Ronda Rousey UFC 207 Defeat - 7 Things We Learned

7. The Media Blackout Didn't Help

Leading in to UFC 207, Ronda Rousey was permitted a near total media blackout, something unprecedented in the UFC. Generally, fighters are expected to fulfill all media obligations, which includes press conferences, media scrums, open workouts, face offs, photo ops, interviews with the MMA media, and for the bigger stars, the talk show and late night circuit.

This past Summer, Conor McGregor was yanked from UFC 200 for missing a press conference. However, according to Dana White, Rousey had asked for the press blackout, and was given it because she had historically done more media than any other fighter, without really asking for anything in return.

So Rousey got special treatment. It was probably the right call, possibly a condition to lure her back into action. Unfortunately for Rousey, it didn't work. While she looked focused - and in the best shape of her fighting career - walking to the octagon, before long it became clear that Rousey had no business having her comeback fight against the reigning champ. Rousey was out-struck, overpowered, and outclassed. She looked out of place, and lost the fight by TKO in 48 seconds after ref Herb Dean waved off the fight.

She probably won't be doing media for a while.