>\n