Former Ultimate Fighting Championship star Ronda Rousey believes she is the greatest female fighter of all-time.
Prior to joining the World Wrestling Entertainment, Rousey was last seen fighting in December 2017, when she was defeated by Amanda Nunes at UFC 217 by way of technical knockout.
It was her second-straight loss in the UFC, following a second round beating by Holly Holm that marked the conclusion of her reign in the bantamweight class.
Arguably the biggest pioneer of women’s MMA in the UFC, she was inducted in the Hall of Fame in July 2018, being the lone female fighter with a record of seven-straight title defences.
Three years since leaving the sport, ‘The Baddest Woman On The Planet’ revealed people have been urging her to make an MMA comeback but such move is no longer a priority in her life.
Not A Priority
In a recent conversation with Steve-O posted on her YouTube channel, the former UFC champ said returning to the cage in not an option for her as she focuses on a new chapter of her life as a family woman.
“There’s not a day that goes by that people aren’t telling me to fight,” Rousey shared, (transcipt from MMA Fighting).
“I have to try and think of it as, ‘Would I rather be the greatest of all time, or have everybody think I’m the greatest of all time?’”
“It used to be so important to me to have both. But now it’s got to the point where I don’t want to sacrifice myself and my family to prove that anymore to a bunch of people that don’t give a (expletive) about me.
“I know, and the people who love me know (what I’ve accomplished). It’s no longer a priority in my life.”
“All the people that tell you, ‘Come on, fight again! Do this again.’ They would never do that for me.”
More Than A Fighter
Rousey admitted the transition from being a prized fighter to a family woman was not a walk in the park but leaving the UFC had helped her found her identity.
To this, ‘Rowdy’ said she doesn’t have to prove that she is the best female fighter to walk in the Octagon because she knows she is the ‘GOAT.’
“It’s hard when everyone around you, the value they have for you is how you fight, and how they see you is how you fight, and the only thing they think you have to offer is how you fight.”
“It was actually my husband that taught me I’m so much more than just a fighter.”
“I don’t have to fight myself into the ground to prove that I’m the greatest of all time when I already know that I am.”
“That’s something I really had to deal with stepping away from the UFC, was finding my identity without it, because I got so lost in it.”
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(Featured Image Source: Instagram/ Ronda Rousey)