UFC’s first female star and beauty Ronda Rousey refutes return to MMA and explains career ending: I had to keep it a secret for years

Ronda Rousey was the first female star of the UFC. When she was at the peak of her career, her fame was almost comparable to Conor McGregor. Unfortunately, however, she soon ended her MMA career and eventually switched to WWE. She has now explained her move at the time.

She has forever ranked herself among the legends. She’s the reason women’s MMA is where it is. She was probably the first woman to charm UFC boss Dana White. And not just him. She was a huge star. Not just because of her beauty, but because of her skills.

Ronda Rousey was hugely popular when she came to the UFC. She beat the likes of Cat Zingano, Liz Carmouche and Miesha Tate. She was a great champion. However, her last two fights she didn’t make it. She was knocked out by Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes, that was in 2015 and 2016.

After that, she didn’t appear not only in the UFC, but in MMA at all. Instead, she made her way to WWE, an organization that has become famous all over the world. Here too, Rowdy, as the fighter is nicknamed, quickly became a star. But even that career is over.

Recently, Ronda Rousey released her autobiography Our Fight, in which she spoke about why she left the UFC and never performed under MMA rules again.

Ronda Rousey explained the end in the UFC

Prior to her transition to MMA, Ronda Rousey was a judoka. This part of her career already had a part in her quitting the UFC at the age of 29 without seeking to atone for her defeats. The reason? Secret health issues.

In fact, Rowdy already had frequent concussion problems before her MMA career began. “I had to keep it a secret for years to keep fighting. It would make me a target that every opponent would aim at. I couldn’t fight with it,” MMA Fighting quotes the American fighter as saying.

However, it was the same during her stint in WWE. “A few of their stars had concussion issues, so I felt like I couldn’t talk about it,” the now 37-year-old star let slip.

“It was a really tough decision, but my body made it for me,” the former UFC champion added.

Source: MMA Fighting