{"id":674099,"date":"2026-05-16T05:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T05:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674099\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T05:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T05:33:16","slug":"ronda-rouseys-terrible-striking-skills-go-viral-ahead-of-gina-carano-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/674099\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronda Rousey&#8217;s Terrible Striking Skills Go Viral Ahead Of Gina Carano Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/MixCollage-15-May-2026-11-53-AM-6871.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24035959\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-media-credit\">Getty\/Netflix<\/p>\n<p>Ronda Rousey\u2019s striking has not gotten much better over the years.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Rousey is coming back to the MMA cage to fight longtime rival Gina Carano.<\/p>\n<p>Rousey said she started training for the fight back in 2024 while she was still pregnant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was about three months pregnant when my husband caught me doing suplexes in the garage,\u201d Rousey said. Her husband, former UFC heavyweight Travis Browne, quickly stepped in with a reminder to slow things down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018Girl, you gotta give it a little rest,\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During fight week, Rousey showed off her boxing skills in front of the media, and fans quickly mocked Rousey over her striking skills on social media.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ronda Rousey looks like she\u2019s never trained striking in her life. \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/04F5R2SDcy\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/04F5R2SDcy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udcda\ud835\udcf2\ud835\udcf7\ud835\udcf0 \ud835\udcd5\ud835\udcf2\ud835\udcf0\ud835\udcf0\ud835\udd02 \ud83d\udc79\ud83e\ude78 (@ChampFiggy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampFiggy\/status\/2055114683422835109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rousey\u2019s grappling workout fared a lot better.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ronda Rousey looks like she\u2019s never trained striking in her life. \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/04F5R2SDcy\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/04F5R2SDcy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udcda\ud835\udcf2\ud835\udcf7\ud835\udcf0 \ud835\udcd5\ud835\udcf2\ud835\udcf0\ud835\udcf0\ud835\udd02 \ud83d\udc79\ud83e\ude78 (@ChampFiggy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChampFiggy\/status\/2055114683422835109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During Thursday\u2019s Rousey-Carano press conference, Rousey insisted that she\u2019s willing to break Garano\u2019s arm if things got to that point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI definitely wouldn\u2019t have any hesitation in breaking it,\u201d Rousey replied when asked if she would be hesitant to break her opponent\u2019s arm during the fight. \u201cBut I also wouldn\u2019t hesitate in putting it back in place, it\u2019s kind of a wax on wax off kind of situation. You know, you don\u2019t really break it, you just kind of dislocate it,\u201d Rousey added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not that bad, I\u2019ve had my elbow go out several times because I didn\u2019t tap and I thought I was really cool when I was young and I wouldn\u2019t pay for it when I was older. But yeah, I wouldn\u2019t hesitate and I would make sure to put it back\u201d Rousey finished.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty\/Netflix Ronda Rousey\u2019s striking has not gotten much better over the years. 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