Stick around MMA long enough, and you’ll probably notice the word “weird” becomes less applicable for most things. Still, when it comes to the notable Ronda Rousey story arc in the sport’s history, it seems somewhat fitting. First, let’s get one main thing out of the way: Walking away from a sport that involves deliberately depriving your body of water and occasionally stopping high-speed human shins and fists with your own face is not the type of decision that should upset or even surprise us. Especially when said sport has not only given its practitioner a ton of money, but opened several avenues in which to earn more of it. By the time Rousey (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) went M.I.A.
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