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Ronda Rousey Net Worth, Biography, Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family

Ronda Jean Rousey is an American former mixed martial artist, judoka and professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in UFC and her stint as a WWE wrestler. Her longstanding nickname, “Rowdy”, was inherited from late professional wrestler Roddy Piper. In 2018, Rousey began a career in professional wrestling, signing a contract with WWE. She made her first appearance at the 2018 Royal Rumble.

She debuted at Wrestle Mania 34, and later won the Raw Women’s Championship. Her first WWE and professional wrestling title, at Summer Slam. Rousey is the only woman to win a championship in the UFC. And WWE, as well as the only woman to headline a pay-per-view event in both companies.

Ronda Rousey Early life

Ronda Jean Rousey was born in Riverside, California on February 1, 1987. The youngest of three daughters of AnnMaria De Mars and Ron Rousey, after whom she was named. Her mother, a decorated judoka, was the first American to win a World Judo Championship. Rousey is of English, Polish, and, through her maternal grandfather, Trinidadian and Venezuelan, ancestry.

For the first six years of her life. Rousey struggled with speech and could not form an intelligible sentence due to apraxia. A neurological childhood speech sound disorder. She was raised between Jamestown and Southern California. Retiring from her judo career at 21 and starting her MMA career at 22. When she realized that she did not want to spend her life in a conventional field of work.

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Ronda Rousey Education

Ronda Rousey was homeschooled for a part during her elementary school days. She attended the high school in Jamestown, North Dakota but dropped out before graduation. She later cleared her GED tests which certify her high school-level academic skills.

Ronda Rousey Early career

Rousey made her mixed martial arts debut as an amateur on August 6, 2010. She defeated Hayden Munoz by submission due to an armbar in 23 seconds.  Rousey faced Taylor Stratford in the Tuff-N-Uff tournament semi-finals on January 7, 2011. And won by technical submission due to an armbar in 24 seconds. She then announced plans to turn pro and was replaced in the tournament.

Rousey has a 3–0 record in amateur MMA competition. And the combined duration of all her amateur fights is under 2 minutes. She made her professional mixed martial arts debut on March 27, 2011, at King of the Cage. Rousey faced kickboxing champion Charmaine Tweet in an MMA bout at Hard Knocks Fighting Championship.

Ronda Rousey Olympic judo career

Rousey began judo with her mother at the age of 11. Rousey trained with her mother until she was 13, when she accidentally broke her mother’s wrist. At 17, Rousey was the youngest judoka to qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Rousey lost in her first match to silver medalist Claudia Heill in the 63 kg bracket. Also in 2004, Rousey won a gold medal at the World Junior Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

In April 2006, she became the first female U.S. judoka in nearly 10 years to win an A-Level tournament. As she went 5–0 to claim gold at the Birmingham World Cup in Great Britain. Later that year, the 19-year-old won the bronze medal at the Junior World Championships. Becoming the first U.S. athlete to win two Junior World medals.

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Undefeated UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey

Fighting Style

  • Grounds opponent with tosses and sweeps
  • Finishes fight with strikes or submissions
  • Top position – attacks with punches from side control
  • Rear position – Secures back mount and hurls head strikes
  • Uses signature armbar
  • Uses jabs, knees, and overhand rights while standing

Personal Trainer

Ronda Rousey has been trained by Gokor Chivichyan of the Hayastan MMA Academy. She joined the Glendale Fighting Club after retiring from Judo in 2008 at the age of 21. She is now being trained by Edmond Tarverdyan of the Glendale Fighting Club.

Ronda Rousey WWE wrestling career

Rousey is a professional wrestling fan. She, Shayna Baszler, Jessamyn Duke and Marina Shafir have dubbed themselves “The Four Horsewomen. A play on The Four Horsemen professional wrestling stable. With the blessing of members Ric Flair and Arn Anderson.

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Ronda Rousey in action during Raw Women’s Championship match

The Four Horsewomen were acknowledged on camera. And commentary as such, in the front row at WWE’s Summer Slam event in August 2014. The group also went backstage during the event, meeting Paul Heyman, among others. Rousey was interviewed by WWE.com that night; when asked if she, like Brock Lesnar, would cross over to wrestling, she replied “You never know. It was reported in 2017 that Rousey had signed with the WWE on a full-time basis. And had been training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando.

Ronda Rousey Measurements:

  • Height: 170 cm (5 ft 7)
  • Weight: 68 kg (150)
  • Breast size: 89 cm (35 inches)
  • Waist size: 63 cm (25 inches)
  • Hips: 86 cm (34 inches)
  • Feet size: 9 Us (39 Eur)
  • Dress Size: 6 US (36 Eur)
  • Eye Color: Gray
  • Hair Color: Blonde

Ronda Rousey Boyfriend

  1. Timothy DiGorrio (2012-2013) – After meeting the fellow martial artist, Timothy DiGorrio in 2012 in LA, California, Ronda started dating him. They were together for a year before calling it quits in 2013.
  2. Brendan Schaub (2013-2014) – From 2013 to 2014, she was romantically linked with the retired mixed martial artist, Brendan Schaub.
  3. Travis Browne (2015-Present) – Since 2015, she is dating the mixed martial artist, Travis Browne. Travis competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a heavyweight.
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Ronda Rousey, La’akea Makalapuaokalanipo Browne and Travis Browne

Ronda Rousey Film

Ronda Rousey has first appeared as Luna in the 2014 ensemble action film The Expendables. She has also played Kara in Furious(2015), and as herself in comedy-drama film Entourage (2015).

Ronda Rousey Brand Endorsements

Ronda Rousey has appeared in the TV commercial for Metro PCS phone in 2013. She has also appeared as ‘Insureon Protector’ for the Insurance agency Insureon. The mixed martial art champion was also signed by Reebok in 2014.

Ronda Rousey Net Worth

Ronda Rousey salary stands almost $2.1 million, per annum, through the lucrative contract she signed with the WWE in 2018. It should be noted that she is currently the highest-earning female WWE wrestler on the roster. The other top contract holders of the company from the women’s division reportedly pull around $3,50,000 as their base salary. So there’s a huge gap in paychecks for The Baddest Woman On The Planet.

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