She's arguably the most entertaining, sympathetic, and inspiring one. Ronda Rousey's mom is practically the main character of My Fight. So when I heard Rousey had written an autobiography, I figured that was the place to go for answers.Īnd it was. So far as I was concerned, either her mom ought to be brought up on child abuse charges or there was something I wasn't hearing. So far as she was concerned, her mother was teaching her to be a champion rather than a loser who limps out of the ring after the first owwie. Rousey sounded unruffled, even amused by this anecdote. I believe the phrase she used was, 'You've got nine more.' morning radio show, Rousey mentioned breaking a toe in a judo match when she was a little kid and having her mother tell her to get back out there. I'd also heard that Rousey's mom was a total badass. It was a pretty awesome 34 seconds, not at all gory.)Īnyway. (Update: Okay, I just watched the Rousey/Correia fight. I'd heard that her dad committed suicide, and her most recent opponent was stupid enough to trash-talk about that. What really made me want to read her story, though, is my curiosity about her family, especially her parents. They all say the same thing: she's badass. I've heard Rousey interviewed, and I've heard a lot of interviews about her. Given that I had to cringe-skim the descriptions of fights in this book, I'm not sure I'm up to seeing the real thing, even on a tiny computer screen with the volume on low. The actual review: I haven't seen a single Ronda Rousey fight.

The short review: DON'T MESS WITH RONDA ROUSEY.

My Fight / Your Fight by Ronda Rousey