UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia Retro Recap

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Fred Richani’s rapid recap of UFC 190 in Rio de Janeiro, where Ronda Rousey defended the UFC women’s bantamweight title against Bethe Correia.

UFC 190 Review

Adapted from the episode and edited for clarity and brevity. Listen above for the full review.

Ronda Rousey just demolished Bethe Correia in 34 seconds. She came out mean-mugging, stood with Correia, beat her up and dropped her face-first, and that was it. Then Rousey classily dedicated the win to Roddy Piper, who gave her the nickname “Rowdy” and died this week. Piper was close with Gene LeBell, Rousey’s mentor.

The rest of the card dragged. I expected the heavyweight fights and the co-main event between Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira to end in finishes. Instead, Shogun won a unanimous decision, and it was sad to watch as a longtime fan. Stefan Struve beat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by unanimous decision, too. The Nogueiras and Shogun really shouldn’t be fighting anymore. Struve said he was vomiting three hours before the fight, which hurt his cardio, and hopefully this win gets him back on track at just 27.

The fights I didn’t expect much from were the Ultimate Fighter: Brazil finals, since I don’t watch the show. Reginaldo Vieira beat Dileno Lopes by decision to win the bantamweight tournament in a war reminiscent of Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonner, with both men leaving it all in the cage. Glaico Franca submitted Fernando Bruno with a rear-naked choke in the third round to win the lightweight tournament.

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva stopped Soa Palelei in the second round, and Claudia Gadelha beat Jessica Aguilar by unanimous decision. On the prelims, Demian Maia submitted the streaking Neil Magny with a rear-naked choke, and Patrick Cummins stopped Rafael Cavalcante with elbows in the third. World Series of Fighting also ran a card head-to-head with a Ronda Rousey fight. Come on.

The Brazilian crowd felt tamer than usual until the main event, maybe because of the late hour or how often the UFC has run in Brazil. And Miesha Tate posted that Rousey won’t do that to her. She’s right. Rousey will submit her instead.

Editor’s note: Rousey lost the title to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November 2015.