Rousey leaves UFC belt at judo school in Brazil

UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey fulfilled a promise she made ahead of UFC 190, as she left her title belt in Brazil.

Ahead of her title defense against Bethe Correia, Rousey promised that she will leave her title belt in Brazil – but not in the way that Correia wants. And indeed, it only took Rousey 34 seconds to knock out Correia and defend her title.

Rousey is now fulfilling her promise, as MMA Fighting reported that she will leave her belt at the judo school of Flavio Canto in Rio De Janeiro.



This is the second time that Rousey has given Canto's school a gift. In March 2015, she donated $30,000 to the school to help needy children learn the sport.

Ahead of UFC 190, Rousey explained her decision to leave her belt in Brazil.

"Bethe did have one thing right. She said that the Brazilian people deserve to have the belt left here. So I've decided that after I win it, I'm going to make sure that when I have the belt, I don't take it home with me," she said.

"I'm going to give it and make sure that it stays some place in Brazil as my gift."

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Rousey looks forward to trilogy fight vs. Tate

Undisputed UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is already thinking of her upcoming trilogy fight against top contender Miesha Tate, even as she was still relishing another stunning knockout victory.

Rousey underscored her dominance of the division with a brutal 34-second knockout of Brazilian challenger Bethe Correia in the main event of UFC 190, and immediately looked forward to another showdown against Tate.

Tate remains the only fighter who has lasted more than a round against Rousey: When they fought at UFC 168 in 2013, Tate made it to the third round before submitting to an armbar. In their first fight, in 2012, Rousey submitted her in the first round – also via armbar – to win the women's Strikeforce belt.


"They can watch as much"Every fight is a challenge. This fight was a challenge in its own, and I think one advantage that I do have over my opponents is they don't really know what they're coming into when they get in there," Rousey said, as quoted by MMA Fighting, in the post-fight press conference.
 footage as they like, but they don't know what it's like to be in there with me," she added.

This element of surprise is gone with Tate, as they have already fought twice before.

"She already has an idea of what she's getting in there with," Rousey said, although she quickly added: "I know I've improved a lot since the last time we fought."

Since beating Tate in 2013, Rousey has won four straight fights with a combined time of two minutes and 10 seconds. It took her a minute and six seconds to knock out Sara McMann at UFC 170, and then crushed Alexis Davis in 16 seconds at UFC 175.

Rousey memorably submitted Cat Zingano in only 14 seconds – a UFC record – at UFC 184, then took a little longer to put Correia away.

Like Rousey, Tate has also won four straight fights since their last encounter, most recently out-pointing Jessica Eye to become the number one contender for the title once more.

Tate was quick to comment on Rousey's victory against Correia, posting on Instagram: "Guaranteed she won't do this to me."



"I know she'll bring in something different every single time," Rousey said of Tate. "I'm eager to see what she comes up with this time."

The UFC has not yet set a date and venue for the Rousey-Tate trilogy fight, although there are reports that it can be held later this year on the same card as the featherweight title showdown between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor.

UFC president Dana White said that star-studded fight card may take place at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas this December.

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