Ronda Rousey News

Russell Ess - May 11, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has not fought in the Octagon since losing her championship belt to Holly Holm at UFC 193 back in November. While Rousey has stated that she had an interest in fighting in the big New York card at the Madison Square Garden at UFC 205 later this year, UFC President Dana White is still unsure when “Rowdy” will step back into the Octagon.

bjpenndotcom - May 5, 2016

Back at UFC 194, Holly Holm put on one of the most spectacular performances in the history of the UFC as she dominated Ronda Rousey for nearly 2 rounds en route to a 2nd round KO win. While nearly the entire UFC roster congratulated Holm on the impressive performance, Ronda Rousey didn’t hesitate from calling out Paige VanZant for congratulating Holm.

Russell Ess - May 2, 2016

https://youtu.be/_KITGy4VX50 Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was seen back in training on the sands of Venice Beach recently.

Russell Ess - April 29, 2016

If you have tried it, you know how creepy and funny face swaps are. Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey could not stop laughing in her face swap she did with Invicta fighter, Marina Shafir.

bjpenndotcom - April 26, 2016

At UFC 193, Ronda Rousey was handed the first loss of her professional MMA career at the hands of Holly Holm in the form of a 2nd round head kick KO. Some time after the loss, Rousey explained that she briefly felt suicidal while backstage after the loss.

Russell Ess - April 21, 2016

It was revealed this week that Ronda Rousey, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion made it on Time Magazine’s 2016 list of “100 Most Influential People.” Rousey is the only MMA fighter to make Time’s prestigious list.

Russell Ess - April 21, 2016

Just a single star from the UFC shines amongst the rest of Time Magazine’s prestigious list of “100 Most Influential People.” Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is the lone MMA fighter to make it on the list in the Icon category where she is shoulder to shoulder with other names such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Adele, Nicki Minaj and Usain Bolt.

Chris Taylor - April 20, 2016

According to a report from MMA personality ‘Front Row Brian’, UFC President Dana White met with former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey yesterday in San Francisco. According to the report White and Rousey were meeting with World Gaming executive Neil Duffy.

Russell Ess - April 15, 2016

The talk of a superfight between Ronda Rousey and Cris “Cyborg” Justino have been rumbling for a long time. After Rousey lost the UFC women’s bantamweight title to Holly Holm at UFC 193 back in November, many may have thought the allure of the superfight was lost.

bjpenndotcom - April 14, 2016

On Thursday afternoon New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill officially legalizing MMA in New York. This led to the UFC promptly announcing that their inaugural event in New York would go down on November 12th. UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta revealed that UFC 205 would be the inaugural event at the Madison Square Garden, and that there is a possibility of Ronda Rousey returning to the Octagon for the event.

bjpenndotcom - April 13, 2016

Holly Holm, like many, was shocked to find out that the UFC had opted to not book a rematch between herself and Miesha Tate for UFC 200 after their close fight in the co-main event of UFC 196. Holm’s camp accused Tate of declining a rematch with Holm in order to take an easier fight by agreeing to fight Amanda Nunes. Tate’s camp responded by revealing that a rematch with Holm was never on the table.

Russell Ess - April 12, 2016

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and NFL star Odell Beckham Jr. have been featured in a series called “Face 2 Face” by Draft Kings where the two interview one another and give some humorous insight on some of the random things going on in their lives and break down some hypothetical questions. One question that came up was, what animal they identify with the most and “Rowdy” claimed that if she had to be an animal, she would be a dolphin.

bjpenndotcom - March 25, 2016

Going into UFC 193 in Australia, Ronda Rousey’s confidence was at an all-time high. While many praised Rousey for her confidence, she caught quite a bit of criticism post-fight for what many believed to be overconfidence leading up to the fight. As everyone now knows, Rousey was knocked stiff by a second round head kick from Holm. Rousey spoke to Inside Halton to discuss the loss in a different manner than she has in past interviews:

bjpenndotcom - March 23, 2016

Late Tuesday afternoon it was revealed that a bill was passed by New York assembly that saw a bill legalizing MMA passed. The bill now moves to the desk of Governor Andrew Cuomo, who in the past has expressed his interest in signing the bill. This is a big win for the sport of MMA, and for ZUFFA, who has been trying to hold an event at the famed Madison Square Garden for quite some time now.

bjpenndotcom - March 17, 2016

Since re-emerging in the media following her UFC 193 KO loss to Holly Holm, former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been her upbeat self.

bjpenndotcom - March 16, 2016

Ronda Rousey lost her belt to Holly Holm last November and went on a social media semi-blackout after her loss. She is now making her way back into the limelight with appearances on Saturday Night Live and returning full swing to the internet. She broke her own news via social media that she can again eat apples.

Chris Taylor - March 12, 2016

UFC bantamweight contender Bryan Caraway believes that current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey receive special privileges from UFC officials. According to “Kid Lightning”, the people who can “pull strings” in the UFC are the promotions president Dana White and current UFC superstars Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey. His words to MMAJunkie:

Chris Taylor - March 12, 2016

UFC bantamweight contender Bryan Caraway does not believe former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey should receive an immediate title shot when she returns to the UFC octagon. According to “Kid Lightning”, it is not fair to have Rousey fight for the title while coming off of a loss, when other girls like Amanda Nunes have put together solid win streaks of their own: