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Now that Ronda Rousey is firmly established as a member of the WWE roster, she’s becoming more and more open<\/a> about the pair of losses that ended her career as a mixed martial artist \u2014 losses she wouldn’t discuss previously<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The former UFC women’s bantamweight queen looked back on these losses, which were dealt by Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes, during a Q&A session at the WildCard boxing gym in Las Vegas, which was hosted by film director Peter Berg.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did a whole lot of crying, isolating myself, [Travis Browne] held me and let me cry and it lasted two years,\u201d Rousey said (transcribed by MMAJunkie<\/a>). \u201cI couldn\u2019t have done it alone. There\u2019s a lot of things you have to remember. Every missed opportunity is a blessing in disguise.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to learn from experience,” she added. “From the worst things, the best things have come as a result. Time is a great teacher. It\u2019s that belief that time passes, even bad times.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rousey then explained that, while her parents instilled a championship spirit within her, they didn’t teach her how to lose. This, in part, is why she had such a hard time swallowing her defeats to Holm and Nunes.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents expected me to be special, so I expected to be special,\u201d Rousey said. \u201cI was just trying to create the job I wanted, and I wouldn\u2019t have the audacity to do that if my mom didn\u2019t tell me I could.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut one thing my mother never taught me was how to lose. She never wanted me to entertain it as a possibility. She\u2019d say: \u2018Let it suck. It deserves to suck.’\u201d<\/p>\n

Rousey also explained why she was so quiet with the media after her MMA losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe live in an age of trial by Twitter,\u201d Rousey said. \u201cWhat is really gained by stating opinion on anything? It whittles people down. It gets cut and pasted 10 times and it\u2019s in [a] headline…<\/p>\n

\u201c[Celebrities] keep more and more of [their opinions] to themselves,” she continued. “Why should I talk? I believe hearing me speak is a privilege, and it\u2019s a privilege that\u2019s been abused, so why not revoke it from everyone? I don\u2019t believe public criticism beating you down is the right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Needless to say, Ronda Rousey seems to be opening up, now that her MMA career is in the rear-view.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 4\/26\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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