Rhonda Rousey Talks Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Shoot and UFC Loss with Ellen DeGeneres
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There is still buzz going around regarding Rhonda Rousey's very bare Sports Illustrated Swimsuit where she is just wearing body paint and Rousey told Ellen DeGeneres about the shoot, and also opened up about her loss to Holly Holm and the suicidal thoughts that followed.
DeGeneres and Rousey jumped into talking about her swimsuit or painted on swimsuit went about. She wasn't surprised when she got to the shoot, in fact, Rousey told DeGeneres that she did have a heads up and she was honored to be a canvas for Joanne Gair.
Of course she did discuss what Gair had to do in order to get in all of the tough spots.
Rousey said it was really weird but she and Gair were like best friends by the time they got out of the painting process.
Rousey did two different suits and she was followed out to one of the most remote areas by a paparazzi.
She was not happy with the photo that was released and even when she tried to shoot it a second time, she was also followed again.
She admitted to be embarrassed from the unauthorized photos but that the actual shoot photos were really great and she loved the way they came out.
The interview could not be complete without DeGeneres allowing Rousey to open up about her loss to Holly Holm.
DeGeneres believed that Rousey would win like many of the other viewers who tuned in to watch and she wanted to know what was different about the fight with Holm.
Rousey told DeGeneres that things were pretty chaotic and nothing was ever perfect in life. She said that it was her third title in nine months but she wasn't trying to make excuses. Rousey said that she felt kind of tired.
She talked about the split lip and loosened teeth she got in the first round of the fight but said that it was destiny and it had to go down that way. She said that she felt that she couldn't really see.
DeGeneres asked how long was it before her brain settled down and Rousey said it was until the next morning. Rousey then broke down and was trembling over her words as she spoke.
"I was down in the medical room and I was like in the corner and I was like what am I anymore if I'm not this," said Rousey.
"I was literally sitting there and thinking about killing herself in that exact second."
Rousey told DeGeneres she didn't know what to do anymore at that point because no one cared about her anymore. However, when she looked up at her boyfriend Travis Browne, she said she has to stay alive because she needs to have his babies, quickly turning a heavy moment into something lighter. It was the first time that Rousey told that story to anyone other than Browne, who is also a UFC fighter.
Rousey told DeGeneres she wasn't sure she would have made it if it wasn't for Browne she's not sure she would have made it. DeGeneres for her talking about it because of all of the other people out there who have similar thoughts.
Rousey does want to fight again and she wants her first opponent to be opponent to be Holm.