Ronda Rousey caught in ‘blatant lie’ about judo past, warned to ‘shut up’ about Netflix comeback
Former UFC champ Ronda Rousey has a history of hyperbole … or blatant lies, depending on who you ask. “Rowdy” has been making the media rounds in recent weeks to help promote her combat sports comeback, a special Netflix main event against former Strikeforce sensation Gina Carano. But it sounds like the Olympian, who took […]
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 01: Ronda Rousey of the USA happily displays her first World Cup gold medal during the Fighting Films Birmingham Women's World Cup on Saturday, April 01, 2006 at the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England, UK. (Photo by David Finch/Getty Images) | Getty Images Former UFC champ Ronda Rousey has a history of hyperbole … or blatant lies , depending on who you ask. “Rowdy” has been making the media rounds in recent weeks to help promote her combat sports comeback , a special Netflix main event against former Strikeforce sensation Gina Carano.
But it sounds like the Olympian, who took home a bronze medal at the 2008 Sumer Games , is peddling tall tales about her days on the judo mats. That’s according to fellow Olympian and current UFC bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison. “So in judo, we have this thing called Ippon Dori,” Harrison told Death Row MMA .
“You’re out in the middle and it’s live gos, so if you throw, whoever wins stays. Say you and I are going, it’s like king of the hill, last man standing. So there’s no time limit.
We could have a 30-second go or 30 minutes. ” Harrison, 35, knows a thing or two about judo, capturing Olympic gold in 2012 and then again in 2016. “So she’s online telling this story about how, ‘Yeah, I had a lot of pride so I’d be out there for an hour with these girls and then finally a 90-kilo guy would take pity on me and come out and throw me.