Lesnar: Ronda needs to learn to lose
Brock Lesnar on Ronda Rousey: “I think one thing that I learned, and that she should have learned a long time ago, is that you have to learn how to lose before you can actually win.”
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnarknows a great deal about the challenges of moving between the worlds of entertainment and combat sports. Maybe more than anyone. Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey does too, and for the moment, it ended with a devastating loss to new champ Holly Holm. In a recent interview, Rousey said the loss led her to momentarily feel suicidal, which led to Lesnar offering some wise words. Seriously.
“I’m a big fan of Ronda’s and have been since the beginning,” said Lesnar to ESPN, as transcribed by David St. Martin for MMAFighting.com. “I think one thing that I learned, and that she should have learned a long time ago, is that you have to learn how to lose before you can actually win. That was one thing that my coach taught me at a very young age because I was a bad loser. You’ve got to be able to get back on the horse.
“This life is very precious and very short and one fight isn’t going to make or break her career. She’s just got to get back on the horse again and figure it out and she will.”
Rousey has often talked about potentially working in pro wrestling, but Lesnar offered some wise advice.
“She can do whatever she wants to do,” he said. “She’s proven that, but I think she’s got a lot on her plate. You can’t be a fighter and be in 10 movies a year. She’s going to have to step back and find out what Ronda wants to do moving forward.”
