Ronda Rousey tells Ellen she thought of suicide after Holm loss
Ronda Rousey opens up on thoughts of suicide
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres show which aired Tuesday morning where ‘Rowdy’ revealed some rather sad news.
The first UFC women’s champion opened up about her devastating knock out loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November and how thoughts of suicide soon followed. Rousey was on the receiving end of much criticism following her loss and it was questioned whether the mixed martial arts star would return to the octagon for another fight.
“Honestly, my thought, I was like, in the medical room and I was like down in the corner, I was in the corner, and I was like ‘what am I anymore if I’m not this?’
I was literally sitting there and thinking about killing myself and that exact second, I’m like ‘I’m nothing, what do I do anymore, and no one gives a shit about me anymore without this.’
And to be honest I looked up and I saw my man Travis (Browne) was standing up there and I looked up at him and I was like, I need to have his babies. I need to stay alive. Really that was it.’ I haven’t told anybody that. I only told him.”
Below are the official UFC 193 results.
- Holly Holm defeated Ronda Rousey via KO, Round 2, 0:59– for women’s bantamweight title
- Champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated Valerie Letourneau (49-46, 49-46, 50-45) – for strawweight title
- Mark Hunt defeated Antonio Silva via TKO – Round 1, 3:41
- Robert Whittaker defeated Uriah Hall via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Jared Rosholt defeated Stefan Struve via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
- Jake Matthews defeated Akbarh Arreola via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
- Kyle Noke defeated Peter Sobotta via TKO (kick and punches) – Round 1, 2:01
- Gian Villante defeated Anthony Perosh via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:56
- Danny Martinez defeated Richie Vaculik via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Daniel Kelly defeated Steve Montgomery via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Richard Walsh defeated Steven Kennedy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- James Moontasri defeated Anton Zafir via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:36
- Ben Nguyen defeated Ryan Benoit via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:35
