Why Ronda Rousey's Time Is Already Up

Publish date: 2024-03-18

Since she first rose to popularity in 2013, Rousey has become quite the controversial figure on the mixed martial arts circuit. Oftentimes, she's been accused of poor sportsmanship. Take, for example, the lead-up to her now-loss to Holm. Posting to Instagram the night before their match, Rousey wrote to Holm, "Fake a*** cheap shooting fake respect fake humility b****...You're getting your a** kicked tomorrow, and I'm really going to enjoy the beating I give you." Yeah, about that, Ronda.

Her views on women, violence, and trans athletes, meanwhile, have been called into question on numerous occasions, leading publications like Salon to publish headlines like "Since when is Ronda Rousey a role model?" If that wasn't enough, she's also engaged in a number of high-profile feuds, most famously with boxer Floyd Mayweather, with whom she's had words on numerous occasions. "I think I actually make two to three times more than he does per second ... so when he learns to read and write, he can text me," she told TMZ in 2015. Sure, fighting is part of the sport, but, c'mon. Keep it in the ring.

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