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Rousey was 'willing to die' during UFC debut

It hasn’t always been a cakewalk for Ronda Rousey.

Rousey’s last four title defenses have lasted a combined 2 minutes and 10 seconds. Her first UFC fight against Liz Carmouche proved difficult, though, as Rousey’s opponent inflicted serious damage before the women’s bantamweight champion locked in an arm bar and scored a victory.

“I dislocated my jaw, broke my sinuses, was coughing,” Rousey recently told the Los Angeles Times. “When her hand went across my jaw, my mouth was ripped open. That’s the only fight I got a bruise in.”

Carmouche clearly rocked Rousey, whose record now stands at 12-0.