Rousey to Defend her Title in Brazil

During the UFC 189 World Tour Press conference we learned that UFC 190 will be held in Brazil. The main event on that card will feature Ronda Rousey defending her Women's Bantamweight Championship against Brazil's own Bethe Correia. In typical pioneer fashion, Rousey will be the first American champion to defend a title in Brazil. According to Dana White, Rousey asked for the fight against Correia and wanted the fight to take place in Corriea's backyard.

Both female fighters will be entering this contest with an undefeated record adding an extra element to the fight. But this fight goes beyond records for Rousey. Correia has had dominant victories against Rousey's team dubbed "The Four Horse Women" and after every victory Correia put four fingers up and collapsed a single digit for every member of the team that she has defeated. This does not sit well with the champion, making this fight personal. When asked at the press event at Rio about the challengers tactic, which most say got her a title shot Rousey said "if you fuck with my family then you are fucked."

Correia would continue her verbal assault on the champion during the press event, saying she was going to give the champion free cosmetic surgery by punching the mole off of her face. The champion brushed off the comment by saying "Listen, it's a beauty mark, Cindy Crawford had one too. Let's not play the pretty awards between me and her. I'll just leave it there." Rousey was also eager to share information on another fight in the women's bantamweight division. After asking Dana White if she can let the cat out of the bag, she announced that Miesha Tate will be facing Jessica Eye and the winner of that fight will face the winner of Rousey/Correia.

In the end, Bethe Correia will have to do more than talk when she faces the most dominant fighter in women's MMA. Correia does have punching power but we have seen Rousey make short work of other fighters with similar attributes. While one can't fully count out any opponent because anyone can beat anyone at any given night.

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