The widely anticipated match between UFC Bantamweight Champ Ronda Rousey against Bethe Correia has been gaining steam since the first day it was announced. While "Rowdy" is easily pegged as the favorite in the UFC 190 battle, it appears that Correia is not the least bit rattled by this news.
"They've built her up to be this invincible fighter from the United States that no one is going to be able to beat," shared the 32-year-old Brazilian UFC fighter, according to MMA Junkie through an interpreter. Correia went on to say that the upcoming UFC 190 will be the platform to expose Rousey, claiming that the champ's image is nothing more than a "farce."
Correia confidently stated, "I believe in myself." She added, "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."
With all this bravado from Correia's camp, it looks like Rousey is not even bothered by the threats of her upcoming UFC 190 opponent. In fact, the UFC Bantamweight champ is now eyeing her next match with former champ Miesha Tate - a fight that could only take place if Rowdy manages to take out Correia off her track. From the manner by which she talked about her future plans, however, Rousey does not seem to see any change of hands with regard the title anytime soon.
"Here's pretty much the plan," disclosed Rousey to Fox Sports, referring to her future projects in the next months. She shared, "I'm going to beat up Bethe, then I'm going to take a couple of weeks to rest, and then I'm going to go beat up Miesha, and then I'm going to go to like Thailand or wherever we decide to film ("Mile 22") and prep for like a month, and then start filming for like eight to 10 weeks, and then go beat up the next chick." With this in mind, Rousey seems to be eyeing a fairly busy schedule in the foreseeable future.
Recent reports revealed that Tate, the former UFC Bantamweight champ whom Rousey beat twice in 2012 and 2013, is angling for yet another shot at taking back the title. With regard this wish, Rowdy seems to be just as excited and even noted that Tate has always been someone she respected and admired. With a third match possibly scheduled just weeks following her stint at UFC 190 against Correia, however, Rousey pointed out that such may be the last time she'll agree to defending the title against Tate - that is, if she still comes out as the titleholder after both fights.
