UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya discusses how he’s prepared to handle the fame that comes with having a title belt by studying what others like Ronda Rousey and Conor McGregor have done before him. (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
RONDA ROUSEY WILL BE UFC’S FIRST HALL OF FAMER UFC’S FIRST FEMALE CHAMPION WILL NOW ALSO BE THE FIRST WOMAN ENSHRINED IN THE UFC HALL OF FAME. RONDA ROUSEY BROUGHT WOMEN’S MIXED MARTIAL ARTS INTO THE SPOTLIGHT WITH A DOMINANT RUN ATOP THE WOMEN’S FIGHTING WORLD. SHE WENT 12-2 IN HER FIVE YEARS IN MMA, WINNING 11 MATCHES WITHIN THE FIRST ROUND. “THERE WOULD BE NO WOMEN IN UFC WITHOUT RONDA ROUSEY… Ronda is an absolute pioneer who helped me personally, and a lot of other people, look at women in combat sports differently.” – UFC PRESIDENT DANA WHITE HER LOSSES CAME CONSECUTIVELY TO HOLLY HOLM AND AMANDA NUNES AT THE END OF HER UFC CAREER. BUT HER CAREER LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR UFC’S WOMEN’S DIVISIONS AND PAVED THE WAY FOR WOMEN IN MMA. “MAY I BE THE FIRST OF MANY.” – RONDA ROUSEY
Grappling ace Mackenzie Dern talks about how ready she is for her UFC debut against Ashley Yoder on March 3 at UFC 222 and addresses being compared to former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey.
Review-Journal reporters Adam Hill and Heidi Fang discuss Ronda Rousey’s move to WWE and recap UFC on Fox 27.
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang recap the events of UFC 217 and talk about Ronda Rousey’s appearance on Conan.
Adam Hill and Heidi Fang go over what to expect at UFC Fight Night 117, Luke Rockhold return to UFC and who Ronda Rousey could fight if she decided to step back into the octagon.
WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon says former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is a ‘natural born WWE star.’
Three of the WWE’s ‘Four Horsewomen’, Charlotte Flair, Bayley and Becky Lynch, spoke at the Mae Young Classic red carpet about how they think Ronda Rousey would do competing in their ring and if they want a match with her.
WWE executive vice president Paul “Triple H” Levesque says he’d be happy to give former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey a shot at competing in the ring if she’s ready to put in the effort.
Heidi Fang and Adam Hill discuss the main card fights of UFC 215 and the future of Ronda Rousey’s career in WWE.