Schaub: Rousey would rag-doll McCall in a gi
Brendan Schaub: “If he put on a gi, [Ronda Rousey] would rag-doll him around the gym. [Ian McCall] would be surprised. I’ve seen her rag-doll bigger, very skilled fighters.
Ian McCall recently made waves when he said that Ronda Rousey wouldn’t beat any men in the bantamweight or flyweight division, and that he would be happy to put on the judo gi and toss Rousey on her head. Media, fans, and peers have argued that hypothetical situation of Rousey fighting a man, which will never happen, but when Brendan Schaub discussed the topic on his recent The Fighter and the Kid podcast, he took Rousey’s side:
UFC heavyweight and The Fighter and the Kid co-host Brendan Schaub has spent a lot of time with Rousey in the gym and couldn’t have disagreed more with McCall’s analysis of her abilities, during his latest podcast episode. According to the big man, he’s seen Ronda get plenty “Rowdy” with male fighters, on the mats.
“I like Ian. He’d be surprised,” Schaub began.
“If he put on a gi, Ronda would rag-doll him around the gym. He would be surprised. I’ve seen her rag-doll bigger, very skilled fighters. MMA, professional fighters. I’ve seen her destroy men. Fighters who were way bigger than him. She could definitely beat some of the 135ers in the UFC.”