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Correia doesn't fear Rousey: 'The first punch will be to knock that mole off her face'

Ronda Rousey is a destructive, arm collecting beast who has run roughshod over every opponent she's ever stepped into the cage with.

Spending any time on the floor with Rousey is especially dangerous for a fighter's personal well being, which makes Bethe Correia's unwavering confidence leading up to her showdown with "Rowdy" at UFC 190 all the more impressive.

"I don't have any problems with going to the ground with her," Correia said at a Q & A prior to weigh ins for UFC Fight Night 67 on Friday afternoon, according to MMAFighting.com's Guilherme Cruz. "People think you will be submitted if you go to the ground with her. If I go down, I come back stronger. I walk straight forward and get better. I grow in situations like that. Pressure makes me wake up.

"I believe I can beat Ronda," she continued. "I have a good team around me, good jiu-jitsu and judo trainers, a good team working on my striking, and I will be able to defend her armbars. I won't fall into her game and make the same mistakes the other fighters who fought her before did. I will make her fight my fight."

In fact, Correia was weirdly specific about where she was hoping to punch Rousey in the face, targeting the mole under the champions eye.

"I will only need two punches to beat her," Correia said. "The first punch will be to knock that mole off her face. I want to take that mole out of there. And the second punch will be to knock her out. I need two punches.

"Nobody ever fought for a world title in three years as MMA fighter. I did in three years what people do in an entire life. It wasn't easy, but it was worth it."

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