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Dana confirms: no Ronda Rousey at UFC 200

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JehutyRunner

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It was highly thought - and even said at one point in an unofficial manner - she'd be back for UFC 200 for the rematch with Holly Holm.

Ronda Rousey, the former UFC women's bantamweight champion who fought three times in just under nine months in 2015, won't be quite as active in the Octagon this year.

UFC president Dana White told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday that Rousey has asked for more time off and that she won't fight, as planned, at UFC 200 in July. Rousey is set to star in the remake of "Roadhouse," and the start of filming has been pushed back, White said.

As a result, she asked him for more time off before returning to the Octagon for the first time since she lost her title and perfect record to Holly Holm on Nov. 14.

"The filming of the movie got pushed back," White said. "She could do both, but the question is, should she do both? She could do both, but why should she? The filming is in a time frame where she'd finish before 200, but it would be cutting it too close."

White said that was the reason that he agreed to allow Holm to make a title defense, scheduled for March 5 at UFC 197 against Miesha Tate, instead of making her wait until Rousey was ready. Holm and manager Lenny Fresquez had been pushing for an interim fight from the time it became apparent White was targeting the rematch for UFC 200.

She didn't want to wait that long in order to fight. When Rousey said she was in need of more time to fulfill her other obligations, White said he never hesitated.
The only risk is if Tate beats Holm, because then the Rousey-Holm rematch will be worth far less. But White said it was a risk he was willing to take.

No fighter, White said, has done more for the UFC than Rousey and so he has no problem with her taking all the time she needs. He said he's not sure when she will fight again.

"The way I look at this one is, Ronda has worked her ass off for us for the last three years," White said. "She's been fighting, promoting and building the sport. If anyone deserves the time off, it's her. The night [of UFC 193] Holly said she'd do the rematch and that Ronda deserved it and everything else. So we were holding it for her if she wanted to do it.

"What that woman has done is above and beyond what anyone has done. I mean, it's just unbelievable what she's done in the last three years. Anything we needed, she didn't say no to anything; said no to nothing. She even took over responsibilities somebody else was supposed to have. So when she tells me she wants more time, you know what? She's got it."
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Xe4

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Good. She needs time to train. She needs to find a good stand up coach and a bit more time, especially considering how badly she was injured. She still has a good chance if she can get Holm to the ground.
 
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dabig2

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I wonder how much money Holly fucked the UFC out of. No doubt that it was always their plan for Ronda to headline UFC 200. Everything was set up for her to "win easy" in November, take some time off to film some movies, and then come back for UFC 200.
 
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Hopefully this downtime is 50% recovery and 50% trainer scouting
 
dream

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This sounds like a way to help her transition to the next stage of her career. Unless Meisha wins, I don't think she's coming back.
 
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Bobby Roberts

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Roadhouse got "pushed back."

Roadhouse got a pillow "pushed back" into its face until all breath ceased beneath it.

That movie's never coming out.
 
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Bobby Roberts

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Can't wait for someone to paint out the bands and stick her in the gif with the raver girls jerking off imaginary dicks.

Shark Johnson said:
did it really? Wow.
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Well, White said in the OP that the film was pushed back. I'm just being pessimistic that it'll ever see release. The only thing it had going for it was the fact Rousey would be playing Dalton, and now Rousey's more or less considered fraudulent. So I doubt the filmmakers will be pushing forward. They'll just quietly push back filming, and then push it back again, and then like 3 years later someone will be like "Remember when there was gonna be a Road House remake?"
 
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KissVibes

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Bobby Roberts said:
Can't wait for someone to paint out the bands and stick her in the gif with the raver girls jerking off imaginary dicks.



Well, White said in the OP that the film was pushed back. I'm just being pessimistic that it'll ever see release. The only thing it had going for it was the fact Rousey would be playing Dalton, and now Rousey's more or less considered fraudulent. So I doubt the filmmakers will be pushing forward. They'll just quietly push back filming, and then push it back again, and then like 3 years later someone will be like "Remember when there was gonna be a Road House remake?"
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I saw it in the OP, but I thought maybe you had more information about it.
 
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Dr.Acula

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dabig2 said:
I wonder how much money Holly fucked the UFC out of. No doubt that it was always their plan for Ronda to headline UFC 200. Everything was set up for her to "win easy" in November, take some time off to film some movies, and then come back for UFC 200.
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The UFC is pretty good at throwing people to the wolves though. Their biggest draw is Conor McGregor, and he's moving up in weight class. Who's his first opponent at his new weight? The current champ.
 
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CassidyIzABeast said:
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Hopefully this downtime is 50% recovery and 50% trainer scouting
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I'll certainly admit that she looks funny/absurd in this GIF, but what is she supposed to be doing to look professional? All I can see is that her wrists are tethered to some kind of machine, probably with weights attached....are we laughing at poor form, or just how absurd some kinds of exercise look when taken out of context?
 
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