Ronda Rousey

Birth Name:

Ronda Jean Rousey

Birth Place:

Riverside County, California, United States

Profession

Actress

Founded the Free Rice Campaign to help support the United Nations World Food Programme
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
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

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