Surprise, surprise! Ronda Rousey made quite the stir last week by saying she isn’t content with being the UFC women’s bantamweight champion. She wants to, basically, be a champion in every combat sport. Here’s the full quote, via Damon Martin of FoxSports.com:
What I’d really like to do—and I don’t know if I’ll have the time and I just want to do so many things, but—I want to be remembered as one of the greatest fighters of all time at any sport…What I would love to do: I got an Olympic medal, I would want to retire from MMA as one of the greatest of all time, I would love to have the chance to be the boxing world champion, and I would love to have the chance to be a jiu-jitsu world champion. I’d love to have the chance to be the Divas world champion and just be the best of everything at one point.
Those are some lofty aspirations, which isn’t unexpected of someone with the hunger and confidence of Rousey. But while there’s no doubt that she has the athleticism and mindset of a champion, does she have the pure skills to pull off this feat? Could she really take gold in MMA, pro wrestling, jiu-jitsu and boxing?
Well, that’s what we’re here to discuss. Can Rousey realize her dream of holding gold in four different combat sports? Read on to find out.