Rousey: Beating up ex-boyfriend was legal
Ronda Rousey: “So if someone is blocking you into an apartment and not letting you leave, you’re entitled to defend yourself and find a way out.”
UFC champion Ronda Rousey had gotten some slack from fans and media for a story in her recently published biography about beating up an ex-boyfriend. Rousey addressed the whole story a scrum with the media yesterday in Australia:
Rousey, 28, the undefeated champion and former Olympic judo bronze medalist, said Thursday (Friday afternoon in Melbourne) that she was simply using a mean of defense against someone attempting to impede her from leaving.
“So if someone is blocking you into an apartment and not letting you leave, you’re entitled to defend yourself and find a way out,” Rousey said. “If you’re trying to grab your car and leave and they’re grabbing your steering wheel and saying that you can’t leave, that’s technically you being kidnapped and you can defend yourself in any ways necessary.”
Rousey (12-0) finished her explanation to the reporter with a wink.
“I have lawyers that check these things out,” she said.