Ronda Rousey Biography

Fast Facts

• In 2012, she became the Strokeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion
• Is the first American woman to win an olympic medal in judo after winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
• Founded the Free Rice Campaign to help support the United Nations World Food Programme
• Is the daughter of Ann-Maria De Mars, who is the first American to win the World Judo Championships
• Quote: "It’s not your purpose in life to be happy, it’s your purpose in life to leave the world better than how you found it․ I’m trying to do that․"
• Is known for winning her mixed martial arts bouts by using an arm bar
• In 2004, she became the youngest person to compete in Judo at the Olympic games