#2 Her lack of courage
After being relegated to a tertiary position at the behest of the epochal fight against Holly Holm, Ronda Rousey’s future inside the octagon looked bleak.
The curtains had fallen and Ronda Rousey fled the scene like the Roadrunner flees at the sight of Wile E. Coyote. Later, in February 2016, in an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, Rousey admitted to having suicidal thoughts occupying most of her time and headspace, exposing the weaker side to her.
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A loss to Frazier did little to dissuade Ali’s boisterous ego, then why did Ronda Rousey chicken out after she lost fair and square? Why didn’t she uphold the status of ‘champion’ that she once held so dearly?
Clearly, Ronda Rousey isn’t courageous enough to accept defeat, move on and start anew. Her subsequent loss to Amanda Nunes further led to a downward spiral in terms of her career prospects inside the octagon.
Will Ronda Rousey ever return to the UFC or would she seek greener pastures in the form of Hollywood or the WWE?