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Rousey recalls meeting ‘awesome’ Serena Williams to ‘handle some sushi’

The undefeated bantamweight champion recalls her meeting with Serena Williams over sushi.

Arguably the two most dominant female athletes of 2015, UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and 21-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, came face to face earlier in the year.

According to Rousey, Williams called her and invited her out to dinner, which the brash champion revealed had rendered her speechless for a few seconds.

"Serena (Williams) hit me up and I almost died," Rousey told Yibada. "We've hung out a little bit and she's so cool. She's so awesome.