7 Predictions For Ronda Rousey's UFC Return
5. She'll Be Looking To Finish Via Arm Bar
Once the fight is on the ground - well, what happens next is obvious: Rousey's patented arm-bar.
Now, Amanda Nunes is no slouch in any aspect of MMA. She's a black belt in jiu-jitsu, so she's clearly comfortable on the ground, fighting off her back.
That shouldn't matter much however. When Rousey is at the top of her game, her transition from taking the fight to the mat to locking in the arm bar is nearly flawless. In general, her fights are over so quick at that point that opponents don't really have time to defend or attempt a submission of their own.
How quick is she? Six of nine wins by arm bar came in less than a minute, and many of those took less than thirty seconds. When a fight is over that quick, opponents often don't know what hit them. In fact, until Conor McGregor floored former featherweight champ Jose Aldo in 13 seconds, Rousey held the record for fastest title fight win at 14 seconds. By arm bar, of course.
This will be Rousey's key to victory. And it is possible: Nunes has exactly one loss by submission. An arm bar. In her very first pro fight.