Nathan Forest
nforest@uwyo.edu
On Nov. 13, Ronda Rousey was one of the most popular and loved MMA fighters in the world.
On Nov. 15, her hater base expanded 100 fold.
Up until Rousey’s fight against Holly Holm on Nov. 14, Rousey had an undefeated record of 12-0. Most of her wins came in dominant fashion. Holm was one of the first fighters to give Rousey an actual challenge.
Rousey, to put it simply, just lost. This does not indicate she is now a worse fighter, she is just now a defeated fighter.
If you asked an average person to name an MMA fighter before that fight, 95 percent of people would have named Ronda Rousey.