Critical analysis and the Comodification and Deconstruction of Ronda Rousey
Who is Ronda?
” Everybody’s acting like it’s a Miss America beauty pageant out there, and to be as politically correct and not piss anybody off, and like walking on egg shells. "
Ronda Jean Rousey (born February 1, 1987) is an American mixed
martial artist and judoka. She is the first and current UFC Women's Bantamweight
Champion, as
well as the former Strikeforce
Women's Bantamweight Champion. She has defeated all
of her opponents by armbar in the first round. Rousey became the first American woman
to earn an Olympic
medal in Judo
at the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008.
Rousey made her mixed martial arts debut as an amateur on August 6,
2010. She defeated Hayden Munoz by submission due to an armbar in 23 seconds. Rousey made her professional mixed
martial arts debut on March 27, 2011 at King of the Cage: Turning Point. She
submitted Ediane Gomes with an armbar in 25 seconds. Rousey faced kickboxing
champion Charmaine Tweet in an MMA bout at Hard Knocks Fighting Championship:
School of Hard Knocks 12 on June 17, 2011 in Canada, She submitted Tweet with an armbar in
49 seconds. All of her wins have come in the FIRST ROUND AND ALL BY ARMBAR. Yah
that’s not a typo she is dominant and has taken the women’s division by storm.
Rowdy as always
The fact that Dana White just handed
Rousey a belt shows that the UFC sort of fell into the cult of personality
Rousey has developed. Rousey has
attracted a lot of attention for a fighter, who is really just starting a
career 7W-0L, and she has attracted a lot on entourage and she has broken a lot
of barriers. White, rather than invest
in a women’s division, has gone all in on Rousey. If it doesn’t work out, look for the UFC to
fold the women MMA early which adds more pressure on her but she just take it
all in stride.
Rousey is notable for introducing trash
talking to Women's MMA. In many interviews
Rousey has used harsh language and openly downplayed the abilities of her
opponents. Rousey doesn't deny the accusations and is not apologetic for
something she explains is a way to generate more publicity for the sport. She has also spoken with ridicule of fellow Olympian Michael Phelps and
Kim Kardashian.
“I'm like screw everyone's idea of 'oh what sports are supposed to be like” said Rousey. “I did what sports were supposed to be like, and I was living in my car. So you know what, fine. I'm gonna talk a bunch of s**t. I'm gonna pose in a couple of pictures. And I'm gonna break a couple of girl's arms, and I'm not gonna feel the least bit sorry about it because you know what? At least I can feed my dog.”
It is fir to say that Ronda Rousey is
tougher than most women I know, to be honest tougher than most guys I know. She
is an enigma that keeps on enchanting the people with her soft and friendly
side tempered with her fierce warrior attitude in the cage she has shown that
women fighters do have a place in mainstream MMA. She is shroud in controversy
because of her comments and never backs down. She is a symbol that proves that
women cannot and will not be denied the opportunities to prove themselves. Ronda
has opened doors not only for herself but also for others. The
UFC, previously sceptics of women’s mixed martial arts, now believe that the
they possess an equal, if not superior technical ability and positioning them
as the main event, with male former champions as co-main events shows their
commitment to that belief. This quick integration of female competitors in the
same spotlight as their male counterparts is almost unheard of in any other
sport. There is also a lack of feminist empowerment support that surrounds her
which surprises me. I would have thought that she would have been the perfect
person for feminist movements to approach and use yet they have not yet done
so. So let me be one of the first to get it out there. She is picture of women empowerment.
She is someone who trains with men on the highest level of the sport. She has
became an icon of not only women MMA but MMA in general. What ever people think
about her that she is famous coz she is pretty or sexy or coz she did a photo
shoot with ESPN does not matter to her and she will tell you all about it in no
uncertain terms. She brings something new and fresh without being a novelty.
She is a true credit to the sport.
If someone wants to play Twitter war with me, I'm the wrong person to mess with. I come from a family of a lot of quick-witted and accomplished women.
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