Ronda Rousey is more than just a fighter

I’m not gay, but if I were, I would definitely be gay for Ronda Rousey.

Imagine me, a small little blonde girl, walking into a bar with my girlfriend, Ronda. If any dude tried to pick me up, my Ronda would, and could, beat the sh*t out of them. Think about this, ladies: Could and would your boyfriend do that? Probably not all of them, maybe some– ­but

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Ronda could, for sure.

To understand my love for Rousey, you have to know a little about her. Ronda was born with her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck and couldn’t speak coherently until she was 6. When interviewed on the Strikeforce match circuit, Rousey said, “My dad always told everybody that I was a sleeper – I was going to show everybody. I was going to win the Olympics, show the world. ­He died when I was 8.”

Rousey’s father, Ron Rousey, broke his back in a sledding accident with his daughters. Soon after, he committed suicide. AnnMarie De Mars, Ronda’s mom, said, “He didn’t want his kids’ last memories of him to be in a bed with a tube running in and out.” Ronda didn’t start as an MMA fighter – she actually began her athletic pursuit in swimming, then judo. After her father’s death and a move, she decided to quit swimming – a sport she and her dad enjoyed together. At the age of 11, she took up judo. Her mother, De Mars, was the first American woman to take home gold at the World Judo Championships, so it made sense.

With hard footsteps to follow, Rousey, indeed, made it onto the U.S. Olympic judo team – six years after starting. De Mars pointed out that fans and experts could really see how well Ronda was doing when they stopped calling her “AnnMarie’s daughter” and started calling De Mars “Ronda’s mom.” In 2008, Ronda became the first U.S. woman to earn an Olympic medal in judo, taking a bronze.

Using her skills from judo, Rousey excelled in MMA (mixed martial arts). Currently, she is the first and last UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion, along with the last ever Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion. She has had 12 professional fights. Of those, 11 were won in the 1st round — nine of which officially were won by armbar.

When fighting Miesha Tate for the second time, Rousey was taken to the second, and then, third round, for the first time. Rousey finally won in the third round by armbar, and took the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship.

But, in my opinion, Ronda’s most impressive fight was when she fought Cat Zingano and won in 14 seconds.

So, if I ever do meet Rousey and go lesbian for her, I know not to cheat on her or make her mad – because if I do, she might dislocate my elbow in 14 seconds or less.

Advocate Staff