Correia: I’m going to show that’s [Rousey’s] a farce
Bethe Correia: “I know what I need to do in there. She doesn’t trade punches. In 11 fights, she’s never really shown her boxing, so I’m going to go in there and box with her.”
Despite being undefeated in mixed martial arts, Bethe Correia is a gigantic underdog at UFC 190 versus Ronda Rousey, but the Brazilian believes she has the right game plan to beat her and take the UFC Women’s Bantamweight title:
They’ve built her up to be this invincible fighter from the United States that no one is going to be able to beat, Correia, the 32-year-old Brazilian challenger, tells USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie through an interpreter. I’m going to show that’s a farce, and I’m going to beat her.
Rousey, who won a bronze medal in judo at the 2008 Summer Olympics, has torn through her 11 previous opponents in an average time of just two minutes and 16 seconds per fight. She’s shown next to no vulnerabilities in that time, but Correia says she’ll be the first to expose Rousey’s flaws.
I believe in myself, Correia says. I’m going to go in there and beat her. I think I can overcome all her strong points. Her weaknesses? I’m not even worried about that. I know what I need to do in there. She doesn’t trade punches. In 11 fights, she’s never really shown her boxing, so I’m going to go in there and box with her.