Female fighter Ronda Rousey is currently on the road to winning on both ends: in her fighting career and in romance.
The Washington Post reports that she appeared in the “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”
“This one’s going to be a much longer fight because [Holm's] a 19-time world boxing champion with 100 percent takedown defense and head-kick knockouts,” said Rousey of her upcoming fight with Holly Holm.
The UFC Bantamweight champion has had quick fights before. Of her 15 MMA wins, six ended less than 30 seconds, and only three lasted for longer than a minute. She expects this next fight to last long.
“She’s undefeated and an amazing athlete, and definitely the biggest threat to me, especially on paper and stylistically,” Rousey added. “She’s the type of fighter you have to be very, very patient with. I feel like she’s going to try to, like, keep distance and keep far away from me and get me frustrated until the point I make a mistake and she can try to kick me in the head, but it’s not going to go like that — not the way she wants.”
The female fighter also described Holm as “a nice chick who's gonna lose.”
On the other side of the road, Rousey appears to have another connection with a fellow fighter. This time, for romance.
Yahoo Sports reports that the Bantamweight Champ confirmed the news after UFC Heavyweight Travis Browne told a talk show that they are dating. Both of them, however, didn't even use that word.
"Dating is for children," Browne said. "Dating is for kids. Over the summer, through all the [business] that I had to shuffle through, that I had to sift through, Ronda and I started talking throughout the summer and I’ll say now that we are together. She’s my woman and I’m her man. There’s no boyfriend, girlfriend stuff. There’s no dating. We’re together."
In a statement to ESPN, Rousey confirmed the relationship.
"It's true that Travis and I are in a relationship,” said Rousey. “I've really enjoyed the time we have spent together and getting to know one another. And that's all I'm going to say about it."
Fans will just have to see how she wins at both ends.
Be sure to watch Rousey and Holm brawl at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia, on Nov. 14.
