Dana White: Ronda Rousey would 'badly' hurt Floyd Mayweather

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Dana's prediction? Pain.



LAS VEGAS -- Ronda Rousey isn't even in Sin City this week. She spent most of the week in Cannes, France, promoting the new "Expendables" film after strings were pulled by Hollywood bigwigs to get the UFC women's bantamweight champ there for promotion. She isn't present, yet her presence always seems to be felt.


All along the walls of the MGM Grand press room, giant banners of the UFC champions hang. So Rousey was never very far from attention.


The Californian has her next fight lined up, Alexis Davis on July 5 at UFC 175, but that hasn't stopped all of the hypothetical debate over Rousey against current pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather. It's a fight that will never happen, of course. No commission would sanction it, and they're not even in the same sport, but that hasn't stopped the speculation.


UFC president Dana White, for one, isn't backing off his position: Of course, Mayweather would dominate Rousey in his own sport, White said, but put Mayweather in an octagon, and he's a fish out of water. Not only would Rousey win, but she'd win big.


"Listen I get it. It's hard for guys to wrap their brains around that one," White said in his UFC 173 pre-fight media scrum. "Ronda wouldn't beat him. She'd hurt him badly. She'd hurt him badly."


White said the only people who doubt that are men who blindly believe men will always beat women in combat sports. But anyone with any real experience in training MMA knows better, he believes. Mayweather, with no experience in anything other than boxing, would go for a ride and maybe get an arm ripped off.


"She'll kick the living s*** out of me. And you. And everybody else standing here, whether you like it or not," White said.


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[MattyMatt]

I'm not saying she would, but I wouldn't roll my eyes at the thought.

If she takes his weak jab and gets inside and grabs a hold of him, she would easily judo toss him. Then it's nighty night or broke arm for Floyd.

IMO, he would have to KO her with the first 3-4 punches, or it could be big trouble for Floyd.

Fuk it, I wanna set it!

 

[Betallsports]

I'm not saying she would, but I wouldn't roll my eyes at the thought.

If she takes his weak jab and gets inside and grabs a hold of him, she would easily judo toss him. Then it's nighty night or broke arm for Floyd.

IMO, he would have to KO her with the first 3-4 punches, or it could be big trouble for Floyd.

Fuk it, I wanna set it!

Don't get me wrong. I can't stand the guy... and would Love to see him get his ass kicked
I believe in a MMA type of fight, he would be in huge trouble.

 

[Danny_Boy]

aren't they around the same weight? she is all muscle

 

[HuskerFan1]

i said in another thread that she would DESTROY him, anyone who believes otherwise has never watched MMA or her fights. she is a beast. he would tap out in the 1st round once she got him in the arm bar.

 

[PatsFan1283]

UFCs PPV business way down from 3-4 years ago and instead of it becoming the next big thing it is moreso going into niche sport territory.

Dana just trying to make all the headlines he can.

 

[weezyfbaby]

If they fought an MMA fight I wouldn't be impressed by either if they won. They are completely different sports that happen to be combat sports. That would be like putting Roger Federer against the top woman in racquetball and her beating him in that sport, would it really be an upset? It's not apples to apples. Floyd would never be able to fight MMA with his brittle hands.

 

[shdw01]

What would happen if you put rousey in an mma fight with the rock?

 

[RupertPupkin]

On the flip side of this coin , put any MMA guy within 10 pounds of floyd in a ring with Gloves ...and we're talking a clinic ..

Im a huge MMA fan ,but I like the raquetball vs tennis reference ... I agree you cant really compare one to the other without , taking the challenge other side as well ...

White used to be Boxer .... maybe he should challenge May weather .. instead making statements that in reality will never happen, cannot be proven either way and are basically like saying , Batman could defeat Spiderman ...

 

[Enfuego]

This is just ridiculous. No way on earth she even gets close to his body. This is a joke right?

 

[PerryHotter]

I'm a big mma fan as well but this is an absurd thread. Floyd could kill her ( and i mean dead ) in any kind of fight, battle, confrontation PERIOD

 

[MattyMatt]

This is just ridiculous. No way on earth she even gets close to his body. This is a joke right?

Sure she could close to him. His jab is weak. If she takes it once or twice with the 1-2, she inside and he's getting judo tossed.

 

[MattyMatt]

I'm a big mma fan as well but this is an absurd thread. Floyd could kill her ( and i mean dead ) in any kind of fight, battle, confrontation PERIOD

Floyd doesn't possess the power to kill anyone.

 

[PatsFan1283]

With 4oz gloves? If she took his jab once she would be down. Matt you are underrating him connecting with 4oz gloves.

She's a tough chick but people hardcore underrating the whole man vs woman thing.

 

[MattyMatt]

On the flip side of this coin , put any MMA guy within 10 pounds of floyd in a ring with Gloves ...and we're talking a clinic ..

Im a huge MMA fan ,but I like the raquetball vs tennis reference ... I agree you cant really compare one to the other without , taking the challenge other side as well ...

White used to be Boxer .... maybe he should challenge May weather .. instead making statements that in reality will never happen, cannot be proven either way and are basically like saying , Batman could defeat Spiderman ...

Disagree. So 157-160 lbs at weigh in huh? Several guys would crush Floyd with power at that weight. That brings in guys that walk around at 180-185. Huge power difference.

 

[MattyMatt]

With 4oz gloves? If she took his jab once she would be down. Matt you are underrating him connecting with 4oz gloves.

She's a tough chick but people hardcore underrating the whole man vs woman thing.

I'm not underestimating shit. Got a girl at my gym that no guy here wants apart of.

 

[PatsFan1283]

if I were Floyd i'd respond back that I beat your whole organization regularly....in PPV sales

The whole Rousey thing will fade, no other womens sport is commercially successful. I don't see fighting being the first.

Rousey saying she wants to fight Gina Carano now, yeah real badass. Someone that hasn't fought in 5 years.

 

[MattyMatt]

if I were Floyd i'd respond back that I beat your whole organization regularly....in PPV sales

The whole Rousey thing will fade, no other womens sport is commercially successful. I don't see fighting being the first.

Rousey saying she wants to fight Gina Carano now, yeah real badass. Someone that hasn't fought in 5 years.

Haha. I like it!

 

[PatsFan1283]

I do too...Just don't really like Rousey

They gotta setup her vs Cyborg...I think it is weak she won't fight Cyborg at 145 but she'll fight Gina there? Gimme a fuckin break, you know thats BS Matt.

I like Dana too, what he has done with the UFC in building it up is impressive but his track record at not being able to make fights people wanna actually see is growing very fast.

Silva vs GSP
Fedor vs Brock
now Rousey/Cyborg can't fight at 145?

 

[MattyMatt]

Oh I meant the Floyd comment to Dana.

I don't care about the fight you mentioned. Not interested.

I to dislike Rousey, and Floyd.