Having been at this job for many years now, I have seen plenty of Bully Ray takes that have made me stop in my tracks and ponder just what on earth what he going on about. That said, the only time a Bully Ray opinion has left me as confused as this one he has on Jacob Fatu was when he rage quitted on the Wyatt Sicks eating at Whataburger right after their debut. Let’s reiterate; over the past couple of days, Fatu all but defeated Roman Reigns to win a World Title, got his heat back immediately afterward, left Reigns and his goon squad laying to close out “Raw.” And I am supposed to sit here and think that he’s in a bad spot?!

Normally this would be the part where I’d try to see where Bully was coming from, but I can’t; there is no other way to see what’s going on and suggest anything other than Jacob Fatu being in a really, really good position right now. Roman Reigns is the biggest star in WWE last I checked, and Fatu isn’t just hanging with him, but he’s besting him time and time again other than in winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Sure, I would not expect him to beat Reigns in this feud, and the follow up could be a spot where WWE very easily drops the ball with Fatu. But right now, at this very moment? Jacob Fatu doesn’t just look good; he looks great. And I don’t think the crowd reacting to him either way changes that as long as they are reacting. The fact that they are, and the fact that Fatu’s been booked as strong as he is tells me this is working. How anyone could suggest otherwise is beyond me.

The highly anticipated fight between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano takes place this Saturday on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. It will mark the first fight of Rousey’s career in nearly ten years, while Carano hasn’t been in an MMA fight since 2009, but the two women are arguably the biggest names in the history of women’s MMA, making it a dream bout for long-time fight fans. 

Someone who knows the weight of the bout is Rousey herself, who stated in a recent interview with Complex that she understands the expectations surrounding the fight and event, but knows that she and Carano can deliver something special. “I mean there’s big expectations. I’m expecting this to be the most viewed MMA fight of all time. It’s the first MMA fight on Netflix, and we’ve got the biggest stars in the sport, and Gina is my dream fight. She’s the only person I would come back to fight for, and she’s the whole reason why I got into fighting in the first place.”

The event is being hosted by Jake Paul’s MVP organization, marking the first time the boxer is hosting an all-MMA event, but as far as getting the fight going, it was Rousey who spear-headed the idea after getting some inspiration from her opponent, and an old boxing legend. “I was sitting in an office chair nine months pregnant, and I saw a video of Gina giving an interview and there was a lot of things that kind of led up to me being primed for this. I think a big thing was Mike Tyson making his comeback at nearly 60 being the most viewed combat sports event of all time, and so I kind of put it in my mind that like that wasn’t a nostalgia-fest, that was people missed something that he brought.”

Please credit “Complex” when using quotes from this article, and give a H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.