The fight was only 48 seconds long, but Ronda Rousey —- the now fallen former champion —- took a tremendous beating in a short period of time. The video and the photos show that. Here she is getting hammered and putting up no defense:
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https://twitter.com/BiIlionaires/status/815085836412878848
Here face was completely distorted when she took this punch:
Ronda Rousey suffers lightning-fast defeat https://t.co/7Gj9UpxqSS pic.twitter.com/Ryz4CGQVo7
— CNN (@CNN) December 31, 2016
In the end, she was cut up and in complete shock ...
Is this the last time we’ll see Ronda Rousey in the octagon? #UFC207 pic.twitter.com/2zEIbTnOJD
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 31, 2016
... and dejected
https://twitter.com/MarketingNetCo/status/815253218196328448
But, despite her own pain, she managed to comfort a distraught fan.
Ronda Rousey Hugs Fan in Despair After the Fight (PHOTO) https://t.co/sxxCTZNF7g
— TMZ (@TMZ) December 31, 2016
It isn't that she lost the fight, because even the greatest lose. It's that she so thoroughly lost, for the second time in a row. Holy Holm beat her so bad she was on medical suspension following their November 2015 bout. The only question left is whether Rousey thinks she has anything left, or whether she'll pursue her other interests.
