Did you know that UFC superstar Ronda Rousey used to street fight to earn money for a Frappuccino? During a photoshoot for ‘Self Magazine’ she was interviewed by comedian Chelsea Peretti where she opened up on a range of topics such as hot wings, street fights and how she feels being labelled a ‘badass’ in the sport of MMA.’
Chelsea Peretti: How does it feel to be the most famous badass in America?
Ronda Rousey: I like being given that label, but I wouldn’t give it to myself.
Chelsea: What’s your definition of a badass?
Ronda: Someone who’s willing to do what needs to be done. There are plenty of times where people know and they don’t do it—because it’s not comfortable or easy. If you do what’s right regardless of how it’s going to make you look, then you’re really a badass.
Chelsea: Did you ever get in street fights as a teen?
Ronda: Yes. Santa Monica didn’t used to be so nice! After school, my friend and I would go to the Promenade, where a lot of shady characters hung out. I loved Frappuccinos, but I only got $5 a day for lunch. If I ate, that meant I didn’t have enough money for a Frappuccino. So we would go over to these kids and say, I bet you $10 I could beat up any one of you. There were always some guys who could use the money. We’d fight and I’d do something to get them to give up, and they’d give us $10 and we’d go get Frappuccinos…. That was, like, my side gig for a little while.
Chelsea: How do you wind down after a fight?
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Ronda: I eat about 50 hot wings. I love hot wings. After my last fight, one of the UFC owners flew in a private chef from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro so that he could make me hot wings, because there are no hot wings in Rio! That’s how important they are to me.
