5 Main Card Predictions For UFC 175

2. Ronda Rousey (C) vs. Alexis Davis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM2E3oWBNWk Weight Class: Bantamweight I want to find a way for Alexis Davis (16-5) to win this bout. I really do. Ronda Rousey (9-0) is the most imposing, impressive fighter in the UFC's women's bantamweight division, but I've never been sold on her personality. Plus, she beat Miesha Tate twice, and I'm a huge Cupcake fan. So I really, really want Davis to pull off the upset here. The problem is, I just don't see how. Davis is on a 5-fight win streak, and has won all of her Invicta and UFC fights. She hasn't lost since a March 2012 loss to Sarah Kaufman in Strikeforce, a decision, and she hasn't been stopped since 2009. A jiu-jitsu fighter with two black belts (in Japanese and Brazilian jiu-jitsu), she has seven submissions to just two TKO wins on her record. And no matter what, I really can't see how she beats a Rousey arm-bar. So trade on the feet, you say? Well Rousey has showed much improved striking of late, so that may not be a good idea either. Eight of Rousey's nine wins have come by way of arm-bar; her last win, over Sara McMann, was her first TKO. I expect Rousey to go back to her reliable trademark when push comes to shove. Rousey via arm-bar in the first.
 
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.