Photos: Ronda Rousey through the years (2024)

MMA Junkie Staff

May 11, 2024 12:05 am ET

Check out these photos of former UFC champion and UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey through the years

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Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche at UFC 157. (USA TODAY Sports)

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Ronda Rousey after beating Liz Carmouche at UFC 157. (USA TODAY Sports)

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Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate at UFC 168.

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Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey

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Ronda Rousey (Walter Iooss Jr./Sports Illustrated)

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Dana White and Ronda Rousey

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Ronda Rousey vs. Alexis Davis

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Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano

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Ronda Rousey at Wrestlemania 31 (AP).

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Ronda Rousey and Bethe Correia

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Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia, UFC 190

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MMA: UFC 190-Rousey vs Correia

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MMA: UFC 193-Rousey vs Holm

Nov 15, 2015; Melbourne, Australia; Ronda Rousey (red gloves) competes against Holly Holm (blue gloves) during…

Nov 15, 2015; Melbourne, Australia; Ronda Rousey (red gloves) competes against Holly Holm (blue gloves) during UFC 193 at Etihad Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

MMA: UFC 193-Rousey vs Holm

Nov 15, 2015; Melbourne, Australia; Ronda Rousey (red gloves) receives attention after being defeated by Holly…

Nov 15, 2015; Melbourne, Australia; Ronda Rousey (red gloves) receives attention after being defeated by Holly Holm (not pictured) during UFC 193 at Etihad Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Roberts-USA TODAY Sports

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Ronda Rousey on "Saturday Night Live"

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Ronda Rousey at UFC 207.

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Ronda Rousey in "Blindspot." (Warner Brothers/NBC)

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Stephanie McMahon, Ronda Rousey, Triple H

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Ronda Rousey at the 2018 Royal Rumble. (WWE)

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Dana White, Ronda Rousey

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USP WRESTLING: WWE-ROYAL RUMBLE S WRE USA MO

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey during the Royal Rumble The Dome at…

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey during the Royal Rumble The Dome at America's Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: IMAGN-481402 ORIG FILE ID: 20220131_ter_aa9_404.jpg

USP WRESTLING: WWE-ROYAL RUMBLE S WRE USA MO

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey battles competitors during the women’s Royal Rumble…

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey battles competitors during the women’s Royal Rumble match during the Royal Rumble at The Dome at America's Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: IMAGN-481402 ORIG FILE ID: 20220129_gma_aa9_1032.jpg

USP WRESTLING: WWE-ROYAL RUMBLE S WRE USA MO

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey celebrates after winning the women’s Royal Rumble…

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey celebrates after winning the women’s Royal Rumble match during the Royal Rumble at The Dome at America's Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: IMAGN-481402 ORIG FILE ID: 20220129_lbm_aa9_322.JPG

USP WRESTLING: WWE-ROYAL RUMBLE S WRE USA MO

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey during the Royal Rumble The Dome at…

Wrestling: WWE-Royal Rumble

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey celebrates after winning the womens Royal Rumble…

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey celebrates after winning the womens Royal Rumble match during the Royal Rumble at The Dome at America's Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Wrestling: WWE-Royal Rumble

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey during the Royal Rumble The Dome at…

Jan 29, 2022; St. Louis, MO, USA; Ronda Rousey during the Royal Rumble The Dome at America's Center. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Wrestling: WWE-Wrestlemania

Apr 2, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; Ronda Rousey enters the arena during the Smackdown Women’s Championship…

Apr 2, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; Ronda Rousey enters the arena during the Smackdown Women’s Championship match at WrestleMania at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Wrestling: WWE-Wrestlemania

Apr 2, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; Ronda Rousey (black attire) and Charlotte Flair (blue attire) battle…

Apr 2, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; Ronda Rousey (black attire) and Charlotte Flair (blue attire) battle during the Smackdown Women’s Championship match during WrestleMania at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Wrestling: WWE-Money in the Bank

sJul 2, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ronda Rousey (black attire) and Natalya (green attire) battle…

sJul 2, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ronda Rousey (black attire) and Natalya (green attire) battle during the Smackdown Women’s Championship match at Money In The Bank at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Wrestling: WWE-Money in the Bank

sJul 2, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ronda Rousey (black attire) and Natalya (green attire) battle…

Wrestling: WWE-Money in the Bank

sJul 2, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ronda Rousey (black attire) and Natalya (green attire) battle…

Wrestling: WWE-SummerSlam

Jul 30, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, US; Ronda Rousey (black attire) and Liv Morgan (purple attire) battle…

Jul 30, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, US; Ronda Rousey (black attire) and Liv Morgan (purple attire) battle for the Smackdown Women’s Championship during SummerSlam at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Wrestling: WWE-SummerSlam

Jul 30, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, US; Ronda Rousey (black attire) attacks the referee after facing Liv…

