Ronda’s WWE debut was as dramatic as it gets. She was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2018.
Fight of the Night.ĭefended theUFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Performance of the Night.ĭefended theUFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Lost the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. She was unbeaten till she subsequently lost to Holly Holmes.įor the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Ronda had a record-setting championship reign as the UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. UFC President Dana White himself officially announced Rousey to be the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion. Ronda Rousey become the first female fighter to sign with the UFC in November 2012. In July 2012, Rousey officially enlisted former undefeated boxing and kickboxing champion Lucia Rijker as her striking coach. At the beginning stages of career in mixed martial arts, she was managed by Darin Harvey of Fight Tribe MMA.
Rousey has also trained alongside the likes of Romanian Leo Frîncu and Gene Lebell, and with Team Hayastan fighters such as Manny Gamburyan, Karen Darabedyan, Karo Parisyan and Sako Chivitchian. At the Olympic Training Center her coach was Jimmy Pedro. Before which she used to train at the Olympic Training Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Rousey received her training from Gokor Chivichyan of the Hayastan MMA Academy, and Edmond Tarverdyan of the Glendale Fighting Club. at the Summer Olympics, 2008, Rousey became the first U.S. She finally suffered her first defeat at the hands of Holly Holm. Ronda had an unbelievable undefeated streak winning nine of her eleven fights by armbar. She is the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, as well as the last Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. She was born on February 1, 1987, in Riverside County, California. She is currently signed to WWE on their Raw brand. Ronda Jean Rousey is an American mixed martial artist, judoka and actress.