Ronda Rousey was born on 1 February 1987, in Riverside Counry, California USA – of mixed Afro-Venezuela, Polish and English ancestry – but grew up in Jamestown, North Dakota. Ronda is is a mixed martial arts professional, perhaps best known for winning World Judo Championships at various levels.
Ronda Rousey Net Worth $5 Million
So just how rich is Ronda Rousey? Sources have estimated that Ronda has a net worth of $5 million, which mainly comes from her mixed martial arts career, though she did start out as a judoka and was also highly succesfull at that. Her other sources of income include acting, modeling and a sponsorship contract with Reebok since 2014.
Ronda Rousey‘s parents are Ron Rousey and AnnMaria De Mars. Ronda‘s mother helped her a lot with her career, since she herself had a succesfull Judo career and was the first American to win Wold Judo Championship, which she won in 1984.
Ronda‘s potential showed even at a young age, when being just 17 years old, she was among the competitors at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens as the youngest judo practicioner. She made a name for herself as the first American to win two Junior World medals. In 2006 Ronda won the A-Level tournament at the Birmingham World Cup in Great Britain becoming the first female judoka from USA to do so. In 2008, she competed in the Beijing‘s Olympic Games where she brought home bronze.
In 2010 Ronda Rousey made the transition from judo to mixed martial arts. Her first performance with this style was against Hayden Munoz, which Rousey won via submission. The next year she participated in King Cage: Turning Point tournament where she used her signature move armbar to beat Ediane Gomes in just 25 seconds, a move which Ronda states she learned from her mother. Apparently, this move was used to wake up Rousey every morning. In 2012 Ronda competed in Women‘s Bantamweight Championship and won. She defended her champion title the next year, too.
Ronda Rousey‘s modeling career has consisted of appearances as cover girl for Maxim and ESPN The Magazine, the latter nude. The former magazine placed her in the Hot 100 list at the 29th spot. She also has an acting career with cameos in the blockbuster action movie “The Expendables 3“ and TV show “Entourage“, and is planned to star in the upcoming “Fast and Furious 7“.
Rousey was given the nickname Rowdy by her friends, but she refused to use it, thinking it would disrespect the wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper. When Ronda met him thanks to Gene LeBell her concerns were relieved and Roddy approved of the nickname.
Ronda used to be a vegan, but has now transitioned to a diet that‘s a combination of Warrior diet and Paleo. It‘s also known she‘s a fan of the Pokemon video game series.
