10 Times Ronda Rousey Talked Some Serious Trash

They don't call her 'Rowdy' for nothing.

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Ronda Rousey is the most dangerous woman alive, and her star continues to rise and burn brighter. 

She's got a new, fledgling movie career on one hand, and she's posing for bikini shots on the other. Oh, and in her spare time, she beats wholesale ass — her fight with Correia is this Saturday, August 1. Eleven wins. Zero losses. Nine of those by way of submission — an armbar that tears her opponents' joints out of their sockets.

Aside from Conor McGregor, there's no one on the UFC roster who has the mainstream notoriety of Rousey. She's got the brawn, the skills (she's an Olympian), the looks, and the big mouth. The woman knows how to stir the pot. Her love for playing the heel is probably rooted in her love for professional wrestling. 

She's a die-hard fan, and she had a spot at this year's WrestleMania, where she started a beef with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, and threatened to break the Billion Dollar Princess' arm.

But WWE fans should know that Rousey's real life feuds are anything but kayfabe. Legendary wrestling promoter Jim Cornette once noted that the UFC is the greatest professional wrestling promotion in the world, and if the WWE isn't using the promo techniques, the UFC might as well. 

Rousey takes that advice seriously, and although she usually ends her feuds with fists, she's also the one who usually starts them with words. They don't call her 'Rowdy' for nothing.

10. Versus Cris Cyborg

Ronda Rousey Trash Talk
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Venue: TapOut Radio

Date: January 2012

Zinger: "Chris Cyborg was abusing for so long, it changed the bone structure of her face."

Cyborg was caught using performance enhancement drugs, and Rousey, who takes pride in her Olympian, all-natural development, has always derided Cyborg in the press for that fact. And the controversy has whet fans' appetite for a proper fight between the two. 

Rousey vs. Cyborg would be the biggest fight possible after Rousey's done with Correia.

The problem?

Rousey wants Cyborg to drop down to a Bantamweight 135 lbs. to fight her — not catchweight. Rousey's rationale is that Cyborg has artifically enhanced herself, and if she were to come down to a normal size, she would have no problem making weight. Besides, Rousey is the champ — to be the BW champ, one should actually be a BM. 

Still, it hasn't quelled the whispers that Rousey is dodging what might be her toughest opponent yet.

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