The First Women's UFC Fight Ever: Ronda Rousey vs Liz Carmouche
Celebrate International Women's Day by looking back at the first-ever women's fight in the UFC Octagon. The historical bout took place at UFC 157 between bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche in 2013.
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Rhonda is the reason we have women in the UFC. Love her or hate her, you gotta give her the respect
lol why because people are simps? Plently of martial artists existed it just took one with a decent rack to launch the division. It happend but she doesnt get extra respect from me, same respect they all get.
No thanks lmao
@@WFshorts lmao I’m fucken dying bro
She's super badass and ready to kick some asses if it needed to 👊
@@alifuller1658 wwe fans in the house....
Man this looks like it was an amazing fight. Maybe they should have uploaded it to the full. It looks like a great example of how grappling can be exciting cause it doesn't look like much striking was going on. All those moments that felt like the end was drawing near. Getting Rhonda's back. Trying to get a leg lock. Only for Rhonda to defend and escape to get dominant position and synch in the armbar.
For real
@@dtbffe8306 w2 debe wee2e3d2e2 a las que no
facts. my favorite Rousey performance. The rolls she did before setting the armbar was a thing of beauty too, and the escaped neck crank was impressive asf.
This is why judo will always be my favorite grappling martial art. Jiu jitsu and Greco-Roman will always be very effective but judo has those amazing tosses and slams. Both my kids were judokas when rousey came into prominence, so it was natural that we became fans of judo in the ufc. So we became big time rousey fans as a result.
I’m pretty sure they DID upload the full fight. :54 second arm bar (1st) if memory serves.
I know people will always remember that holm kick and rifle so because Rhonda did get arrogant but you could never deny her contributions to women in UFC.
Holy holm overrated and shit toer fighter if she rematched rhona sure she lost
@@aplias20 yep exactly right! Ronda tried to box her but if she would've used her judo,jiu-jitsu she would've broke Holly's arm like the rest,cause meisha choked Holly out the very next fight & Ronda beat meisha twice so yeah that should tell people something right there! Plus even Amanda when on the ground Julianna Pena easily choked her out so if Ronda would've took her down oh hell she could've done whatever she wanted with her! Ronda is the best ever period!!
@@williamwallace4358 No, Ronda was trying to utilize her Judo from the get-go but her clinch-attempts got thrown off each time. Which is why she looked like a deer in the headlights in the stand-up, she was facing an opponent who could neutralize her clinch-game for the first time. What happened is that Ronda simply didn't evolve her style, it had nothing to do with her trying to box Holly or Amanda, both fights she was trying to clinch-up and Judo throw but it failed every time.
@@madgavin7568 she was trying to box them she wasn't trying to really use her judo and jiu-jitsu! You actually think that Hollly or Amanda has better judo than Ronda lol that be like Ronda would out kick box Holly lol trust me man if she wanted to really throw them she could've! She wanted to win by ko cause she got it into her thoughts she was a great boxer.
@@madgavin7568 ps.btw I'm a very high level black belt Judoka myself, & bjj Gracie jiu-jitsu black belt,& highly decorated freestyle, Greco-Roman wrestler so i know by foot placement,hip placement, etc when I see someone really going for a throw,etc if there actually going for it or not & Ronda was not really doing that with Holly,& in nunes fight that was straight boxing match she never even attempted nothing so all in all trust me I know what I'm talking about sir. BTW I respect your opinion & I'm sure you know the sport really well but like I say there's a true science to what I'm saying & levels to things! Holly knows nothing about grappling in general other than training a few drills,Amanda is actually a jiu-jitsu black belt,and brown belt in Judo so she would offer some good grappling on the mat on paper anyway but as you seen on the mat Holly knows nothing when meisha choked her out,& Pena easily tapped Amanda with the choke so no their nowhere near Ronda in grappling, she's very high level Judoka, & she trained personally with the gracies for years & is certified under them as a Legit bjj Gracie jiu-jitsu black belt,so again there's science & levels to it & she's light years past them in grappling so I hope I have helped you understand what I'm saying & helped you a little bit with understanding the science of grappling! Thank you sir.
_"Women will never fight in the UFC"_ - Dana White
Ronda made history. She is a legend.
For being the person Dana felt like giving an opportunity to. But she's also incredibly delusional about her own skills to the point of having a huge fall from grace in embarrassing fashion. Let's give the complete picture here
@@EsotericOccultist She put the womens fight on the map for the world... she is a legend. Not the best fighter of all times, but a true legend.
@@EsotericOccultist lol you dont alwys have to give the complete picture. nothing jonhattan said wasnt true lol.
And she’s a badass fighter.
Until she meets Holly Holms
Epic moment in time Love how far women's MMA has come and like her or not Rhonda set the bar high and every woman champ has definitely stepped up to the plate since love where things are going for all MMA
How far has it come? Liz was in a title fight 2 years ago
Unfortunately it hasn't come very far at all, and in fact I'd say talent has regressed a bit.
LOL It hasn't come far at all, this Ronda would submit Juliana Pena just as easily as she submitted Liz here. There is no talent in WMMA, that's the truth
Thank you Rowdy Rousey. Thank's for bringin Women's MMA in the UFC. Thanks also to Scott Coker for having a womens division in StrikeForce. Without that Uncle Dana would not have change his mind about having women fighting in the UFC.
Liz is one of the few opponents Rhonda faced who was prepared to defend the judoka hip throw. Ended up on her back and came very close to pulling off the win. MMA commentator 'the Weasel' explains this very well.
Liz Carmouche is one of the most underrated WMMA fighters. She had a fair amount of success at 135 despite being undersized for the weight-class.
Let's goooooo 🙌 such a HUGE moment not only for the sport but for women athletes! 🔥
I got to know about UFC through RONDA ROUSEY in 2014 ....STILL LOVE HER ...
Same she’s the reason I found out about UFC
I cannot imagine MMA without female competitors! Valentina Shevchenko is one of my favourite athletes to watch, P4P one of the best fighters on the planet.
Valentina #1
Big fan of her also. P4P one of the best women fighters on the planet.
Not one of, she's #1 P4P
@@leonxaurora9085 Do you think V will fight at 135 again if Julianna Peña beats Nunes again?
I can definitely imagine it. The top 2 or 3 women in any division don't make up for the rest of the garbage fights.
2024, still watching this epic fight. Thank you Ronda. You are amazing human being, mom and fighter. ❤
That was an absolute Intense fight🔥 Still don't know how Ronda managed to get out of the face crank hold, because that was really deep.
History made right there. Amazing
Ronda: "Note to self: Never wear a top that small again, just in case."
I wonder if Ronda returned and had better coaches/put less pressure on herself could she compete? what you guys think? against the current crop of Pena, Aldana, Raquel Pennington etc plus Holly is still there.
Mano a ronda ela passa por cima de tudo e de todos cara ela é única é de mais👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
O saudade de vê ela lutando com mentalidade 100%
Saudade 🥰 amo tanto o estilo de luta dela pena que fizeram acredita que ela era trocadora sendo que a luta dela e agarrada as finalização são as melhores quedas fatal
Amazing fighters 💪🏽🥊💙
I love how she kept her eyes focused on the ref as she locked in the arm bar. She truly didn’t want to injure her opponent. ❤️🔥
These women have some of the most dangerous ground defense I've ever seen, so fluid
Seen*
RONDA ROUSEY🐐
Glad Dana came to his senses! Some of the women's fights are more entertaining than some dude's
Great grappling in that fight
Vc tem que volta a luta de novo eu sou muito fã de vc
I misss her UFC days versus WWE. The down to earth aggression in her UFC fights is so motivational for other women in combat sports
Well for the wwe you need acting experience and with the ufc you need martial arts experience, I don't really understand why the two get mixed up , yes you need to be athletic, but as ( I think the name is c punk or whatever, he showed us why Brock Lesnar was successful , because brock had a wrestling background he was able to put off the acting for a while....Cmon now the ufc is real it should not be mentioned in the same sentence as wwe two totally separate things!
Lmao never forget Joe said she could beat Floyd lmao
Never forget that Joe Rogan is a comedian and was definitely joking
@@305Independent he was dead ass serious shut up
Rousey in her prime was different
Never noticed the shorts grab during the roll till now… judo 101💪🏽
"Dad, who won?" "We all did, son. We all did."
Only one round but amazing acction from both of these ladies 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I wonder if what people say is true and that Rhonda shouldn't have let people gas up her striking. Wonder if maybe Holm and Nunes ever would have happened had she not done that. Maybe would have enjoyed even more dominance and a longer reign at the top
I can answer that sir! Ita a big yes she would still be champ cause Holly is not that good it's just Ronda chose to box her instead of using her great Judo, jiu-jitsu! Meisha choked Holly out & Ronda beat meisha twice,Ronda beat cat zingano in 14 seconds & cat beat the hell outr Amanda plus as Julianna Pena showed on ground she easily choked Amanda out so yes Ronda could have beaten them both easily if she would've just not boxed them & taken them down.
Obviously this is true, grappling is the dominant skillset in mma for a reason. She thought she could sign autographs, do movies, and just stand and bang. The sun burned her wings and it was a harsh fall. Cautionary tale for all on the path of the champion.
One trick ponies don't last. Ronda lost to two strikers who trained in takedown defenses, with Nunes thoroughly trained in BJJ as well. Both Holms and Nunes defended her takedown attempts very well while going all Bruce Lee on her. People are delusional thinking Ronda was trying to become a boxer. She wasn't, but she knew the days of her walking in, clinching, and taking down tomato cans were coming to an end. If Ronda had trained in either boxing or karate much earlier in her career, she might had fared better against world class strikers like Holms and Nunes.
Woah! My new favorite sport
"Listen to the crowd!" Whenever a WNBA player complains about salary and men not watching women's sports, forward them this video.
Imagine the legendary status Ronda would have if she was still fighting and never lost to anyone, wow. Instead we had to witness the cowardly downfall of the first female UFC star.
