Ronda Rousey Judoka

Ronda Rousey

Country:United States
Born:1 February 1987 (33 years)
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American Judoka Ronda Rousey won the 2008 Olympic bronze medal in Beijing and 2007 World Championships finallist U70kg. After judo she became MMA Superstar and acted in Expendables 3, Entourage and Furious 7. The 2004 World Junior Champ in judo. Rousey gave her UFC 190 belt to Flavio Canto’s school.

Taken to the Mat: the Impact of Judo on the UFC

24 Oct 2019 08:05

Since its inception in 1993, the UFC has always been, on the surface at least, about pitting different martial arts against each other. Read more

The ten most searched judoka in the world

7 Feb 2017 16:40

It is not surprising that, for the past three years, Teddy Riner is the most searched-for judoka in the world. The second most popular judoka on the web’s top 10 list is Ilias Iliadis. Although the Greek legend retired last year, his popularity is still huge. One of the fastest risers is Japan’s Shohei Ono, who definitely captured our hearts last year. Read more

Kayla Harrison: About the Ronda that I remember

21 Jun 2016 11:30

After Rio, Harrison must make a big decision about her future. She’ll decide if she wants to leave judo for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), just like her former roommate Ronda Rousey. “I never say ‘never,’” Harrison said. “Judo is my first love. It’s my passion. But who doesn’t want to be famous? It takes a special kind of person, but I think that I could step in the cage and beat somebody up for a lot of money. Read more

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Kayla Harrison hints at following Ronda Rousey into UFC

9 Mar 2016 08:05

American judo star Kayla Harrison is seriously considering trying to join her friend Ronda Rousey in the UFC following the Rio Olympics in August. Harrison, who became the first US woman to win an Olympic gold medal in judo with victory at London 2012 said Tuesday at the Team USA media summit that she has several career choices after Rio, but added: “MMA is one of the top two.” Read more

Twitter shifting to insta also in judo

2 Feb 2016 12:30

Judoka travel a lot, are used to go public and communicate a lot during travelling and to get funding for their activities. One of the most popular social media besides Facebook has always been twitter. But also among the top twitter accounts, twitter isn’t that popular anymore. Read more