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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.