Rowdy Rousey Analysis

Males dominate in the world of sports. We hardly hear any stories about females on their mental toughness. Not too long ago, the nation has witness a female icon in the sports world; Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey, who is one of the best female fighters in the UFC. As we all know she had recently lost her Bantam weight women’s title to Holly Hohm by vicious kick to the right side of her face. Ronda had never lost fight until UFC 193 on November 14. She did not know how to take her loss.
The loss to Holm is still too scary to fully feel or see. The retelling is told in fragments. "I got hit in that first round. ... I cut my lip open and knocked a couple of my teeth loose. I was out on my feet from the very beginning." "I wasn't thinking clearly. I had that huge cut in my mouth and I just spit [the blood] out at my feet. Then they brought the bucket over and I'm like, 'Why didn't I spit it in the …show more content…
It seems that she is fighting between humility and pride. She was trying to retire from the UFC as an undefeated fighter, obviously now, that will not happen. It will be some time before she snaps out of this loss; losing for the first time is not an easy thing to swallow after thinking that you are invincible for the longest time. Dana White has confirmed that there will be a rematch with Ronda and Holly, the time table on that is to be determined on when Ronda is ready. Ronda’s pride kicks in when ask about the rematch.
"I always think I can lose all of them," she says. "I'm the only one that's scared when I walk in there. I'm always fucking scared. "So will she fight again?” “Of course. What else am I going to f-----g do?" (Shelbourne, 2015). Being an elite athlete is hard work; it shows that you have to be mentally tough in order to be an all-time elite athlete in the sport world. Tough losses have to be shaken off and moved on; to some athletes that is easier said than done. Unlike the military that is a different story,