r/judo • u/Unusual_Boss_968 • Jun 07 '25
Judo x MMA Kayla Harrison Vs Ronda Rousey
https://youtu.be/WdZWyWgIaJk10
u/Expert-Guard-7990 Jun 07 '25
oh I didnt knew they fought. Ronda was really good during her peak.
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u/Guuichy_Chiclin Jun 08 '25
She was the greatest, if only she knew how to take a loss.
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u/Few_Fishing232 Jun 08 '25
She wasn’t the greatest
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u/Guuichy_Chiclin Jun 08 '25
At that point in time, in MMA, representing Judo, she sure was. If the world didn't put her on a pedestal maybe she wouldn't have chickened out when she lost.
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u/Few_Fishing232 Jun 09 '25
She didn’t have the boxing or stand up skills. She was a one trick pony and the standard improved
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u/Southern-Drawing7194 16d ago
It wasn't only the improving standard. Holly Holm took her out with ease, and there's no version of Amanda Nunez that would lose to Ronda. Miesha Tate was much closer to beating her up on the feet than people remember. She just didn't seem to notice that Ronda really felt those strikes.
She was the nr1 p4p female fighter, no doubt. But mostly because we didn't know better.
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u/obi-wan-quixote Jun 07 '25
I had no idea they were even in the same weight class. I thought Kayla was at least a class up
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u/eVility1 nidan Jun 07 '25
I am acquaintances with one of her Judo coaches. Kayla went up a class because Ronda was in the class she was in. So they wouldn’t compete against each other.
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u/obi-wan-quixote Jun 07 '25
Oh that’s interesting. Had no idea
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u/genericname1776 ikkyu Jun 08 '25
I remember an interview with Jimmy Pedro about what's best for the athlete where he said this. It would've been super difficult and unhealthy for Kayla to drop down and they didn't want two athletes in the same division if they could help it, so he told her to start lifting weights and eating enough to bulk up. It made me happy that he considered what was best for the athlete. It's my understanding that's not always the case in Olympic sports.
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u/chaos_magician_ Jun 11 '25
There was a group of 4 of us at our dojo that all grew up fighting close to the same weight class, frequently 2 or 3 every month competing against each other. More than once we all fought the same category, but only once was it just the 4 of us.
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u/Exploreradzman Jun 08 '25
This was back in the day when straight out leg grabs were allowed in IJF competitions.
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u/Just_Being_500 nidan Jun 09 '25
The age difference here in their teenage years makes a huge difference
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u/Few_Fishing232 Jun 08 '25
Kayla would have destroyed her in the Octagon, she’s far better in the feet than Ronda, plus she’s got a massive weight and strength advantage. Kayla destroyed Holly who knocked out Ronda.
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u/Due_Objective_ Jun 07 '25
What you're watching is an 18 year old Ronda fighting a 15 year old Kayla. So don't draw too many conclusions from one Judo match.