I spent the last thirty minutes watching Usain Bolt run the 100 meters on YouTube highlight reels.  It’s interesting to note that about 50 meters into each race, he starts looking around the stadium and celebrating his imminent victory.  He could probably brush his hair, send a tweet, and stop for coffee at Starbucks before finishing the race and still end up with a gold medal wherever he’s competing.  The Olympic games have shown the world that there’s absolutely nothing you can teach Jamaicans about sprinting that they don’t already know.  Your advice would only slow them down and get them mad at you.  For years, the same could be said for the UFC and the way they’ve chosen to do business.  Whether the discussion included co-promoting with other organizations or the inclusion of women into actual UFC -branded rosters, the answer has been an unelaborated “No.” We’re not sure what changed Dana White’s mind about woman’s MMA.  In fact, we’re not exactly sure if his mind was really changed whatsoever, but during Showtime’s All Access show covering the past few months of Ronda Rousey’s life, he had the following to say:

"In the next 10 years, if there's a woman in the octagon, it's probably going to be Ronda Rousey," White said during the show.  "There have been great fighters before Ronda Rousey. Gina Carano is beautiful. Cris 'Cyborg' (Santos) is incredibly talented and goes in and wrecks people.  But what changed me and what I think changed a lot of people about women's MMA was Tate vs. Rousey. That was a fight worthy of a men's fight: two incredibly talented women who are very well-rounded, and it doesn't hurt when they're beautiful too."

I think what Dana is suggesting is that watching beautiful women beat each other up sounds like something UFC fans would be into.  I mean, we’re already into women beating each other up, so being attractive would only make it more enjoyable.  To be honest, if they weren’t pretty, I’d still be into it, but they are, so it’s twice as cool.  Props to the UFC president for putting aside that “I don’t think the talent is deep enough in the women’s divisions” excuse and finally entertaining the thought of having women share the spotlight on the world’s biggest MMA stage.  The next time we see you, we’ll have Cat Von C bake you some cookies and give you big hug.  In the meantime, watch the complete episode of Showtime’s All Access look into Ronda Rousey. [Source]

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-5 # Guest 2012-08-09 12:33

cat von D*

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-1 # Dill 2012-08-09 12:38

She blew him.

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+8 # synthsis 2012-08-09 12:41

Who's she gonna fight? that's the big questions. It takes two to tango and we need someone just as talented in there so it's not a freakshow/sides how fight.

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+10 # Bauzen 2012-08-09 12:54

Uriah Faber needs an opponent once he gets his long hair back.

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+9 # Lozefc 2012-08-09 12:56

Bryan Tate she's coming for you!

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+15 # tetsuhana 2012-08-09 13:06

Whats changed is he sees how fucking marketable she is compared to the chicks before her.

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+14 # 22teeth 2012-08-09 13:58

C'mon, MiddleEasy. She won't be the "first woman to fight in the UFC". If anything, she'll be in the first UFC female fight. You do realize she won't be fighting alone, right?

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0 # Guest 2012-08-12 16:51

Nope. It's all Ronda, all the time. Just look at the media coverage for the current fight, which I'm sure is against someone of the female gender, but is mainly an excuse to bask in the greatness of Ronda Rousey.

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+1 # Guest 2012-08-09 14:22

Damn Ronda your house is messy as fuck. Clean that shit up

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+3 # Patrick 2012-08-09 14:54

Ronda, is your roommate gay? JK. Of course he's not. It'd be a lot cleaner if he was.

And hook that brand new bigscreen up. That is just wasteful.

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+1 # Guest 2012-08-09 15:59

UFC needs every draw it can get. Next 10 years? More like the next 2. It'll probably be a one-off fight. Cyborg vs. Rousey.

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0 # charlie day 2012-08-09 16:05

who was the mexican girl who was in the oldddd ufc game back in the day...what was her name? wouldnt she be the first girl IN the ufc? idk if she ever fought tho..

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+1 # Guest 2012-08-10 11:02

Arianny Celeste?

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+1 # Sambro 2012-08-09 16:24

In the next 10 years, Ronda will be fat with 3 kids.

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+4 # Guest 2012-08-09 17:03

Coming from a guy who said "absolutely, positively, no way" to women ever fighting in the UFC. LOL

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+4 # Guest 2012-08-09 23:17

The chick in the game was called Erica Montoya.

I wish Dana / UFC would not be as biased towards Ronda as they are.

He wouldn't even who know (or care about) most of the ladies under Strikeforce are such as Alexis Davis, Kaufman, Kedzie etc and for that, I hope Sarah beats Ronda at their upcoming fight.

Sure, Ronda is attractive, but there are girls as talented as her either there or coming up the ranks as we speak.

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+2 # Guest 2012-08-10 01:42

What happened to women will never fight in the UFC?

Why do people still listen to anything this moron has to say?

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0 # Guest 2012-08-10 08:45

Quoting Tank:

What happened to women will never fight in the UFC?

Why do people still listen to anything this moron has to say?

His name is... Dana "I constantly go back on my word" White

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+1 # Guest 2012-08-10 11:17

Quoting rippie74:

Quoting Tank:

What happened to women will never fight in the UFC?

Why do people still listen to anything this moron has to say?

His name is... Dana "I constantly go back on my word" White

You're telling me, these are the FEW I recall from the top of my head

Kimbo will never fight in the UFC
EA Sports will never make a UFC game
Women will never fight in the UFC

I think he just needs to stop saying stuff period.

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0 # Guest 2012-08-10 03:11

Is she gonna fight a man?

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+1 # Guest 2012-08-10 09:29

Awesome segment! Really liked it

I wanna see this fight already, and of course i hope Ronda wins

The only think i dislike is when the trainer said she is better than any guy of the UFC...i know they support their fighter and everything, and that is is his own opinion, but one must not say that kind of things i think...

Do you really see Ronda being better than Anderson? Better than Jones? Better than Aldo? I don't, and don't get me wrong, it is not because their are men, it is because they are better fighters indeed

If the trainer goes and says she is better than anyone, and GOD FORBIDS Kaufman wins, then what? Kaufman is better than any guy in the UFC too?

They are better than a lot of guys, i can see even Ronda defeating Cruz in a good night! Just don't hype things more than it is needed

Ronda is a star, a great fighter, and i love her in some many ways i don't even know where to start lol

I really think she can make this thing mainstream by herself! Hope she does

On another nope...i miss Gina

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+1 # Dill 2012-08-10 12:55

she doesn't beat any guy in the UFC. Ever.

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0 # Guest 2012-08-10 09:30

anoter NOTE"

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