Ronda Rousey is the best women’s fighter in the world today — and probably ever. She has torn through the UFC with a 12-0 record, after winning world championships and Olympic medals in judo.
But a boxer she is not, which is why fans of the seemingly forgotten American sport are up in arms over Rousey being on “The Ring” magazine cover for the January 2016 issue.
The self-proclaimed “Bible of Boxing,” The Ring has been in publication since 1922. Rousey will be just the second female to grace its cover but the first MMA fighter smiling back from newsstands when the issue hits shelves in November.