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Despite being caught in an early standing neck crank attempt from Carmouche, Rousey went on to successfully defend her Bantamweight Championship title, winning the fight at 4:49 into the first round by submission due to an armbar. Rousey won after Zingano tapped out 14 seconds into the first round. [105] She lost the fight via TKO due to punches at just 48 seconds into the first round.[106]. [32] Her Venezuelan grandfather was partly of Afro-Venezuelan descent and her Trinidadian maternal great-grandfather, Alfred E Waddell, was a doctor who emigrated to Canada and became one of the first black physicians in North America. [203], Rousey has discussed how she struggled with her body image in the past. [133] On February 25 at the Elimination Chamber pay–per–view, Rousey was involved in an in–ring altercation with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, after which she signed her contract (in storyline), thus making her a part of the Raw brand. On March 25, WWE announced Rousey's title defense against Lynch and Flair would be the main event of WrestleMania 35, making it the first women's match to close WrestleMania. Rousey trained mostly with males bigger than she was and often got frustrated and cried when she got thrown and could not throw somebody. But Ronda has her own opinion on this matter. THE QUEEN VS. With nine of her twelve wins taking place in under a minute, Ronda is considered one of MMA's biggest superstars. [205] Christopher Sabat, the English voice actor of Vegeta, jokingly replied in an interview, "She has seen my power level for what it is… She also scares me. "[71] The second installment of the special aired on August 15, 2012. The stoppage led to controversy, with some sports writers and attendants finding it premature. Rousey co-starred in The Expendables 3 (2014), marking her first role in a major motion picture. She did so against one of the most hyped fighters in the weight class, Maycee “The Future” Barber. Rousey lost in her first match to silver medalist Claudia Heill in the 63 kg bracket. [184] In February 2016 she appeared in body paint as one of three cover athletes on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. After winning her Olympic medal, Rousey shared a studio apartment with a roommate in Venice Beach, California and worked three jobs as a bartender and cocktail waitress to support herself and her dog. Lumumba Sayers [138] Her debut performance was widely praised by both fans and wrestling critics, with Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer noting that she "at no point looked out of her element, she was crisp in just about everything", calling her performance "one of the better pro wrestling debuts I've ever seen". According to Rousey, he then refused to let her leave as he was trying to explain, so she attacked his face with two punches, one more slap, one knee, then "tossed him aside on the kitchen floor." Early in the second round, Holm knocked Rousey out by a high kick, ending Rousey's three-year reign as champion. Rousey took part in the first women's fight in UFC history when she successfully defended her title against Liz Carmouche at UFC 157. According to the unified rules of mixed martial arts, either one of these utterances would still be a verbal submission. [123], The Four Horsewomen were acknowledged on camera and commentary as such, in the front row at WWE's SummerSlam event in August 2014. - “I look at one of the reasons MMA has become so successful and so popular is my team-mate Ronda,” says Harrison, who competed one weight class above Rousey during the Beijing Olympics. [117][118] She seldom stood side on with a set boxing stance, but would square up to the opponent, while still generating strong striking power, especially when near the fence, or clinching opponents with the left hand to close the distance. Rousey stated she never got as excited watching judo or any other sport. Once upon a time, it was suggested that she could be the “Ronda Rousey of Mexico.” Strong … [111][112][113] Rousey is right-handed, but is a left-handed judoka fighting in an orthodox stance as a striker. The longest event of the year was “UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal” in … When Rousey was three years old, her mother and father moved from Riverside, California, to Jamestown, North Dakota, to obtain intensive speech therapy with specialists at Minot State University. 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