Ronda Rousey is an American actress, professional wrestler, former judoka, and mixed martial artist. Her time spent with the WWE and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is what made her most famous.
Dana White is well-known for declaring that women will never compete in the UFC.
Before “Rowdy” came along, she changed his mind and paved the way for female fighters worldwide.
This week, Ronda Rousey declared that she will no longer attend UFC events because she knows she will be jeered on sight when she returns to an arena. Before Holly Holm ended Rousey’s dominance in 2015 with a head kick and punches, she had won 12 straight MMA bouts, half of which were championship matches in the UFC women’s bantamweight division. Unable to recover from that setback, Rousey fell to Amanda Nunes twice in 2016 and was never seen inside the Octagon again.
Why Does Ronda Rousey Feel Like She Has Become A Villain For The MMA Community?
The American, who later rose to fame in the WWE, accuses the media of presenting her in a way that would make a UFC event appearance unwelcome.
Before and during Rousey’s second and final career defeat to Nunes, she was free to speak with the media and kept quiet—a privilege rarely granted to a UFC fighter. According to her new book, Our Fight, Rousey thought that stretch resulted in unfair treatment and criticism from the media. In a recent podcast interview with Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes, she elaborated on why she avoided the UFC.
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Rousey said: “Everything that could be said that was negative was said, and I feel really vilified by MMA media at this point and not welcome back, which is why I haven’t gone to a UFC fight since [losing to Nunes in 2016, and then retiring].” she also added, “I’m pretty sure if I walked into the arena, I’d be booed. That’s how it feels.”
Without a doubt, Rousey is one of the most significant individuals in MMA history. One of the few UFC-related events Rousey has attended after retiring from mixed martial arts is the 2018 UFC Hall of Fame induction, which she earned for her pioneering work as a woman in combat sports.
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