Jul 30, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, US; Ronda Rousey (black attire) attacks the referee after facing Liv Morgan (not pictured) for the Smackdown Women’s Championship during SummerSlam at Nissan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sport

Wrestling: WWE-SummerSlam

Jul 30, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, US; Ronda Rousey (black attire) and Liv Morgan (purple attire) battle…

Syndication: The Tennessean

Liv Morgan and Ronda Rousey compete during the 2022 WWE SummerSlam Saturday July 30, 2022 at…

Liv Morgan and Ronda Rousey compete during the 2022 WWE SummerSlam Saturday July 30, 2022 at Nissasn Stadium; Nashville, TN, USA; Mandatory Credit: Alan Poizner-The TennesseanEntertainment Wwe Summerslam

Syndication: The Tennessean

Liv Morgan and Ronda Rousey compete during the 2022 WWE SummerSlam Saturday July 30, 2022 at…

Syndication: The Tennessean

Ronda Rousey attacks the referee after disagreeing with him during the 2022 WWE SummerSlam Saturday July…

Ronda Rousey attacks the referee after disagreeing with him during the 2022 WWE SummerSlam Saturday July 30, 2022 at Nissasn Stadium; Nashville, TN, USA; Mandatory Credit: Alan Poizner-The TennesseanEntertainment Wwe Summerslam

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What is a quote to remember from Ronda Rousey? ›

Ronda Rousey Quotes. You have to fight because you can't count on anyone else fighting for you. And you have to fight for people who can't fight for themselves. To get anything of real value, you have to fight for it.

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Why did Ronda quit? ›

Ronda Rousey, one of the most influential stars in UFC history, revealed this week that she retired from mixed martial arts primarily because of a history of concussions. Rousey retired from MMA at age 29 in 2016 after back-to-back knockout losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes.

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How many years was Ronda Rousey undefeated? ›

Maybe you know Ronda Rousey from her three year undefeated reign of dominance as UFC's Bantamweight champion. From being the first woman to sign with UFC. From defending her title six times and being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018.

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What are some important facts about Ronda Rousey? ›

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Began training in judo when she was 8, training under her mother, a former World Champion.
Became the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in Judo, earning the bronze at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Retired from judo after the Olympics at 21, and worked as a bartender before started her MMA career.

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What does Ronda Rousey say? ›

“I am vulnerable; that's why I fight.” “To be the best, you have to constantly be challenging yourself, raising the bar, pushing the limits of what you can do. Don't stand still, leap forward.” “Life is a fight from the minute you take your first breath to the moment you exhale your last.”

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What do they call Ronda Rousey? ›

Rousey's friends began calling her Rowdy early on in her fighting career, but Rousey was hesitant to embrace the nickname, feeling it was disrespectful to Canadian professional wrestler “Rowdy” Roddy Piper; however, after Rousey and Piper met in person, Piper gave his personal approval to her use of the moniker.

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Who is Ronda best friend? ›

Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey are real-life close friends.
The pair battled at SummerSlam last year in Rousey's final WWE match.
WWE bosses were reluctant to build their match the way the pair envisioned.

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Is Ronda Rousey kicked out of WWE? ›

Ronda Rousey reached the pinnacle in UFC and WWE but had an unceremonious exit from both organizations. It turns out an undisclosed history of concussions abruptly ended her run with each promotion.

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Who is Ronda Rousey's real husband? ›

Travis Browne

Ronda Rousey / Husband (m. 2017)

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What is the quickest Ronda Rousey fight? ›

Ronda Rousey proved she's more than a grappler in 2014.

However, 'Rowdy' really started to earn striking praise in her next fight when she ruthlessly stopped Alexis Davis in a title defence at UFC 175 in July 2014. Just 16 seconds was all it took for her to get the win in Las Vegas.

Has Ronda Rousey ever acted? ›

In 2014, Ronda appeared in her first motion picture - The Expendables 3 (2014). Other projects are Furious 7 (2015) and The Athena Project as well as Entourage (2015).

Why did Ronda Rousey leave expendables? ›

Her focus on her pro-wrestling career and apparent lack of interest in movie roles could account for Rousey's absence from The Expendables 4. Not only that, but The Expendables 4's cast doesn't include any of the third movie's new characters.

Who taught Ronda Rousey to fight? ›

Rousey went to North Hollywood, Los Angeles Hayastan MMA Academy, which was run by Gokor Chivichyan, where she trained with fellow future MMA fighters Manny Gamburyan and Karo Parisyan.

Why did Ronda Rousey retire? ›

What kind of fighting did Ronda Rousey do? ›

Rousey would narrowly miss out on her dream of winning Olympic gold in judo, taking bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but glory and fame would follow in the next stage of her career as she transitioned to mixed martial arts.

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Why is Ronda Rousey inspirational? ›

She is undefeated, having won eight of her ten fights by armbar. Rousey became the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in Judo at the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008. I find her inspirational for many reasons. She is against status quo.