Arnold Schwarzenegger, Who Banked Close to $50 Million from ‘The Terminator’ Series, Once Gave a 2-Word Title to Ronda Rousey
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, a body-building legend & iconic actor, once hailed Ronda Rousey for her ruthless performances in martial arts. ‘Arnie’ has appeared with many UFC fighters over the years. The 75-year-old is a big combat sports fan. And ‘The Rowdy One’ had one of the greatest title runs in MMA history that eventually put her in the UFC Hall of Fame. Thus, his admiration for her came as no surprise. What did the Terminator star say?
Before the Holly Holm contest at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia, ‘The Arm Collector’ was an undefeated phenom and perhaps the most dominant champion in any form of combat. Even ‘The Running Man’ was observing the Olympic Judoka’s greatness inside the Octagon.
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"Ronda Rousey's kind of like a female Terminator"-@Schwarzenegger#UFCEmbedded: Rousey vs Holm|Nov 7th on FOX pic.twitter.com/qZUjEa6sDn
— UFC (@ufc) November 7, 2015
Arnold Schwarzenegger in a UFC Embedded episode ahead of the Holm’s fight said, “Ronda Rousey is like a female Terminator. That, you know, is relentless. And shows no mercy; Shows no pain; No remorse; No pity. And I think she’s gonna create new grounds every single day.”
The Terminator series had a tremendous impact on the renowned bodybuilder’s career. Schwarzenegger earned $75,000, $12 million, and $35 million from the first three terminator movies. It earned him nearly $50 million and a huge fanbase.
Even though ‘Rowdy Ronda’ lost to ‘The Preacher’s Daughter‘, she had already piled up records that would be a tough task for future talents to surpass. Rousey defended the 135 lbs championship for a record 6-time. Recently, Valentina Shevchenko, 125 lbs queen, made the seventh defense of her crown and broke Rousey’s record.
Arnold Schwarzenegger met Ronda Rousey, Conor McGregor, and Georges St-Pierre
The 75-year-old Schwarzenegger has met the modern greats of the UFC. As aforementioned, Schwarzenegger had high praise for the first-ever woman UFC champion. But apart from the compliment, he was also spotted with her.
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Not only that, but he also met the highest paid UFC athlete & the first simultaneous two-division champion, Conor McGregor, ahead of his featherweight championship bout.
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And Georges St-Pierre had an impromptu meeting with the Terminator star. The Canadian legend delayed getting stitches to have a moment with his childhood star.
These UFC greats were in awe to meet the bodybuilding icon and he showed a mutual feeling toward them.
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