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When I think about Ronda sometimes I start crying.
I think about the impact she on this sport, how she was such an inspiration for women the world over. Girls growing up on the other side of the world suddenly had a rolemodel, and a badass rolemodel at that. She isn't just a fighter, either, she's a god damn Olympian, a hero, a medalist, and something really, really special.
We were so lucky to get Ronda at the top of her game, elevating women's MMA to entirely new heights, making it popular to watch women's fighting, I'm not even sure anyone has managed to do that quite as well since. There was an aura of invincibility to Ronda Rousey, she could take someone down and collect their arm in less than a minute, and she wasn't just an armbar specialist either, she had world class Judo, she started collecting knock outs towards the end of her UFC tenure, she really was one of the most special talents to ever grace the sport.
I sometimes say to myself "without Ronda, we just would've never", and honestly, tears come to my eyes sometimes. I'm just glad we knew at the time what we had on our hands, and aren't just operating with hindsight.
I think... no wait, that's not me, that's Joe Rogan.
I don't give a shit about Ronda, personally.
I think about the impact she on this sport, how she was such an inspiration for women the world over. Girls growing up on the other side of the world suddenly had a rolemodel, and a badass rolemodel at that. She isn't just a fighter, either, she's a god damn Olympian, a hero, a medalist, and something really, really special.
We were so lucky to get Ronda at the top of her game, elevating women's MMA to entirely new heights, making it popular to watch women's fighting, I'm not even sure anyone has managed to do that quite as well since. There was an aura of invincibility to Ronda Rousey, she could take someone down and collect their arm in less than a minute, and she wasn't just an armbar specialist either, she had world class Judo, she started collecting knock outs towards the end of her UFC tenure, she really was one of the most special talents to ever grace the sport.
I sometimes say to myself "without Ronda, we just would've never", and honestly, tears come to my eyes sometimes. I'm just glad we knew at the time what we had on our hands, and aren't just operating with hindsight.
I think... no wait, that's not me, that's Joe Rogan.
I don't give a shit about Ronda, personally.