The before and after of women in mixed martial arts has to be counted from Ronda Rousey.
Talking about the native of California set the tone in a sport that was only contemplated for men.
Competing and also winning was part of his vocabulary at an early age; He even started his sports career at age 11.
Ronda Rousey, the first UFC champion
Judo was the first discipline he practiced, thanks to the fact that his mother was a judoka, his greatest influence.
The perseverance brought her fruits and for 2004 Ronda participated in the Olympic Games in Athens, to which she arrived with only 17 years, thus being the youngest judoka to participate in the history of the summer joust.
However, the youth took its toll on him and in the first round he was eliminated from the contest, but the word revenge was on his mind.
Four years later, Rousey had her rematch in Beijing 2008, where she became the first American woman to win a medal in her discipline, earning bronze.
By 2010, mixed martial arts appeared on her path, a sport that changed her life and that catapulted her to be a world-class athlete.
His way of fighting, as well as the claw he printed in each fight, made the fans begin to follow her.
In his debut in the Octagon he faced Ediane Gomes; in fact, it was where her call of submission first appeared that years later led her to taste glory.
In 2012, she beat Miesha Tate, to become the Strikeforce champion.
UFC managers were amazed at her style, for this reason she became the first woman to sign a contract with the company.
The successes came, Ronda became the face of the company, was recognized throughout the world, to the extent of venturing into acting given her popularity.
Conquered WWE
However, sporting failure came to his career in 2015, when he lost to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes.
The frustration was such that the athlete thought of suicide; although, wrestling was an escape route.
For 2018 WWE announced her arrival at the company, where Ronda became champion of the women’s division.
The time to think about motherhood came and with it Rousey’s retirement from sports.
Today, she is retired, but looking at all the accomplishments she has made in an industry dedicated to recognizing male talent.
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