Saturday’s Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman event saw Ronda Rousey make her first title defense of her 135 lbs. belt with yet another armbar submission. Now 6-0 in her professional MMA career with all her wins via first round armbar submission you can understand why today’s links center around the Olympic bronze medalist.
Last night’s Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman event was another example as too why the “other” ZUFFA promotion deserves Fight Night Bonuses too. Like the 15 post-purchase events before them, last night had plenty of worthy candidates for Fight Night Bonuses.
Following a preliminary card anchored by a women’s 135 lbs bout, the Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman main card also featured a women’s 135 lbs main event. Former Strikeforce 135 lbs champ Miesha Tate was victorious on the preliminary card and the lady that defeated her for the title, Ronda Rousey made her first title defense in the main event.
Strikeforce: Rousey Vs Kaufman took place on Saturday night at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California, and was broadcast around the world on Showtime. The crowd gathered to see Ronda Rousey defend her title for the first time, against Sarah Kaufman, and they witnessed a familiar sight. Right away in the first round, Rousey clnched with Kaufman, and put her back up against the cage. With an inside trip, she took Kaufman down and landed in mount. Seconds later she rolled for the arm bar, and although Kaufman did a good job defending it, she was eventually forced to tap at 54 seconds into the fight. Rousey remains the Strikeforce Womens Bantamn Weight champion.
Tonight’s Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman was obviously centered on the women’s 135 lbs. title fight main event, but there was another 135 lbs. women’s bout featured on the preliminary card. Former champion Miesha Tate looked to rebound from her loss to Ronda Rousey in which she lost the belt months ago when she took on Julie Kedzie.
