Badass UFC fighters have body image problems, too. Just ask Ronda Rousey.
In an interview July 28 by Cosmopolitan.com Rousey be discussed on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2015 and how she feels about her body.
Bantamweight champion of the UFC undefeated women, the Hollywood star and author, said she gained weight last SI swimsuit edition because she felt she was "too small for a magazine that is supposed be the celebration of the essence of a woman. "
"I wanted to be at my most feminine form, and I do not feel my more attractive to 135 pounds, which is the weight I fight for," said Rousey. "At 150 pounds, I feel I'm at my healthy and stronger and
my my best."
Although she is a world-class athlete, Rousey said she has struggled with body image throughout his life. "I grew up as an athlete do judo, so I do not really have one, feminine type of conventional body," she said Cosmo. "I grew up thinking that because my body type was rare [ie , Sports], it was a bad thing. "
"Now that I'm older, I really started to realize that I'm really proud that my body has developed for a purpose and not just to be looked at," said Rousey.
Spoken like a true athlete. Keep kicking ass, Ronda.
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