During an interview with HitFix.com earlier this month, Hughes told the story of how Rousey, who played Luna in The Expendables 3, broke one of his ribs before filming a fight scene in the movie that hit theaters on Aug. 15.
Ronda’s first time ever on camera was the scene with Sly at a bar, and she’s really super-nervous. I went up and said, “Well, what do you do before a big fight?” And she says, “I like to spar in my room. I get that nervous energy out.” And I said, “So you need to hit something? Let’s find something to hit.” And she said, “But I want to hit you.” She was like, “Put your arms up.” And I’m thinking, “Ronda’s just going to do this.” I put my hands up, and she goes wham! Next day, I was getting dressed and my kids were there at the time (and) my 7-year-old daughter said “What’s that?” And I had this huge black mark. I had a broken rib. And I said, “I got beaten up by an actress.”
Rousey downplayed the incident to HitFix.com, saying: “He didn‘t have a broken rib! I didn‘t hit anything hard.”
It took just a little more than two years after her pro MMA debut for Rousey to land her first major motion picture role (The Expendables 3). Since then, Rousey has scored high-profile gigs in Fast & Furious 7 and Entourage.
Both Fast & Furious 7 and Entourage are in post-production and will be released in 2015.
“Rowdy” has amassed a 10-0 record since making her pro debut in March 2011. Rousey has finished seven foes with first-round armbars, another with a third-round armbar and has won by first-round KO/TKO in each of her last two bouts.
Although UFC matchmakers have yet to determine her next opponent, Rousey said she would like to fight on the Jan. 3 card that includes the light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier.
In her last bout, Rousey disposed of Alexis Davis with a 16-second KO at UFC 175 in July. For her efforts, Rousey pocketed her second straight “Performance of the Night” bonus.
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