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Ronda Rousey
Becoming the UFC’s inaugural women’s champion.
Olympic bronze · First UFC women’s bout
- Born
- 1 February 1987
- Birthplace
- Riverside, United States
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Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is an American combat-sports athlete who moved from Olympic judo to MMA and professional wrestling.
Early life
Judo family
Her mother AnnMaria De Mars was a world judo champion.
Early training
Began judo with her mother at eleven and reached the Olympics at seventeen.
Career
- 2004–2008
International judo
Competed at two Olympics and won a Beijing bronze.
- 2011–2016
Mixed martial arts
Won Strikeforce and UFC bantamweight titles.
- 2018 onward
Professional wrestling
Joined WWE and won its women’s championships.
Achievements
Olympic bronze
Became the first American woman to win an Olympic judo medal in a medal event.
First UFC women’s bout
Defended the bantamweight title against Liz Carmouche.
WrestleMania main event
Joined the first women’s match to headline WrestleMania.
Beyond fighting
Writing
Published My Fight / Your Fight in 2015.
Film
Appeared in The Expendables 3 and Furious 7.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Shared Account. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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