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A COUPLE of years ago when Ronda Rousey first started to explore the possibility of having a movie career in addition to her reign as women’s bantamweight champion, UFC president Dana White admittedly had a few misgivings about the idea.
White had already dealt with former light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson forgoing a fight against Rashad Evans as a result of his role in “The A-Team” movie, so his trepidation about another fighter lime-lighting as a Hollywood star was understandable.
Thankfully, Rousey has handled her movie career and UFC career with flawless results. She’s managed to film parts in two major movies being released in 2015 -- ‘Furious 7’, which is the biggest movie in America currently as well as the ‘Entourage’ movie opening in June — while also defending her title in February with another fight already scheduled for UFC 190 in August.
“Let me tell you what, the greatest athlete I’ve ever worked with No. 1,” White said about Rousey on Tuesday when speaking to AM 570 Sports in Los Angeles. “She’s so hard working, focused, she’s amazing, she’s incredible. I couldn’t say enough good things about her.
“She’s one of the very few that can juggle all the things and make it all work...."
A COUPLE of years ago when Ronda Rousey first started to explore the possibility of having a movie career in addition to her reign as women’s bantamweight champion, UFC president Dana White admittedly had a few misgivings about the idea.
White had already dealt with former light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson forgoing a fight against Rashad Evans as a result of his role in “The A-Team” movie, so his trepidation about another fighter lime-lighting as a Hollywood star was understandable.
Thankfully, Rousey has handled her movie career and UFC career with flawless results. She’s managed to film parts in two major movies being released in 2015 -- ‘Furious 7’, which is the biggest movie in America currently as well as the ‘Entourage’ movie opening in June — while also defending her title in February with another fight already scheduled for UFC 190 in August.
“Let me tell you what, the greatest athlete I’ve ever worked with No. 1,” White said about Rousey on Tuesday when speaking to AM 570 Sports in Los Angeles. “She’s so hard working, focused, she’s amazing, she’s incredible. I couldn’t say enough good things about her.
“She’s one of the very few that can juggle all the things and make it all work...."