Ronda Rousey: Fight vs. Bethe Correia will be a 'come to Jesus meeting'
Ronda Rousey discussed her next fight against Bethe Correia during an appearance on SI Now on Tuesday, saying it will be a "come to Jesus meeting" for Correia.
Rousey and Correia will fight Aug. 1 at UFC 190 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both fighters are undefeated, with Rousey most recently defeating Cat Zingano in 14 seconds at UFC 184 on Feb. 28 and Correia coming off a defeat of Shayna Baszler at UFC 177 last August.
Rousey, the subject of this week's Sports Illustrated cover story, said she doesn't plan on the fight against Correia being as short as her record-setting defeat of Zingano.
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"My mom says all the time that no one is easy until after you beat them, but to be honest, this fight has gotten pretty personal for me," Rousey said. Reports have suggested Correia gained the opportunity to fight Rousey for the women's bantamweight title by defeating Rousey's friends, Baszler and Jessamyn Duke, in her last two fights.
"When I finish fights quickly, that's really me at my most merciful. This chick, she's not just getting beaten, she's getting a learning. My dad would call it a 'come to Jesus meeting.' So I'm going all the way down to Brazil to have a 'come to Jesus meeting' with this chick. No, I'm not going to end it quickly. But not because I can't end it quickly, because I choose to."
GALLERY: CLASSIC PHOTOS OF RONDA ROUSEY
Classic Photos of Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey :: Jan. 23, 2016
Ronda Rousey :: Jan. 23, 2016
Ronda Rousey :: Jan. 23, 2016
Ronda Rousey :: January 2016
Ronda Rousey :: Nov. 14, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: Oct. 27, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: Oct. 27, 2015
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Ronda Rousey :: Oct. 16, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: Oct. 6, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: Sept. 17, 2015
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Ronda Rousey :: Aug. 4, 2015
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Ronda Rousey :: Aug. 1, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: July 15, 2015
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Ronda Rousey :: April 27, 2015
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Ronda Rousey :: March 23, 2015
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Ronda Rousey :: April 1, 2015
Ronda Rousey and the Rock :: March 29, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 29, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 29, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 26, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 24, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 24, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 20, 2015
Ronda Rousey and Bethe Correia:: March 20, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 20, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 20, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 20, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 14, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: March 10, 2015
Ronda Rousey :: February 2015
Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano :: February 2015
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Ronda Rousey :: February 2015
Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano :: February 2015
Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano :: February 2015
Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano :: February 2015
Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano :: February 2015
Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano :: February 2015
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Ronda Rousey :: February 2015
Ronda Rousey :: December 2014
Ronda Rousey :: November 2014
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Ronda Rousey :: November 2014
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Ronda Rousey :: July 2014
Ronda Rousey and Alexis Davis: July 2014
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Ronda Rousey :: May 2014
Ronda Rousey and Kellan Lutz :: May 2014
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Ronda Rousey :: April 2014
Ronda Rousey :: February 2014
Ronda Rousey :: February 2014
Ronda Rousey and Jimmy Kimmel:: December 2013
Ronda Rousey :: December 2013
Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate :: December 2013
Ronda Rousey and Josh Thomson :: July 2013
Ronda Rousey :: July 2013
Ronda Rousey :: March 2013
Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche :: February 2013
Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche :: February 2013
Ronda Rousey :: December 2012
Ronda Rousey :: October 2012
Ronda Rousey and Dana White: September 2012
Ronda Rousey and Sarah Kaufman :: August 2012
Ronda Rousey :: August 2012
Ronda Rousey :: July 2012
Ronda Rousey :: March 2012
Ronda Rousey :: March 2012
Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate :: March 2012
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Ronda Rousey :: October 2012
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Ronda Rousey :: November 2011
Ronda Rousey and Sarah D'Alelio :: August 2011
Ronda Rousey :: August 2011
Ronda Rousey and Sarah D'Alelio :: August 2011
Ronda Rousey :: April 2008
Ronda Rousey and Valerie Gotay: April 2008
Ronda Rousey and Annett Boehm: August 2008
Ronda Rousey :: August 2008
Ronda Rousey: 2007
Ronda Rousey :: April 2006
Ronda Rousey :: August 2004
Ronda Rousey :: June 2004
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