Ronda Rousey News

Tom Taylor - September 30, 2019

Ben Askren recently had his first taste of defeat as a pro mixed martial artist. This bitter dish was served up by Jorge Masvidal, who finished the pair’s UFC 239 fight with a flying knee knockout in just five seconds. While it’s hard to imagine a more brutal way to lose, Askren has been extremely open about this setback. That, he says, is by design. He feels anything else would have been counterproductive, and he points to the career-ending losses of Ronda Rousey as proof of that.

Tom Taylor - September 9, 2019

Ronda Rousey is currently retired from MMA, and UFC commentator Joe Rogan doesn’t believe that will change. Speaking on the latest Joe Rogan Experience Fight Companion podcast, BJJ specialist Eddie Bravo asked Rogan if he expects to ever see Rousey back in the Octagon.

Adam D Martin - September 1, 2019

Women’s MMA trailblazer Ronda Rousey offered praise for the performance of new UFC strawweight champion Weili Zhang in the main event of UFC China. The long-time UFC women’s bantamweight champion took to her Instagram to post a congratulatory message to Zhang, who needed just 42 seconds to finish Jessica Andrade and become the new champ at 115lbs.

Chris Taylor - August 31, 2019

Weili Zhang became the first Chinese champion in UFC history earlier today in Shenzhen, this after scoring a 42-second TKO victory over Jessica Andrade. The sensational victory improved Zhang’s current win streak to twenty in a row and immediately resulted in comparisons to women’s MMA icon Ronda Rousey.

Tom Taylor - August 22, 2019

At UFC Shenzhen, China’s Weili Zhang will attempt to wrest the UFC strawweight title from the waist of champion Jessica Andrade — and she’ll do so with women’s MMA trailblazer Ronda Rousey looking on proudly. Speaking on her official Instagram account, the former UFC bantamweight champ Rousey discussed the pride she feels seeing how far women’s MMA has come, and sent a special shoutout to Zhang.

Mike Heck - August 20, 2019

Ronda Rousey has competed in the Octagon, taken crazy bumps in a WWE ring, but she may have suffered her most gruesome injury yet last week while filming a television show in Mexico. According to a report from TMZ, the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion was filming for the “9-1-1” TV show, where she plays a Los Angeles fire fighter. She was shooting a scene where she supposed to slam a door.

Natasha Hooper - August 5, 2019

Amanda Nunes’ talent is undeniable. Dana White, Ariel Helwani and many others have dubbed her the greatest female fighter of all time. So why is it that Nunes’ popularity hasn’t experienced the same level of growth as her beaten opponents? And what does the future hold for the two-division champion? “The Lioness” has wiped out some of the fiercest competition. She is currently riding a 9 fight win streak and has finished over half her fights with first-round victories.  She is heralded by fighters and fans alike for her superior athleticism. Her MMA arsenal has overthrown top female fighters such as Valentina Shevchenko and Miesha Tate. However, the media spotlight has often glazed over the champion and shone a light on her former adversaries.

Cole Shelton - June 27, 2019

According to former UFC bantamweight champion, Miesha Tate, the career of Ronda Rousey is more desirable than that of Amanda Nunes. When Amanda Nunes beat Cris Cyborg at UFC 232, to become the featherweight and first female champ-champ, the consensus was that she was the greatest female fighter of all-time. And, she even admitted that herself.

Cole Shelton - May 13, 2019

Ronda Rousey has done a lot in her combat sports career. She competed in the Olympics, she was the first ever female UFC champion, she headlined UFC pay-per-views, and then she went to the WWE and took part in the first all-female Wrestlemania main event. While Wrestlemania was a big deal for Rousey, she says it doesn’t compare to her first UFC fight, in which she defended her title with a submission of Liz Carmouche. 

Tom Taylor - April 8, 2019

Last night, in the first-ever all-female WrestleMania main event, Ireland’s Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey to become the Smackdown and Raw champion. In an unsurprising twist, Irish UFC star Conor McGregor quickly took to social media to congratulate Lynch on her massive, history-making victory. McGregor also took this opportunity to once again hint as his own potential move to the WWE ring.

James Lynch - March 27, 2019

With Conor McGregor suggesting Monday night that he’s hanging up his gloves, another MMA superstar who retired from the sport is showing her support. Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey appeared on SportsCenter and showed her support for the former UFC two-division champion.

Tom Taylor - March 25, 2019

Ronda Rousey is still one of the biggest stars in MMA history. Very few fighters have realized the level of mainstream popularity that she has, and it’s unlikely that too many will do so in the future. In the eyes of some fans, however, rising flyweight contender Maycee Barber could well realize that same level of fame and success. Just don’t call Maycee Barber the next Ronda Rousey.

Chris Taylor - January 26, 2019

Ronda Rousey has responded to the recent rumors that she will be leaving the WWE after Wrestlemania in order to start a family. According to the reports, the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Rousey, was going to put Becky Lynch over at Wrestlemania so that she could step away from the WWE in order to start a family with her husband Travis Browne.

Tom Taylor - January 24, 2019

According to a report from Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Newsletter (via The Mac Life), Ronda Rousey could soon be parting ways with WWE. Though she has been tremendously successful in the pro wrestling organization, her contract could reportedly end after WrestleMania 35 on April 7. “There is a very good chance that Ronda Rousey will be finishing up with WWE at WrestleMania,” Meltzer reported. “If that’s the case, she would likely put Becky Lynch over more likely then Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania, given that would be what the fans would want.

Tom Taylor - December 23, 2018

When UFC women’s bantamweight champ Amanda Nunes steps into the cage with Cris Cyborg in the co-main event of UC 232 on December 29, she thinks it will be biggest fight of her career — bigger even than her late 2016 showdown with MMA superstar Ronda Rousey.

Tom Taylor - December 17, 2018

UFC welterweight star Colby Covington has long flirted with the idea of a move to the WWE ring, but these days, when he’s having an increasingly difficult time getting his long-desired title fight with Tyron Woodley, he’s finding a move to the pro wrestling world more appealing than ever. He’s spoken to his training partner Bobby Lashley, as well as other WWE stars like Ronda Rousey and Paul Heyman, and he’s heard that the organization treats its athletes with great respect.

Tom Taylor - November 15, 2018

Ronda Rousey’s UFC career is soundly in the rear-view, as she’s now firmly embedded as a member of the WWE roster. Even in this new role, however, she can not escape the toughest setback of her sporting career: the 2015 knockout loss to Holly Holm that ended her reign as UFC women’s bantamweight champ. Ronda Rousey, who is currently the Raw Women’s Champion, was supposed to meet current SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Becky Lynch in the ring at WWE’s Survivor Series pay-per-view is this Sunday. Unfortunately, Lynch was forced out of the match with a nose injury, and replaced by Charlotte Flair.

Tom Taylor - October 14, 2018

Pretty much everybody has an opinion on the wild, post-fight brawl that occurred shortly after Khabib Nurmagomedov submitted Conor McGregor in the UFC 229 main event last weekend. Former women’s bantamweight champion and current WWE star Ronda Rousey certainly does. In Rousey’s opinion, this post-fight brawl is the kind of thing the UFC should work hard to avoid in the future.