Dana White: Women Fighting in UFC ‘Absolutely Going to Happen’ Due to Ronda Rousey

White said he wants Rousey in the UFC because he considers her “the real deal.”

“Look, I know a lot of people are going to say we’re doing this because she’s pretty,” White said. “But [ex-Strikeforce star] Gina [Carano] was pretty, too. Ronda is a whole other story. She’s nasty. She’s a real fighter. She not only likes to win, she likes to finish. Think about this: Everyone she fights knows what is coming, that armbar of hers, and no one can stop it. They have a whole [expletive] training camp to prepare for that one move and nobody has been able to stop it yet.

“People who are nasty and technically sound and have that attitude, I love them. She’s an Olympic medalist and she’s got a great history, but she’s in the gym all the time. She’s a dude in a girl’s body. She loves to beat the [expletive] out of people and she’s serious about getting better. She’s not saying, ‘I’m the champ and I’ve beaten everyone in the first round,’ and taking a victory tour. She’s up there in Stockton working with the Diaz brothers, trying to get better.”

Rousey is expected to fight in January, though nothing has been announced. Two Strikeforce cards in a row have been canceled, leading to speculation about its future, though White declined to speak about it. White typically refuses to speak about Strikeforce to reporters.

Author: Kevin Iole

Award-winning veteran sportswriter Kevin Iole is the national boxing and mixed martial arts reporter for Yahoo! Sports. Kevin previously covered boxing for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and other publications, writing on some of the biggest names and bouts in the sport.

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