Ronda Rousey’s UFC career saw her rise to become one of the sport’s biggest names. Her record stands at 12-2. However, her last two fights resulted in devastating knockout defeats.
Those defeats came against Holly Holm in 2015 and Amanda Nunes in 2016. Holm won via headkick against a huge underdog, and Nunes knocked Rousey out badly in 48 seconds. It’s perhaps no wonder Rousey wants a better ending in MMA.
Rousey’s Early MMA Dominance
Ronda Rousey burst onto the MMA scene with a series of rapid victories. She won her first four professional bouts in a combined time of just two minutes and 18 seconds. Each of those victories came via armbar submissions.
An armbar submission victory against Miesha Tate secured the Strikeforce bantamweight belt in just her fifth fight. She then headlined her first UFC card in 2013, beating Liz Carmouche by armbar submission.
Breaking Barriers in UFC and WWE
When UFC president Dana White said in 2011 that there would never be a woman in the UFC, Ronda Rousey took it as a personal challenge. After her success in Strikeforce, White could no longer ignore her.
Rousey joined the UFC and became one of the biggest sports stars in the world during a dominant championship reign, shattering the glass ceiling for women in the sport. Later she would join the WWE, where again she became champion and fought for equality for women in the organisation.
Future in MMA
Rousey has always been a pioneer. When she says the MVP-Netflix event could change the landscape of MMA and challenge the UFC’s dominance, it would take a brave person to bet against her.
WWE star and former UFC fighter CM Punk predicts Ronda Rousey to win via armbar. Creative.
Gina Carano says that this fight has “saved her life.”