Ronda Rousey – MMA fighter, wrestler, farmer and just a beauty
American Ronda Rousey can be called a cult figure of the UFC without exaggeration. It was she who made women's MMA fights popular and became the very first female champion. She defended the belt six times, then lost twice and retired from mixed martial arts to wrestling. She became a star there, too, because she just can't help but be the first.
Ronda Jean Rousey was born in 1987 in Riverside, California, USA. Her mother was an American judo champion and instilled in her daughter a love of wrestling from an early age. The girl was seriously engaged in judo and boxing, so she could easily fight back against the hooligans of her district.
Prior to Rousey's arrival in the big sport, Dana White did not intend to launch a women's division, but communication with Ronda radically changed his attitude towards women in this sport.
For women's mixed martial arts, Ronda Rousey has become like Conor McGregor for men's. If the Irishman brought thousands of guys to the UFC, then Rousey made this sport popular among women.
Ronda Rousey spent three years in the UFC and during this time defended the championship title six times. In between performances, the martial beauty starred in movies. She can be seen in the films "The Expendables 3", "Fast and Furious 7" and "22 Miles".
In 2015, when it seemed to everyone that she had no equal, Rhonda suffered a crushing defeat from Holly Holm. After a heavy knockout, performed by the foot, the champion recovered for six months. Once again entering the ring, Rousey was once again defeated, this time by Amanda Nunes and decided to leave the UFC.
The former champion switched to wrestling and was as successful in her new field as in mixed martial arts. The only difference is that Rousey did not take staged fights seriously and openly talked about it in almost every interview. Addressing the fans of this sport, she once said:
In April 2021, Rousey's contract with WWE ended and she announced that she was retiring. Now the UFC legend lives with her husband Travis Brown, also a former fighter, on a farm near Santa Monica in California.
After the end of her sports career, Rhonda completely changed her image and demeanor, and from an arrogant and aggressive socialite turned into a modest and hospitable farmer.
Rosie and her husband fundamentally refuse to buy something in stores or on the Internet, so as not to participate in the global circulation of money. All they need for life is provided by a farm where the couple keeps more than 30 animals. The family is supplied with electricity by solar panels and a wind generator, and water by an artesian well.
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