No wonder she won: Ronda Rousey predicted how Cat Zingano would attack her
Fellow athletes and fight fans around the world were left marveling at Ronda Rousey after she submitted Cat Zingano in 14 seconds Saturday night at UFC 184.
But really, winning is a lot easier when you already know what your opponent is going to do.
In the days leading up to the fight, Rousey said she was preparing for Zingano to open the fight with a flying knee or something wild.
Lo and behold, on Saturday night, Zingano opened the fight with ... a flying knee.
Rousey was ready, and a few seconds later the fight was over.
"We were expecting that she might come out and do something flying at me right away," Rousey said, citing Zingano's reputation for slow starts.
"Cat Zingano didn't even give herself a chance," analyst Gilbert Melendez said after the fight.
By doing what your opponent publicly said she was preparing for? Yeah, that was a bad idea.
