Despite the “Body Issue” fiasco, Rousey didn’t cut ties with ESPN. In fact, she has even attended the ESPY Awards several times. The ESPY’s (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) is like the Oscar’s for athletes, and Rousey’s accomplishments were celebrated with three ESPY Awards over the years.
She won the Best Female Athlete Award two years in a row (2014 and 2015), and a Best Fighter Award (2015). In fact, Rousey was the only female nominee for the latter.
Fighting Depression
Seemingly undefeated Rousey has battled her inner demons in her longest fight yet. Her mother taught her everything she knows about judo, but she was never taught how to deal with losing a fight or feelings of disappointment.
Those feelings caught up with her in her late 20s. She was overwhelmed into a two-year-long depression. She recalls crying a lot and isolating herself, and Browne holding her and pulling her through it all. “I couldn't have done it alone,” she said in a Los Angeles Times interview.
Never Call Her a "Do Nothing"
"UFC 190 Embedded" is a documentary-style show that goes behind the scenes and into the personal lives of UFC fighters. When appearing on the show, Rousey said that her mother raised her to never become a "Do Nothing".
The term is often abbreviated by Ronda as 'DNB' (the B stands for an expletive word you can probably guess). Basically, it means she doesn't know how to be lazy.
Rousey vs Mayweather
At the 2015 ESPY Awards, Rousey mentioned one of the fighters who was nominated for Best Fighter with her — Floyd Mayweather.
The year before that, Mayweather said he didn't know who Rousey was and that he's never heard of her. "I’d like to see you pretend to not know who I am now," Rousey said on the red carpet, "I wonder how Floyd feels being defeated by a woman for once.”
Home Invasion, the Rousey Edition
When doing a 2017 interview on the talk show "Live With Kelly and Ryan", Rousey spoke about being robbed a few months prior. Apparently, the burglars weren't too smart and literally robbed a couple that throws punches for a living.
A lot was taken — her Olympic ring, weapon, valuable jewelry, and credit cards. Rousey and her husband quickly checked their security system and recognized the criminals from a nearby skatepark. The footage was turned over to the police who found the burglars and arrested them.