Ronda Rousey

In 2013, Ronda Rousey shared a video questioning the facts of the Sandy Hook massacre. She quickly removed it following criticism. In 2024, after being challenged again on the subject, she published a lengthy apology, describing the sharing as the most regrettable decision of her life.

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Rousey popularised the phrase 'Do Nothing Bitch' to promote a strong, functional female body rather than one shaped solely to please others. The slogan was highly successful but also criticised as potentially devaluing housewives or women making different lifestyle choices.

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In her autobiography, Rousey recounted punching, slapping, kneeing and dragging a former partner after discovering that he had taken nude photographs of her without consent and after he allegedly blocked her exit. The account prompted public accusations of hypocrisy in light of her earlier criticism of domestic violence.

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Rousey's relationship with Travis Browne prompted public controversy because it was revealed while Browne's estranged wife was accusing him of domestic violence and the UFC was investigating those allegations.

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Rousey repeatedly maintained that transgender fighter Fallon Fox retained what she considered an unfair physical advantage despite transitioning, using particularly crude language about anatomy and bone structure in 2013.

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After submitting Miesha Tate at UFC 168, Rousey refused her opponent's extended hand, prompting loud booing in the arena and controversy over her sportsmanship.

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