Ronda Rousey : Should have taken a page of Gina Carano and retired timely…

Should have taken a page of Gina Carano and retired timely…

I mean, correct me if I'm wrong:

Gina Carano:
- Retired defeated, but not humiliated (she was the underdog in the fight and fought good until she was just overpowered, no shame).
- When she fought, she was 100% dedicated to that (wasn't dabbing in movie making on the side, like Rousey)
- Has her reputation intact (she never build herself up to something she couldn't sustain)
- Is slowly but surely making a decent film career for herself (getting good roles in hits l a24 ike Fast Furious and Deadpool)

Ronda Rousey:
- If she retires, it'll be in infamy (she was not the underdog, and in both fights was totally outperformed from the beginning, she never got a chance or her shots/moves in)
- She's been splitting her time between movies and fights for a while, showing her head was not 100% in the game anymore.
- Her reputation is destroyed (she built her image up to an impossible sustainable level, and how she's utterly humiliated, twice).
- Her movie roles has been at best glorified cameos (maybe Expendables 3 is a secondary role), no director will ever risk starring her in anything (unlike Carano).

Tell me, who's become a joke, and who's not? I don't see anybody pooping on Carano (worst I can see if "she's not an actress", well duh! neither is say Arnold you know, yet she's only getting better and meatier film roles).

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I think Rousey is done. And its true, her retirement will be viewed in infamy. The biggest MMA star in the world and mega-star falls from grace and retires, humiliated.

However Ronda Rousey was a FAR bigger name than Gina Carano. She will be remembered forever and will be remembered for making MMA/UFC mainstream.

Re: Should have taken a page of Gina Carano and retired timely…

Sure she was far more famous, but now we know that hype was just that: hype.

She's now INFAMOUS. She couldn't live up to her hype.

Re: Should have taken a page of Gina Carano and retired timely…

One thing I think Carano has, damn she is hot. Im not saying Rousey is ugly, but you put them both in front of me, Id pick Carano every day and twice on Sunday.

Lets be real here, to pretend Hollywood isnt about looks is being silly. Again Rousey is a cutie, but Carano is a different level.

Re: Should have taken a page of Gina Carano and retired timely…

I agree, Carano is way hotter.

Re: Should have taken a page of Gina Carano and retired timely…

And so does Hollywood...

Re: Should have taken a page of Gina Carano and retired timely…

It wasn't just hype; she was the clearly dominant fighter for a good while. The competition has gotten a lot better though, and her fight didn't improve with it.

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I agree Gina Carano is way hotter. Not even close. Prettier face and sexier body. Plus she carries herself more sexually than Rousey does.

And you can never call Rousey "all hype." That is stupid. She is a hell of a fighter. Its just that the division has evolved and become more tough BECAUSE of the trail Rousey blazed. She is the reason the female Bantamweight division is where it is.

Re: Should have taken a page of Gina Carano and retired timely…

When I say hype, I mean she became like Rocky in Rocky III: used to fighting only opponents whom fit her particular style, and thus didn't really challenge her to move out of her comfort zone.

But unlike Rocky, she clearly didn't learn from her first defeat (Nunez pretty much followed Holm's exact same strategy) and it showed.

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I absolutely agree with you about the ROCKY III analogy regarding Ronda Rousey!
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