Ronda Rousey Reveals Jab Strikes Were Leaving Her Concussed Throughout UFC Career: ‘I Was Seeing Stars’

Revealing a slew of successive concussions compelled her to finally name time on her fight sports activities profession, former UFC bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey claims every time she was hit with even a jab throughout her fights contained in the Octagon, she could be “seeing stars”.

Rousey, an alum of each the UFC {and professional} wrestling outfit, WWE (World Wrestling Leisure) – now both under the TKO Group Holdings banner, had been linked with a surprising Octagon return all through latest months.

And forward of a monumental UFC 300 card subsequent month, the Riverside native was linked with a slot on the card in a stunning return to competition, within the type of potential rematches with former foes and fellow ex-champions, Holly Holm, and Miesha Tate. 

The promotion’s inaugural bantamweight champion having striked gold underneath the banner of Strikeforce besides, Ronda Rousey ended her time within the Octagon with a devastating 48-second TKO loss to former two-weight champion, Amanda Nunes again in 2016.

With an upcoming memoir on her profession set for launch, Judoka star, Rousey revealed that a long string of concussions led to her decision to ultimately walk away from the UFC – claiming even jab strikes would depart her reeling.

Ronda Rousey reveals jab strikes led to concussions throughout UFC run

“I had a really wealthy concussion historical past earlier than I even began in MMA,” Ronda Rousey informed Cageside Seats throughout a latest interview. “For my whole judo profession, which was like 10 years, I really was experiencing concussion signs most of the time for a whole decade.”

“…If i acquired any sort of important strike, I’d be seeing stars, which isn’t regular.” Ronda Rousey defined. “It acquired to the purpose the place if I used to be getting touched in any respect, if I used to be getting jabbed, I used to be beginning to get concussion signs and I couldn’t inform my coach about it. I couldn’t tell Dana (White) about it, ‘trigger they might retire me. They wouldn’t let me combat. And I wasn’t able to let go. I wasn’t able to admit that I couldn’t do the whole lot completely. ‘Trigger that’s what I needed to imagine to have the ability to be at that stage.” 

Previous to her loss to Nunes, Rousey noticed her unbeaten document come crashing down courtesy of an hellacious second spherical high-kick KO loss to the above-mentioned, Holm in 2015 – in a bout which she claimed she was suffering in almost initially.