Cat Zingano came charging out of the corner, launching herself at UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey with a fierce determination, murder in her eyes and weeks of muscle memory twitching in every fiber. <\/p>\n
That didn't end up being the best decision she's ever made. <\/p>\n
Fourteen seconds after the bell rang to signal the commencement of the fight, Zingano was tapping desperately, her arm contorted at a horrible angle, her title dreams dashed. She had no hope of beating Ronda Rousey. <\/p>\n
Perhaps no woman in the UFC does. <\/p>\n
Last week, Jeremy Botter and I discussed Rousey's place among the most dominant female athletes of all time. But no matter who you pick out of a crowded field of greats, all of them have met defeat. Martina Navratilova, for example, crushed the competition for more than a decadebut she also lost 13 of every 100 matches. <\/p>\n
When you watch Rousey fight, you're not watching a typical athletic competition. Her record stands at 11-0. Only one has lasted more than a single round. <\/p>\n
The idea of losing never seems to cross her mind.Rousey is an outlier, a fighter without compare. Even the most dominant teams and individuals face the possibility of losing, whether or not it ever comes. <\/p>\n
Rousey's unquestioned excellence makes it hard to compare her, even to someone like the famously undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd has won 47 consecutive fights. A handful of them, however, were close calls.Not Ronda Rousey. Even the most active imagination would be hard-pressed to concoct a case for any of her opponents winning a single round, let alone a whole fight. <\/p>\n
Twice an Olympian in her first 21 years, Rousey has improved with age to the point that no one seems to remotely be competitive. Within a year, she was fighting the best 135-pounders in the world. Now, nearly four years into an already-legendary career, she's better than she's ever been before. Her ferocity, athleticism and single-minded obsession with winning is almost frightening. <\/p>\n
The very idea of matching her with any of the UFC's top contenders seems vaguely ludicrous. Bethe Correia? Come on. Holly Holm? She doesn't seem close to being ready. A third fight with Miesha Tate? Why bother? <\/p>\n
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