MMA can be so cruel.
EA Sports recently picked a cover for its EA Sports UFC 2 video game, and probably figured it was in good hands with Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey, two UFC champions who dominated their weight classes and rose to combat sports superstardom along the way.
Then the world watched as McGregor surrendered to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, not long after Rousey got mummified by Holly Holm at UFC 193. The timing could not have been worse, as "Rowdy" was in no shape to rebound after her loss to "The Preacher's Daughter," while "Notorious" is just a few days removed from his short night in "Sin City.