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Ronda Rousey wants to help 'erase the stigma' around discussing suicide

Ronda Rousey says she had no idea that her comments on suicide would cause such a stir, but hopes she's helping erase the stigma around the topic.

Ronda Rousey made a splash when she told Ellen that she had some suicidal thoughts after her UFC 193 loss to Holly Holm. But, to hear here tell it now, she never intended her comments to be anything especially earth shattering, just an honest answer as to how losing for the first time in MMA affected her.

TMZ recently caught Rousey for an impromptu interview, where they asked the former UFC champion to elaborate on just why she wants to speak so openly on the topic of suicide:

"There's a history of suicide in my family.