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Rousey Agrees to Make Minor Changes to Book, Settles Defamation Suit with Ex-Manager

Related Topics: Ronda Rousey, Defamation

Ronda Rousey will make minor changes to her autobiography in order to avoid a defamation lawsuit from former manager Darin Harvey.

According to Harvey, President of Fight Tribe Management, Rousey’s autobiography entitled “Rousey: My Fight/Your Fight” defamed him by failing to properly credit him for his role in the Olympic judoka’s career.

“During the four years we worked together, Ronda easily won all her amateur fights, went 8-0 as a professional, became the first woman to sign with the UFC, and landed roles in several feature films,” Harvey said in a statement. “Her book failed to acknowledge the important role I played in all of that and, in my view, defamed me in several respects.