MMA “ROWDY” RONDA ROUSEY

 

Ronda Jean Rousey

 Mixed Martial Arts ~ Judoka ~ Actress

  

Ronda Jean Rousey was born February 1, 1987 & is an American Mixed Martial Art, Judoka, & an actress. She is the first & current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champ, as well as the last Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champ. She is undefeated, having won eight of her nine fights by using her armbar.  She became the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in Judo at the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008.

^{Ronda trains under Gokor Chivichyan of Hayastan MMA Academy & Edmond Tarverdyan of Glendale Fighting Club. She formerly trained at the olympic Training Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts under the guidance of Jimmy Pedro & is now part of Team Hayastan in Santa Monica, California. She also trains with Romanian Leo Frincu & Gene LeBell, along with Team Hayastan fighters such as Manny Gamburyan, Karen Darabedyan, Karo Parisyan, & Sako Chivitchian. She is managed by Darin Harvey of Fight Tribe MMA. In July 2012, Ronda enlisted former undefeated boxing & kickboxing  champ, Lucia Rijker as striking coach.}

^{Ronda is the consensus #1 pound for pound female MMA fighter in the world, according to MMA Rising, MMA Weekly, & other publications. She is ranked at #1 at 135 pounds according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings. As of march 10, 2014, she is the #10 pound for pound fighter in the UFC.} 

^{Ronda will star in the film THE EXPENDABLES & FAST & FURIOUS 7, which will mark her first feature  film roles.}