10 Years After Changing the Face of the Game, Ronda Rousey’s Achievement Pushes Dana White to Make a Staggering Confession on His Teen Daughter’s Career- “I Would Absolutely Let Her Fight”

UFC CEO Dana White has worked from fingers to the bone to take UFC to great heights. In the initial phase of the promotion, people were not ready to accept men fighting each other as a sport. They considered it barbaric, as it involved a lot of violence. Back then, White never even considered the idea of women fighting each other, as he knew the public would never accept it. However, things changed tremendously over the years, and the inaugural women’s bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, played a huge role in the same.

During a recent interview, White remembered how Rousey not only changed the mindset of the crowd but also of him. Now, 10 years after Rousey’s UFC debut fight, the UFC CEO totally believes that women can showcase brilliant fights by following all the technical aspects of MMA. Surprisingly, as the father of a teenage girl, White was recently asked if he would let his daughter fight. What would have been his answer?

Ronda Rousey changed the mind of Dana White

Dana White was having an interview with the renowned TV personality Piers Morgan. During the chat, Morgan said that, as the father of a girl child, he wouldn’t let his daughter choose fighting as her career. Later, he asked whether White would be supportive if his daughter, Savannah White, wanted to be an MMA fighter. As an answer to the question, White said, “I famously got hammered like 10 years ago saying women would never fight in the UFC and then I met Ronda Rousey.” 

White further added, “I never expected these women to be as technical and as badass as they have been and the answer to that question is yes, if my daughter wanted to fight I would absolutely let her fight. I wouldn’t stop my daughter from doing anything or competing in anything that she wanted to do. I would actually be very supportive and help in any way that I possibly could.” Presently, Dana White believes that women participating in MMA fights are completely normal and widely accepted by combat sports lovers.

Will ‘Rowdy’ come back to the UFC?

 After Amanda Nunes retired from the UFC, many speculated that Ronda Rousey would make her grand comeback to the promotion. Some even believed that she would be fighting in the most-awaited UFC 300. When the rumors began to spread like wildfire, the UFC CEO poured cold water on them. White made it clear that ‘Rowdy’ won’t be coming back to the UFC as she has already achieved a highly successful career in MMA.

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The 54-year-old also gave reasons why Rousey would not come back to the UFC. White said that she has kids and that it’s time for her to give importance to her personal life. He also added that Rousey has achieved tremendous success in MMA and then moved to WWE to become one of the biggest stars there. She achieved the same with a lot of hard work, and now finally, it’s time for her to move on with her life, and coming back to the UFC is not her priority. What are your thoughts about Ronda Rousey coming back to the UFC? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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