“It’s True”: Ronda Rousey Once Opened Up About Weird Fetish Involving Russian MMA Fighter Three Years Before Marrying Travis Browne

Former UFC Champion Ronda Rousey got married to Travis Browne in 2017. The couple is happily wed and even have a daughter together, who was born in 2021. But before she tied the knot with Browne, the Baddest Woman on the Planet once revealed a weird wish she had, involving the former Russian mixed martial artist.

Rousey became a megastar in UFC before swapping the octagon for the squared circle in 2018. A year before that, she married Travis Browne, a former UFC fighter. But it turns out “The Rowdy One” had her eyes on another MMA fighter, the Russian legend Fedor Emelianenko.

Ronda Rousey joked about wanting 57 of Emelianenko’s babies

Considering her stature in combat sports, Ronda Rousey would’ve had a little shortage of suitors before she married Travis Browne. However, the former WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion revealed having a crush on MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko in 2014.

Emelianenko, nicknamed “The Last Emperor” has an impressive 40-6-0 record in MMA. He began his career in 2000 and has won multiple championships and accolades. Emelianenko has held the heavyweight championship in MMA PRIDE and has wins over four former UFC champions and two Olympic medalists. Moreover, he also has a number of medals to his name while competing in various championships across the world. And clearly, he had enamored Ronda Rousey as well.

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Speaking to the media in Los Angeles in 2014, Rousey shared her opinion of Fedor. She said, “Do I want to have 57 of his babies? It’s true. I think he’s married, though, so I’m not allowed.” But Fedor is indeed married, much to Rousey’s misfortune. Rousey also revealed why she has so much love and respect for him. The 2018 WWE Royal Rumble winner said Emelianenko inspired her to be an MMA fighter herself. She once also claimed that she tries to copy his fighting style.

Since then, Rousey has moved on both professionally and personally. She is now a WWE star and recently held the SmackDown Women’s title. As for “The Last Emperor” he announced his return to the MMA in 2015 after retiring in 2012. He joined Bellator MMA in 2017 and has a 4-2-0 record. Fedor Emelianenko will now face Ryan Bader for the Bellator Heavyweight World Championship at Bellator 290 on February 4, 2023.

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