Ronda Rousey 
Ronda Jean Rousey (born February 1, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist, judoka and actress. She is the first and currentUFC Women's Bantamweight Champion,[3] as well as the last Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. She is undefeated, having won eight of her ten fights by armbar.[4] Rousey became the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in Judo at the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008.[5]
Rousey trains under Gokor Chivichyan of the Hayastan MMA Academy, and Edmond Tarverdyan of the Glendale Fighting Club.[6]She formerly trained at the Olympic Training Center in Wakefield, Massachusetts, under guidance of Jimmy Pedro and is now part of Team Hayastan in Santa Monica, California. Rousey also trains with Romanian Leo Frîncu[7][8] and Gene Lebell, along with Team Hayastan fighters such as Manny Gamburyan, Karen Darabedyan, Karo Parisyan and Sako Chivitchian. She is managed by Darin Harvey of Fight Tribe MMA.[9] In July 2012, Rousey enlisted former undefeated boxing and kickboxing champion Lucia Rijkeras striking coach.[10]
Rousey is the consensus #1 pound-for-pound female MMA fighter in the world, according to MMARising,[11] MMAWeekly,[12] and other publications.[13][14] She is ranked #1 at 135 pounds according to the Unified Women's MMA Rankings.[15] As of December 10, 2014, she is the #7 pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC.[16]
Rousey's first feature film role was the 2014 film The Expendables 3.[17] In 2015 she will appear in Furious 7[18] and Entourage.
Early life
Rousey was born in Riverside County, California. She is the daughter of Ron Rousey and AnnMaria De Mars (née Waddell).[19] Her mother had a decorated Judo career and was the first American to win a World Judo Championship with her victory in 1984. Rousey's maternal grandfather was Venezuelan, and was of part Afro-Venezuelan ancestry.[20][21] Her other ancestry includes English and Polish.[22] Her step-father is an aerospace engineer.[23]
Rousey was raised in Jamestown, North Dakota. She retired from her judo career at 21, and began her MMA career at 22 because she realized she did not want to work in a conventional field of work for the rest of her life.
Mixed martial arts career
Rousey made her mixed martial arts debut as an amateur on August 6, 2010. She defeated Hayden Munoz by submission due to an armbar in 23 seconds.[25]
She entered the quarterfinals of the Tuff-N-Uff 145 lbs women's tournament on November 12, 2010 and submitted promotional veteran Autumn Richardson with an armbar in 57 seconds.[26]
Rousey faced Taylor Stratford in the Tuff-N-Uff tournament semi-finals on January 7, 2011 and won by technical submission due to an armbar in 24 seconds. She then announced plans to turn pro and was replaced in the tournament.[27]
Rousey made her professional mixed martial arts debut on March 27, 2011 at King of the Cage: Turning Point. She submitted Ediane Gomes with an armbar in 25 seconds.[25][28]
Rousey faced kickboxing champion Charmaine Tweet in an MMA bout at Hard Knocks Fighting Championship: School of Hard Knocks 12 on June 17, 2011 in Calgary, Canada.[29] She submitted Tweet with an armbar in 49 seconds.[30] Rousey has a 3-0 amateur winning record in amateur MMA competition, all fights combined were under 2 minutes.[24]
In 2013, Rousey's status as a top MMA fighter led to multiple commercial partnerships. In April, she was featured in a 30-second commercial for American mobile network operator MetroPCS.[31] In June, she performed as the insureon Protector in a two-minute spot for small-business insurance agency insureon
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
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