“Her story was great for promotion,” Chael Sonnen reflects back on WWE superstar Ronda Rousey’s UFC career
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MMA Legend Chael Sonnen is definitely fond of great fighters but has a special place in his mind for fighters who figured out how to draw attention and prove their worth in their stardom. First female UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey is definitely one of those people. If you were a fan of the sport before the rise of UFC megastar Conor McGregor, chances are you started watching MMA because of Rousey’s aura as the invincible bantamweight world champion who was throwing off her opponents left and right for submission and even knocking some out!
Rousey has many historical achievements that make her the first woman to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. She was the last Strikeforce champion at bantamweight which led her to become the first female UFC champion. She was one of the first two women to headline a UFC numbered PPV event. And finally, Rousey had a record for the most title defences (6) in all of women’s UFC history which lasted for 7 years until it was broken by current flyweight queen Valentina Shevchenko.
Chael Sonnen encourages his audience to study Ronda Rousey’s career
Rousey retired back in 2016 with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses and a 100% finish rate. Rousey was eventually the first female UFC megastar. Chael Sonnen talks about Rousey’s career from a different point of view, from the point of media presence and majorly reacted to sports journalist Ariel Helwani calling out Rousey as the most overhyped fighter in the UFC.
“The story of Ronda was a great one for the promotion,” said Chael Sonnen “I can remember the times when the boss came out and said this is the biggest star in the sport… There was an incredible career, one I wish that I had, one that you would wish that you had… Study it and try to figure out how did it happen,” concluded Sonnen.
Rousey, the former Olympic bronze medalist and the former UFC champion are now a WWE Superstar who also became one of the first three women to headline a Wrestlemania. Rousey’s career is full of situations where she was present to seize the opportunity at the right time and perhaps that’s one capability that separates the heroes of the masses from those that were unsung in the sports world. Where do you put Rousey amongst the greatest female athletes of all time?
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