Rousey: I’m like a Monet
On one pose, a smiling Rousey has her hands — in pink wrap with the logo Built to Fight —…
On one pose, a smiling Rousey has her hands — in pink wrap with the logo Built to Fight — in a punching stance with a tattoo of the Olympic rings just visible at the top of her thigh.
In the other, the lean Rousey is shown skipping from the side.
“I’m like a Monet,” she tells the magazine. “From far away, I can look like a prissy model, but when you come closer you see the wear and tear of a fighter.
“Women don’t have to trade their femininity for athleticism,” she continues. “And you don’t have to look like an anorexic eight-year-old to be considered beautiful. Skinny girls look good in clothes but fit chicks look good naked.”
As a fighter, however, Rousey sees Kaufman as her most difficult opponent.
“She obviously did very well against Miesha, nullified all of her grappling. Obviously able to deal with that style of fighter. But then again I’ve fought very good standup girls before who have tried the same thing and been able to nullify that. We’ve both displayed proficiency in dealing with the style the other one has, so it will be very interesting to see who comes out on top.”
Rousey says there is no mystery to that.
“I’m completely 100 per cent confident that I’m going to win this fight, but she definitely has my respect as a fighter.”