‘Dragon Ball Z’ Character Goku Is Too ‘Goodygoody’ For Ronda Rousey, Rowdy Says She Can Beat Floyd Mayweather In ‘Ruleless’ Fight (Photo : Facebook/Ronda Rousey)
Ronda Rousey has made it clear from the get-go that she isn't in the sport to make friends.
This no-frills, devil-may-care attitude has been instilled since day one - even before her countless judo tournaments where she would face bigger, older, and stronger ladies.
One quarterfinal loss in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, followed by a bronze medal finish in the same event, added fuel to the competitive fire of the current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion.
And the rest, as they all say, is history.
Today, Rousey's ever-growing legend status in the mixed martial arts world is constantly polarizing her from other champions in the organization, that even her opponents offer various takes on the method to her so-called rowdiness.
"She has a different approach to her fighting, and that's why the way she has wanted her career to go," shared Sara McMann, who Rousey defeated via a first round TKO. "It appears she wanted to get to the top as soon as possible."
McMann continued: "For me, it's more about the journey. It's more about fighting all the girls in my division, knowing I'm the best and not just fighting the No.1 girls. It means forcing myself to fight all different types of fighters and being able to beat them."
Another former Rousey adversary, and probably her biggest opposition to date, Miesha Tate provided a distinct insight with regard to their rivalry.
"She didn't prove anything new," said Tate talking about her 2012 loss to Rousey. "I would have appreciated and would have a lot more respect for her if after the fight was done and would have said, 'you know what, what's done is done. We did a good job selling this fight.'"
Cupcake went on: "If she would handle it more maturely instead of just saying, 'whatever, I don't feel bad about what I said,' and continued to talk trash afterwards. I think I pretty much lost respect for her after that."
In terms of the amount of time spent inside the octagon, Miesha Tate has been Ronda Rousey's toughest opponent to date.
Now, a lot of people are claiming that Holly Holm, a former world boxing champion and Rousey's next test at UFC 193, will be the one who can truly test her both physically and mentally.
"She hasn't been put in any positions where it would call to measure how big her heart is," Tate shared referring the level of competition Rousey is currently facing. "How big is her determination? When is her threshold? When is her quitting point?"
Good or bad, this seemingly unsolvable, unreadable puzzle that is Ronda Rousey has broken the barriers of conventional wisdom and more importantly created new opportunities in a larger scale.
Despite of all the constant animosity, Miesha Tate, out of all people, perhaps puts it best.
"Overall, I have to say she's good for women's MMA because she's been drawing attention. We are getting more recognition and not getting stereotyped as just pretty faces."
This places everything into perspective, as far as women's role in the sport and life in general.
As Ronda Rousey once famously said, "don't be a do nothing (expletive)."
