Ronda Rousey On Instagram After Losing UFC Title: ‘I’m going to take a little bit of time, but I’ll be back’ (Photo : Instagram)
Olympic Judo Medalist, UFC Women's Champion and now Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Ronda Rousey said, "Okay enough of the swimsuit pics for now..." on an Instagram post featuring her training hard for her next fight.
Currently holding a 10-0 MMA professional record and a 4-0 record in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Rousey was one of the select athletes featured in the 2015 swimsuit issue of Sports Illustrated. The issue hit newsstands this week.
Rousey bared skin for the SI issue, which she called a "standard" she gave herself while growing up. She said,"I thought if this is what the guys I like like, then I should look like that. The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue wasn't like Playboy or all those others. It wasn't so fake and plastic."
It is not the first time Rousey posed for a sports magazine's special issue. Back in 2012, she was featured in a cover of ESPN's annual body issue, although readers did recognize a difference in her curves with the SI swimsuit edition.
"I purposely tried to get a little bit heavier for the SI issue," Rousey told USA Today. "So, I was a little bit curvier and not in top fight shape look but the look at which I feel I'm the most attractive."
In her Instagram post, however, the UFC Bantamweight Women's Champ said that she is "ready to defend" her belt once again.
She is slated to fight Cat Zingano, who is also undefeated with a record of 9-0 for MMA and 2-0 in the UFC, on February 28. Ronda Rousey's last fight saw her dominate Alexis Davis with a devastating Harai Goshi Judo throw followed by a Kesa Gatame hold and finished with punches to the head -all in 16 seconds.
