Ronda Rousey breaks down her victories

"This one, I specifically wanted to knock her out."

A bitter foe in hostile territory didn't matter. Rousey's sharpened stand-up skills decided the bout, silencing the mouthy Brazilian in an arena that holds special meaning for the former Olympic judo fighter.

"This armbar I made up on the spot...I don't memorize moves, I just do what makes sense at the time. "

The well-prepared champion can also improvise, as she showed in producing a never-before-done maneuver to force the challenger's tapout.

"After the first punch, my thumb breaks. And then every single punch after that is on a broken thumb...and my knuckle [was] gone."

Could Rousey punch? Davis pressed the question, and was left unconscious by the answer.

"Her back has never been to the cage. So I knew that the second she got there, she'd revert to what was most comfortable."