‘Tried to Pop My Elbow Back’: Ronda Rousey Gave an Honest Insight on the Fight Where She Almost Lost Her Arm Forever

Ronda Rousey is one of the toughest athletes out there. The UFC Hall of Famer and former WWE RAW and SmackDown Women’s Champion is not one to go down without a fight. Her story about the type she got put in the armbar is testament to her endurance and toughness.

During her appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel asked Rousey about the specifics of the armbar, her signature move. She described it as putting pressure on the elbow joint till it dislocates, which sounds extremely painful. However, fans will be shocked to hear that Rousey herself has been put in the armbar!

Ronda Rousey and her tryst with the armbar

‘Rowdy’ Rousey shared the details about the time she experienced the brutal pain of the armbar, saying, “I was like 18 years old and I was at the German World Cup and I was winning. There was like 40 seconds left, I was fighting this Finnish chick and I threw her. I left my arm out and before I even know what happened, she just dislocated my elbow.”

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While this much pain is enough to dissuade any average athlete, Rousey did not give up. She popped her dislocated elbow back in and continued fighting her opponent with the determination and grit that fans expect from the Baddest Woman on the Planet. Shockingly, her opponent dislocated her arm yet again!

Rousey’s endurance is awe-inspiring

Rousey was clearly proud of her rough-and-tough nature as she detailed the bout to Kimmel and his audience. “So now I’m like ‘Well, she already popped it out twice. I can’t just let her pop it out twice for no reason!’ So then I finally got out. In judo you can’t ask for the medics on the mat, you get disqualified. So, I had to pop it back in myself. And then I had like 20 seconds left and I won the fight,” said Rousey to a deafening applause.

Rousey is used to such challenges. The Bantamweight icon trains for six hours a day, and her training is very intense. No wonder she can survive being put in the armbar twice and even pop in her dislocated elbow with such cool and composure. It will be exciting to see Rousey bring this level of confidence to the ring, but it seems unlikely considering her recent “arrest.” Fans will wait and watch to see how Rousey handles these new developments, for it is sure to be exciting!

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