“I Take My Hat Off to Her” – WWE Star Brock Lesnar Uncharacteristically Lauded 28-Year-Old Women’s UFC Champion in 2015

Published 12/21/2022, 1:29 PM EST

Brock Lesnar is a beast. Even though he didn’t achieve his full potential in the UFC, he has been the undisputed champion of the promotion. He has been a successful wrestler at WWE, and almost had a career in the NFL. He has even acted in Hollywood movies and a lot of sports shows. All this would have needed a massive amount of strength, determination, and fitness. Brock Lesnar once also expressed how he felt about a certain women judoka while talking to ESPN, back in 2015.

‘The Beast’ in the interview talked about his admiration for ‘Rowdy’. Ronda Rousey has had almost a similar career to Lesnar, from shifting promotions to acting in Hollywood films, however, that didn’t affect the toughness of them both. Ronda Rousey had once defended her Bantamweight title against Liz Carmouche at UFC 157. And the fact that she did it with a dislocated jaw speaks volumes about how tough a warrior ‘Rowdy’ is. Thus it wasn’t surprising for fans when Brock Lesnar called Ronda Rousey ‘a man’.

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Ronda Rousey had Brock Lesnar’s respects

In an interview with ESPN Brock Lesnar said, “She is a man amongst women in the women’s division. I take my hat off to her” It appears that Brock Lesnar made this comment impressed by Rousey‘s strength and consistency.

He also added how he had respect for Ronda for managing so many projects at the same time.

Lesnar said,” I don’t know how she’s juggling everything — movies and this, that and the other thing, going to Brazil and kicking butt over there and doing all the stuff she’s doing. My hat’s off to you, Ronda.”

When Brock Lesnar Called Ronda Rousey “a freak”

Brock Lesnar, however, felt that Ronda Rousey was a misfit for her division, as she was way too superior to the other fighters in her division. He further added, “She’s a super athlete in a weak division. I’m not taking any talent away from her at all. But I think she’s a super beast — a super freak — in the women’s division.”

Fans loved Rousey when she was with the UFC and fans love her at WWE. There is something about her that gets her the kind of fan following she has. Rousey has broken many glass ceilings and continues to do so at SmackDown.

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Akshay Pallav is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his undergraduation from National Institute of Fashion Technology in Apparel Production, he has been a sports enthusiast all his life and has several medals at the University level across multiple sports including basketball, badminton, track and field. He aspires to interview Conor McGregor and Cristiano Ronaldo someday.

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Vineet Nandwana

“I Take My Hat Off to Her” – WWE Star Brock Lesnar Uncharacteristically Lauded 28-Year-Old Women’s UFC Champion in 2015

Ronda Rousey had Brock Lesnar’s respects

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