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The legend of Ronda Rousey has been sketched out pretty clearly before you walk with her, after a vicious recent workout, down the steps from a second-floor gym in the San Fernando Valley.
Ronda Rousey is, first and foremost, the singular force of women’s mixed martial arts – both for her prowess inside the Octagon and for her larger-than-life persona in the media, which has found her on the cover of ESPN the Magazine’s “Body Issue” and on Conan O’Brien’s late-night show. It’s that combination of skill and bombast that caused UFC president Dana White to create the first women’s division in UFC history, which will debut Saturday night in the main event of UFC 157 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
She’s an Olympic bronze medalist in judo...
This may not be Jackie Robinson breaking into the majors or even Billie Jean King whipping Bobby Riggs, but it was a groundbreaking moment nonetheless. On Sunday, in Anaheim, Calif., Ronda Rousey takes on Liz Carmouche in the... more »
This weekend two American women will make sports history. On Saturday night in Anaheim, Calif., mixed martial artist fighter Ronda Rousey will become the UFC's first female to defend a belt when she headlines a card in the... more »
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