For UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, she has that, plus a huge clothing sponsor like Buffalo David Britton outside of the Octagon,
as well as a flourishing action-movie career. She's not one of the
fighters in the first tier of the deal that will make $2,500 until after
five fights (see the tiers here).
However, Rousey certainly knows
what it's like to struggle to get by and her story of her early days is
now very well known. From working three different jobs, to living out
of her car, the Olympic judo medalist is all too familiar with the
financial struggles that many MMA athletes go through. It can also be
very difficult for a lot of fighters to find sponsors and that's why if
the champion was starting her career today, she would still be in favor
of the Reebok deal.
"I wish I had this Reebok deal
when I was coming up because it would've been nice if I didn't have to
hustle for an apparel sponsor," said Rousey, who will face Bethe Correia
at UFC 190 on August 1, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (more on that here).
UFC president Dana White
mentioned that Rousey has never worn an apparel brand inside the Octagon
and there is a big reason for that, which he hasn't mentioned. During
her time as a champion in Strikeforce, Ronda had secured an apparel
sponsor before her first title defense in August of 2012, and that was
the last time she ever wore a brand inside the cage.
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