Who am I?

In a recent interview with popular T.V. host Ellen Degeneres Ronda Rousey revealed that after her devastating loss to bantamweight champion Holly Holm she contemplated suicide. While sitting in the hospital hours after her loss, the former champ felt that with the death of her persona – she no longer had anything to live for.

“I was literally sitting there and thinking about killing myself and that exact second I’m like, ‘I’m nothing, what do I do anymore, and no one gives a s–t about me anymore without this.’”

But before she could turn these thoughts into action, she caught sight of her UFC heavyweight boyfriend Travis Browne and put things into perspective.

“I looked up and I saw my man Travis was standing up there, and I looked up at him and I was like, I need to have his babies. I need to stay alive.”

In case you haven’t heard Ronda Rousey lost her bantamweight title back in November 2015, at UFC 193 to Holly Holm in the second round via head kick K.O. In a fight many thought Holms shouldn’t have even been in, the challenger absolutely destroyed the champ with her pinpoint striking and world class footwork. The ending was all but inevitable as Rousey looked dazed and exhausted coming into the second round. At one point whiffing a shot so bad she fell down on one knee. Rousey revealed to Ellen that it felt like an out of body experience as she came into the fight tired and had no concept of where things were. She knew Holly was out there but wasn’t able to connect her movements to her body. All in all Rousey makes no excuses and hopes Holly wins her next bout in March against bantamweight contender Meisha Tate at UFC 197 – in order to enforce vengeance and reclaim the belt. All in all it shapes up well for us as the women’s bantamweight division is shaping up for some historic fights. https://youtu.be/iwCdv9iR8P8 What do you think about Ronda Rousey’s statements? Are they heartfelt and much needed or do they reveal a mental weakness for competitors to capitalize on? Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Lionel Harris-Spence is a borderline alcoholic, MMA junkie, and budding filmmaker – follow him on instagram (artofmixedmartial)