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Re:Ronda Rousey fights like a statistical outlier by petegrif on Sunday August 02, 2015 @07:36PM (#9992955)
She would have no chance of getting a male fighter to tap out with an armbar. All male fighters know how to defend against an armbar and they are so much stronger she'd never keep one on against a male opponent.
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Re:Ronda Rousey fights like a statistical outlier by chrisherring on Monday August 03, 2015 @12:34AM (#9993820)
Getting a pro male fighter in an armbar would be unlikely for Rousey however if she got in position I wouldn't bet against her. An armbar works on the principle of leverage, in this case the bicep muscle vs the same muscles used in a deadlift. If Rousey had a male fighter in an armbar the strength difference is not going to be the deciding factor. Also all fighters know how to defend an armbar, RNC, triangle etc yet they still tap to them.
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Re:Ronda Rousey fights like a statistical outlier by vehementi on Sunday August 02, 2015 @11:22PM (#9993578)
Really, an armbar is just a contest of strength and being 50%-100% stronger lets you brute force out of it?
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Re:Ronda Rousey fights like a statistical outlier by petegrif on Monday August 03, 2015 @12:14AM (#9993753)
No. It isn't just a 'contest of strength.' Leverage is very important which is why men can tap out other men. But a certain amount of strength can overcome mechanical advantage and men have that much more strength.
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