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I dont know, i think thats kind of the point, i'd argue, Tate and Schevchenko are ahead of her. Theres no stand out so it has to be Ronda, so why does Pena feel aggreived. Shes not Aldo, shes not Dillashaw.

She ranked 6th and has beaten one top 10 fighter.
Was reading that her point was that she had won 4 in a row whilst Ronda got brutally ko'd, quit the sport, then comes back straight to a title shot. I'm not sure if its personal or fighters are waking up to the fact that there is money to be made elsewhere
 

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Ronda took a year off.. i dont know what her medical suspension would have been but ive seen them up to 6 months for bad knock outs, if that was the case a 9 month break would be the norm. Even if her suspension was 3 months she still HAD to be out for around 6 months.

Pena is just jumping on the disgruntled band wagon. Rousey deserves the shot and she gets it.
 
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Was reading that her point was that she had won 4 in a row whilst Ronda got brutally ko'd, quit the sport, then comes back straight to a title shot. I'm not sure if its personal or fighters are waking up to the fact that there is money to be made elsewhere
Yeh look 4 in a row is fine but not against a lot of quality, plus a stack of other points.

If she goes off and gets more money good for her, the more fighters that do it the better for them.
 
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It started as an omaplata and ended as a choke. Have seen it written on the web that it was similar to an Ezekiel choke, but don't have much knowledge of that particular choke. What it definitely is is submission of the year so far. My favourite sub in a fight since the Pace choke back around 2012.
 

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Probably has to fight someone ranked lower than him given the stoush with the UFC otherwise I would suggest Rothwell or Barnett. He holds a win over Rothwell and a loss to Barnett.

Amazingly for a guiy with this record in such a shallow division he hasn't actually fought that many dudes around the mark, no Arlovski and no Browne on his record? Heaps of potential opponents around his ranking if the UFC wants.
 
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