UFC’s first female champion.
On a winning spree from 2011 to 2015.
Several wins in round 1.
Ronda Rousey looked unstoppable until she clashed with Holly Holm and, later, Amanda Nunes. Today, she is enjoying her quiet, retired life, while taking on the literary world. But there was a time when she claimed she would earn as much as Floyd Mayweather Jr‘s $600 million.

In an old interview in 2015, Rousey was asked about being the biggest female fighter, but still not making as much money as someone like Mayweather. With a smile, she explained, “I don’t like to talk about exactly how much money I make. But I am extremely comfortable and happy.”

Ronda Rousey then gave the exact reason as to why she didn’t earn the same in Dana White’s promotion. “And you know, if I got to a point where I had almost 50 fights, I would probably be making close to the same amount of money that Floyd does. But at this point, I have eleven.”

Point taken! The pugilist was much more experienced. He had been boxing professionally since 1996 and remained undefeated throughout! However, that did stop the MMA star from taking digs at Mayweather the same year. What did Rowdy say?

In 2015, after winning the Best Fighter at the ESPY Awards, Rousey said, “I wonder how Floyd feels being beat by a woman for once. I’d like to see him pretend to not know who I am now.”

Her dig at Mayweather’s history of domestic violence provoked a response from the boxer. “I’ve yet to see any MMA fighter, or other boxer, make over $300 million in 36 minutes. When she can do that, then call me.”

What was Ronda Rousey’s response to this? Well, she gave an equally bitter answer. “I actually did the math and given the numbers of my last fight, I’m actually the highest paid UFC fighter and I’m a woman … I actually make 2-3 times more than he does per second. When he learns to read and write, he can text me.”

Unfortunately, MMA fans didn’t get to see Ronda Rousey sustain in the sport for long. The same year, her downfall began with Holly Holm. In November 2015, she lost her first MMA bout. That damaged her stock quite a bit. A year later, she returned against Amanda Nunes and yet again lost.

With two back-to-back losses, Rowdy just wasn’t the same. She couldn’t claim to be undefeated. She didn’t look dominant anymore. Most importantly, many fight fans saw her as a fraud after the losses, hinting she was a product of unnecessary hype.

Today, she is far away from MMA and has been spending time writing her very own graphic novel. And that’s one reason why fans felt she was in need of money. How true is that?

Ronda Rousey’s new project forces fans to speculate about money issues…

Rowdy has been busy promoting her novel- Expecting the Unexpected. As a part of its promotion, Rousey and her husband, Travis Browne, would give 10 people private MMA lessons.

She wrote on Instagram, “Get a private mma lesson from me and @travisbrownemma – limited to 10 people! Check the link in my bio, back our Expecting the Unexpected graphic novel kickstarter and choose the private lesson add on. If you’re a beginner, a teacher, a fighter, we’ll be open books and will teach you anything you want to learn.”

“Wanna learn the intricacies of my armbar? This is your chance! Wanna learn how to do the “Travis Browne elbows against the cage” just ask!”

However, this post pushed MMA fans to speculate that Rousey was experiencing money problems. There’s no basis for these speculations, though. As per ‘Celebrity Net Worth’, Ronda Rousey has a net worth of $14 million (2024).

Further, she is expecting another baby with her husband. Just a few days ago, she announced she was expecting her second daughter. The interesting fact is that Ronda Rousey’s main character in ‘Expecting the Unexpected’ is also a pregnant woman, who is also an assassin! Now that’s something only the former UFC champion could have come up with. Don’t you think?