Any conversation about Womens’s MMA has to start with Ronda...

Any conversation about Womens’s MMA has to start with Ronda Rousey. Before Rousey there is an argument that there really was no women’s MMA scene, at least not on the big stage. To recount Rousey’s beginnings is really to describe the very beginnings of women fighting in the cage or octagon. Despite her storied and impressive resume, Rousey divides opinion among fans and pundits alike. Someone with her accomplishments should be in the conversation for female MMA GOAT surely; so, why the debate? And, how good was Ronda Rousey actually? Ronda Rousey was born on February 1st 1987 in Riverside California. The youngest of three daughters, the young Rousey was a born fighter. Her mother was the first American to win a Judo World Championship in 1984, and the young Rousey clearly took after her mother. Another important note about her younger years is that Rousey suffered with a debilitating speech impediment until the age of six. It was severe enough that the family moved across the country to North Dakota to get specialist speech therapy. This small but significant fact may serve to explain Rousey’s almost super-human will; from a young age she faced adversity and probably crippling self-doubt, but overcame this to become a champion and a winner. She used this mindset to become a truly great judoka: at age 17 she was the youngest person to qualify for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, won the silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, gold at the 2007 Pan-American Games and bronze at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Even if we stopped there Rousey would be a notable athlete and large figure in Womens fighting. Needless to say, it didn’t stop there. #UFC #MMA #WWE # WWERAW #UFCNews #MMANews #Rousey #RondaRousey #DanaWhite #ESPNMMA

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