What Nunes Needs to Do To Keep The Title

It will be the last fight of the year, the return of Ronda Rousey, and the first time Amanda Nunes defends her Bantamweight title. That should be reason enough to watch UFC 207, but what if it's also the last time Rousey takes a walk to the octagon?


Amanda Nunes has a chance to prove that it is in fact "her time" to reign as Bantamweight Champion. With very little film on how to defeat Rousey she will have to study the UFC 193 tape, lucky for her it is all she will need. Holly Holm showed the world how to avoid the arm-bar, all she did was... avoid the arm-bar.


But how did she do it? Its simple, she did not allow Rousey to tie her up in a clinch. She kept her distance and hit Rousey harder than she's ever been hit. Rosuey is not able to take many punches and is quick to go for muay thai clinch, right into her Judo, and into the arm-bar. That's what Nunes' needs to avoid.


Rousey will do what she is so used to doing, she will charge at Nunes and try to wrap her up and take it to the ground. But if Nunes can circle away from Rousey's advances she can land that hard right hand that made Tate consider retirement.


After her loss to Holly Holm, MMA fans were left to wondered if Rousey would return at all. As one of the most dominate female champions in the UFC there was no doubt she would get a title shot as soon as she was ready to come back. The only thing left to be seen is if she has added anything to her skill set.

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