UFC 190: Rousey Blasts Through Correia in Rio
Ronda Rousey retained the UFC women’s bantamweight championship against Bethe Correia at UFC 190 on August 1, 2015. The event took place at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena, where the champion ended the main event by knockout in the opening round.
Rousey ends the title fight early
The quick finish gave Rousey another successful defense and denied Correia the championship in front of a Brazilian audience. Rousey’s result stood apart from several longer contests elsewhere on the card, turning the title fight into the evening’s sharpest championship statement.
Maurício ‘Shogun’ Rua and Antônio Rogério Nogueira supplied the co-main event. Their light heavyweight rematch went three rounds, with Rua winning a unanimous decision. Nogueira hurt him in the first round, but Rua survived and answered through the later stages. Their exchanges earned Fight of the Night honors.
Rua survives a veteran rematch
Stefan Struve defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira by decision in heavyweight action, while Antônio Silva stopped Soa Palelei in the second round. Cláudia Gadelha also won a decision against Jessica Aguilar, adding an important strawweight result to the main card.
On the preliminary card, Demian Maia submitted Neil Magny with a second-round rear-naked choke. Maia and Rousey earned performance bonuses for their finishes. The night therefore offered both rapid conclusions and extended veteran battles: Rousey kept her championship with striking, Rua won the rematch after overcoming trouble, and Maia demonstrated the finishing power of positional grappling. Those contrasting performances gave the Rio card a story well beyond its brief headliner.
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