Ronda Rousey is a pioneer of women’s UFC and is solely responsible for drawing attention to the women’s bantamweight division in the UFC. Although Rousey initially had a very successful career in the UFC, she ended her career with two losses. Let us look back at when her mother revealed that she wanted Rousey to leave the UFC and retire as a fighter.

After Rousey’s tough loss against Amanda Nunes in 2016, TMZ interviewed her mother, AnnMaria De Mars. The interview took place just as De Mars was exiting the MGM after watching her daughter get knocked out in the first round.

The interviewer first asked AnnMaria how Rousey felt after the big upset. Rousey’s mother answered by saying that she was feeling “sad and disappointed.” TMZ then asked the big question of if she was considering retirement. AnnMaria said that making “snap decisions” isn’t a good idea and that she should take time to reflect and make a logical decision.

When asked if she wanted her daughter to retire, AnnMaria responded, “I would like to see her retire. I would have liked to see her retire a long time ago. Who wants to see their kid get hit? Cause she’s got a lot of talent in a lot of other things. Movies, writing, producing, she’s really, really smart. I told her that at the beginning when she started this.”

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TMZ also asked if she was going to talk her daughter into retirement. AnnMaria denied it and said that Rousey is an adult who could make her own decisions. She also stressed the importance of not making rash decisions when one is emotional.

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TMZ then asked AnnMaria what she felt was the reason for the loss and if her coach played a part in it. AnnMaria smirked and replied, “I have not changed my opinion.”

This comes after she previously publicly bashed her coach, Edmond Tarverdyan. She called Tarverdyan a “terrible coach” who used Rousey to “lure people in.” She also mentioned that he did not give attention to Rousey when she first joined the gym, although she had a long list of achievements.

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