Ronda Rousey: Wrestling Is The Purest Form Of Fight Choreography

Ronda Rousey spoke about her transition from the world of Mixed Martial Arts to Professional Wrestling.

On May 16, Ronda Rousey looks to change her ending in the sport of MMA when she headlines the first-ever MVP MMA card against the returning Gina Carano. Rousey hasn’t fought since 2016, Carano hasn’t fought since 2009.

Before making the decision to fight one more time, Rousey had a new career in pro wrestling with her arrival in WWE for a couple of years where she would go on to become a multi-time World Champion and won the 2022 women’s Royal Rumble.

When asked about the transition from one sport to another, Rousey talked about her life in acting and how she found herself joining the sport of pro wrestling.

“I feel like MMA was a good segue because being purely an athlete was doing judo in the Olympics. Being an athlete that also has to entertain was MMA and having to learn how to be on camera and stuff like that, which I used to be petrified of public speaking. Then that was kind of like a good segue. I started acting more in action films and stuff like that, or I could do fight choreography, and that kind of segued me into pro wrestling, which I feel like is the purest form of fight choreography.”  Rousey spoke with Whistle.

Rousey will fight Carano at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California for the debut of MVP MMA which also features the MMA return of Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry, plus Francis Ngannou vs. Phillipe Lins.

h/t to WrestlePurists for the transcript.