{"id":213885,"date":"2025-10-15T03:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/213885\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T03:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:35:08","slug":"beatriz-mesquita-calls-out-ronda-rousey-im-a-very-big-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/213885\/","title":{"rendered":"Beatriz Mesquita Calls Out Ronda Rousey \u2013 \u2018I\u2019m A Very Big Fan\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following her win at UFC Rio, bantamweight <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnews.com\/songchainoi-wins-rematch-thanks-to-strong-striking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Beatriz Mesquita<\/a> is ready to face <a href=\"https:\/\/boxingnews.com\/ronda-rousey-5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ronda Rousey <\/a>if the latter returns to the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>Mesquita secured a second-round submission victory over Irina Alekseeva at UFC Rio, taking her record to 6-0. After the fight, the 34-year-old was quick to target one of the sport\u2019s biggest names in Rousey. Ronda recently uploaded footage of an MMA training session, noting that her \u201clove for the sport was being repaired.\u201d Rousey left the UFC after her stoppage loss to Amanda Nunes in 2016, her second KO loss in a row. However, her training clips have fueled rumors of a possible return, potentially on the rumored UFC White House card next June. Mesquita was keen on being one of Rousey\u2019s opponents if she did come back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a very big fan of Ronda, too. Ronda Rousey, she made history in MMA and she opened a lot of doors for all the women that are coming out, as well as me. I respect a lot all her history and everything she did to [help] women\u2019s MMA become what it is today. So I really hope she comes back, everybody enjoys her fighting a lot, and I think that would be amazing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe armbar battle, even though I haven\u2019t got my armbars yet, but who knows, maybe fighting her it\u2019s going to come. I really respect her, I\u2019m a big fan of everything she did, and I\u2019m just happy if she\u2019s coming back, it\u2019s going to be amazing for the MMA world and especially for the women,\u201d Mesquita <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-rio-winner-open-to-being-ronda-rouseys-comeback-fight\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=ufc-rio-winner-open-to-being-ronda-rouseys-comeback-fight\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">said\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Case<\/p>\n<p>Mesquita arguably deserves a high-profile fight because her submission credentials are arguably unmatched in the history of women\u2019s MMA, making her a unique threat to Rousey. Mesquita is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Hall of Famer, holding a record ten IBJJF World Championship titles at black belt, as well as an ADCC World Championship crown. Her perfect 6\u22120 MMA record, capped by a second-round submission win in her UFC debut, shows her grappling translates seamlessly to the octagon. <\/p>\n<p>Despite her superior skills, Mesquita\u2019s lack of longevity in MMA and her absence from the bantamweight rankings makes her a debatable choice. She is still a promotional newcomer, and her 6\u22120 record lacks the necessary scale to demand a fight against a superstar like Rousey. Rousey\u2019s comeback is purely a business move, and Mesquita offers a fight with a grappler who respects Rousey\u2019s legacy but poses the ultimate threat. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following her win at UFC Rio, bantamweight Beatriz Mesquita is ready to face Ronda Rousey if the latter&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213886,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-213885","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-mma","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}