You can now get odds on Ronda Rousey fighting a man in the UFC - and they're not that long

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RONDA ROUSEY IS the talk of the MMA world at the moment after she maintained her undefeated record with ease last Saturday.

Rousey retained her UFC women’s bantamweight title with a submission of Cat Zingano — a fight which lasted all of 14 seconds.

The 28-year-old former Olympic medallist has yet to taste defeat since swapping judo for MMA in 2010, and the UFC are struggling to find a contender to provide her with a credible challenge.

Rousey has taken 10 of her 11 professional victories inside the first round, while her last three UFC bouts have lasted a total of 96 seconds.

UFC commentator Joe Rogan has suggested that Rousey “might be able to beat 50 percent” of the UFC men’s bantamweight division — i.e. she’s not bad for a girl, right? Joe intended it as a compliment, but it does seem like a patronising and pointless remark.

Nevertheless, US bookmaker Bovada is now offering odds of 26-1 on Rousey fighting a male in a UFC-sanctioned match before 31 December, 2016.

But with male versus female bouts illegal in all regulated territories where the UFC stages events, it’s a very unlikely — and quite frankly, ridiculous — prospect.

This week, MMA reporter Aaron Tru told Rousey that she didn’t have enough strength to compete with a man. In case you hadn’t already guessed, it didn’t end well for Aaron.

So apparently it’s not a good idea to ruffle the feathers of an Olympic judo medallist and undefeated UFC champion. You learn something new every day.

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