Actually people hate stars who never felt adversary. Its boring
I'm here for Ronda... I so much love her 💓💓
Legendary moment
Rhonda was a beast in her day - most dominating fighter p4p with first round finishes! 👌 👌
Main-stream Media, never FELT an amount of pain they deserve for what they've done into our society
Rousey gets hate for no reason she's the seed of Wmma.
Nah that goes to Gina Carano
@@alfie69420 Rousey PPV star
@@RiteshSinghYT that isnt being the seed that's being a ppv star
She actually gets hate for very legitimate reasons. One is being a sore loser.
@TRUMP Won proved my point
Judo is amazing
respect to ronda, and liz carmouche , the first women in ufc , applause !!!!
How soon until some enormous mountain of a man calls himself Patricia and sends them to the hospital? And twitter cheers.
"When will we ever see women in the UFC?" Dana White: Never! Hahaha!
Top parabéns
pre-head kick rhonda was pretty good. It seems like once she started focusing on striking she lost her mojo
The queen
Congrats to her
Respect
First. Les go UFC!!!!
Go!go !go.. Ronda rousey..ilove it😍
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Back when that's all you needed. Game has changed.
Amazing 😁
ref got real touchy at the end lmfao
Greatest ☝️
Love you Ronda great champ👍👍👍👌👌👌✊✊✊✊👊👊👊
I didn't think women's fights were that interesting either, that was a great fight
Ronda Rousey was a real force to be reckoned with inside the octagon back in these times obviously, too bad her reign of dominance ended with her getting KOed and TKOed in her last two fights on her way out of this sport
As good as Ronda was I think due to her recovery from the Holm fight she should have had at least two lesser fights instead of bringing her back in cold to fight Nunes.That was like being locked up with the Tasmanian devil.
@@alicialyons3356 that would’ve proved she was really the best if she had won
I'm here for Ronda ❤❤
Jaimerais tellement pouvoir faire ça jaimerais tellement etre comme ronda
Love you Rhonda❤❤❤❤❤
Ok, if this is the first, then I'm trying to remember the name,I think the name I'm looking for is maybe Jenny Cordoba who was an actress before had a martial arts background and supposedly was fighting before she finally landed som e acting roles that cemented her in acting world ,there is also speculation that she may have been better , more rounded than R.R she was more of a stand up fighter with grappling skills ,and her fights are recorded so how can this be?
the good old time of RR
Still the best grappler in WMMA history and it's not even close
Lo mejor
That was actually a very good fight. Both women very skillfull.
Great fight from Rhonda.
Remember when Rhonda could beat Mayweather?
Was it the first? I thought there was a women's fight on the early pre-lims/pre-lims?
If only she had had more experience in actual Fist Fighting altercations, She was easily deterred after recieving a few flush strikes, Seemingly because she hadn't actually been through it before, still great tho
Joe loved himself some Ronda in those early days lol
Rip Rhonda
Rouda❤️
Watching Ronda Loosing matches in WWE from midcard female wrestlers ins biggest L for wwe
i wonder if this is the 1st women's fight but at the end Buffer was like and still champion. did she automatically get the championship before her 1st fight in the UFC or champion in a organization UFC bought out or something? never thought about all that till now.
🙏🏾
Ronda had a arm trick going for her and that meant that she almost couldn't lose. After she moved away from it she wasn't super girl any more.
While she's not a title contender anymore, she's still good at MMA. Shevchenko and Nunes are the best though
Fabulous!😘
I once did it with Rhonda and she totally beat me up afterwards. It was awesome!😍
She was the first UFC fighter to gain value beyond UFC.
very proud of Liz. She didnt give up at all
0:44 almost looks like she taps there
00:40 that didn’t look comfortable on the jaw 😂
She is the best!
At this point Liz Carmouche had a TKO win over Valentina Shevchenko who is only one year younger than Ronda btwm
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History
I threw my back out watching this.
Did Ronda tapp out when she was standing up but the ref didn't see it
Eu sou fam dela número um
It is crazy how Rousey vanished completely. She could have had an amazing after career in the UFC but it didn't play out this way.
unfortunately, because she threw all her toys out the crib when she was bested instead of bouncing back like an actual champ
Very strong woman
I feel like the talent/skill passed her but man do I miss that mean mug.
I didn't watch the ascension of Rhonda's career so idk about the women she beat. A lot of people say she settle standard but by looking at her losses you'd think she was close to an amateur. Then for her to leave after a couple of losses really made things worse.
This is true but the reason she lost to Holly & Amanda is because she chose to box with them & their superior strikers but if she would've used her judo,jiu-jitsu & taken them down she would've easily beaten them just like meisha choked Holly out,and juliana pena choked Amanda out!
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The original fight was supposed to be Ronda versus Cyborg, but Cyborg made excuses for not making weight and demanded she be let out of her contract so she could fight in Invicta. Cyborg was coming off a year long steroid suspension and the UFC started seriously testing fighters for drug use. After she left the UFC she promptly put on 15 lbs of lean muscle and started beating up 135ers again.
Happy womens day