“Ronda is brilliant!” As the former UFC champion knew what Ronda Rousey was up to after retiring from UFC

One of the biggest names in wrestling and mixed martial arts history, Ronda Rousey is currently under contract WWE on smackdown. Ronda Rousey is the daughter of the first American judo world champion AnnMaria De Mars and was one of the reasons for her to follow her mother and become a judoka herself. At the age of eleven, Rousey began her journey in judo, where she trained with her mother for two years. At 17, Ronda was the youngest judoka to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In 2004 she also won the gold medal at the Junior Judo World Championships.

At the age of 21, Rousey decided to retire from judo and, after becoming interested in mixed martial arts, began training jiu jitsu under various coaches. Rousey, as an amateur, defeated Hayden Munoz in her debut match in MMA in 2010, winning the match in 23 seconds. Ronda made her professional MMA debut at King of the Cage: Turning Point where she faced Ediane Gomes and knocked her out in just 25 seconds. Within a year of her debut, it was clear to everyone that Ronda Rousey was going to be the next big thing in MMA.

In 2012, Ronda Rousey signed with the UFC, becoming the first fighter to sign on promotion. At a pre-game UFC press conference on Fox, it was stated that Rousey was the first UFC women’s bantamweight champion of the world. Rousey made her debut at UFC 157 where she defended her title against Liz Carmouche where she defeated her in the first round to retain the title. Ronda Rousey held the women’s bantamweight title for more than three years, destroying everyone in her path.

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Ronda Rousey signed with WWE after her UFC days

In November 2015, Rousey was ready to defend her title against Holly Holm and in an epic encounter, Rousey was KO’d by Hokm, ending her epic title reign. After the loss, Ronda Rousey decided to unofficially retire from MMA and has since been inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018.

During her absence from UFC, Rousey decided to pursue a career in professional wrestling and has been seen competing in WWE Premium live events. At Wrestlemania 31, Rousey made her presence felt in WWE after defeating Stephanie McMahon. Rousey officially signed with WWE in 2018 after appearing at Royal Rumble that year. She later became the WWE Women’s Champion and was a long-time fan favorite.

In 2020, after Ronda Rousey was booed by the WWE fans, she ranted and called wrestling fans a fake, causing a lot of negative reactions towards Rousey from the fans. Daniel Cormier thought it was a clever play by Rousey and declared it to be one of the oldest tricks in the world, speaking on Ariel Helwani’s show:

“I think Ronda saw what happened to her. Ronda was full of cheers and for no reason they suddenly booed her. She now benefits from this. Ronda is like ‘Oh! I’ll be the bad guy when I come back and you’re gonna really hate me.” That’s what I think is happening right now. And Ronda is brilliant! It’s a genius! It’s the oldest trick in the game and she pulled it off perfectly.”

Ronda Rousey recently lost her Smackdown Women’s Championship to Liv Morgan after the latter bagged a vulnerable champion in her MITB briefcase.

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