How Hollywood came as a “NEMESIS” in Ronda Rousey’s UFC career?
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Ronda Rousey is one of the most decorated sporting icons of all-time. Obviously, we as humans have fairly unique identities and interest genres, on the other hand Rousey opted to fight vigilantly. Before even rising to prominence as a UFC megastar, she had represented the United States twice in Olympics as a Judoka.
The first one in Athens brought nothing but upset for her and after which she trained herself rigorously. Four years later in 2008, Ronda Rousey won a Bronze medal despite facing an early exit, as she got lucky with the repechage and secured a huge milestone for her name. At the immature age of 21, she decided to look forward Judo and leveled up the mark for entering the world of MMA.
Although she debuted as an amateur back in 2010, the place for which she’s made a name for herself, UFC, it took more than 2 years for her to make her first visit there. She was the first ever female fighter Dana White signed for his promotion in November 2012 and 3 months later, she made her first UFC Bantamweight Title defense at UFC 157 against Liz Carmouche during which she crumbled and had some hiccups initially, but ultimately retained her Championship.
Rousey then went on a unstoppable run as the Champion earning dominating knockout victories over her counterparts. After having several successful defenses, she fought Bethe Corriea at UFC 190 snatching a first round 34 second victory over Corriea.
As she continued her ascendency in the sport, different Hollywood offers came as a by-product of her growing popularity. In 2014, she did The Expandables 3, Furious 7 the next year in 2015 and although people knew she’s not a oscar-level actress, the depth in her name handed her those roles.
What followed Ronda Rousey after that heavy involvement in Hollywood?
In late 2015, Ronda Rousey was scheduled to have her next Championship defense against Holly Holm in November at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Prior to this bout, several fans questioned her approach towards UFC citing Rousey’s increased ventures on acting cameras and vanities.
While speaking to The New York Times, Rousey insisted upon the fact that Hollywood was never a distraction to her, even doing movies and having a packed schedule are something which helped her in completing up commitments and strive for more.
“People might think of it like I am being pulled in too many directions at once and so I can’t focus properly, but that’s not the case,” Rousey said. “The more I have going on and the more chaos there is, the better it is for me. Making movies, being super busy, that actually makes me fight better.”
But the aftermath of this interview saw Ronda Rousey suffer a devastating loss by the hands of Holm as the latter outclassed The Baddest Woman on the Planet with her hybrid technique and dominant display.
Rousey went into a state of mental depression after her loss where she even considered to commit suicide, thankfully she changed her mind. Her last ever match in UFC came on December 30 in 2016 against Amanda Nunes where Rousey lost again thus ending her career with them.
People till date accuse Ronda entering Hollywood as the major reason behind her UFC downfall as according to many, the former Bantanweight Champion became casual and complacent in her approach leading to her end.
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