Ronda Rousey fell faster than she rose and it had a devastating effect on her. From CBS Sports:
“I was down in the medical room and sitting in the corner, and I was like, ‘What am I anymore if I’m not this?’ I was literally sitting there and thinking about killing myself in that exact second,” Rousey explained.
“I’m nothing. What do I do anymore? No one gives a s— about me anymore if I’m not this. To be honest, I looked up and saw my man standing there, and I was like, ‘I need to have his babies; I need to stay alive. I got clipped in the first exchange; I was knocked out on my feet after the first hit. On that first hit, I cut open my mouth and knocked my teeth loose,” she said. “Guys fight for five, five-minute rounds and they are knocking each others faces in and nothing like that happens. It was almost like I couldn’t see. I couldn’t tell how far my hand was from my face or how far she was from me.”
Nobody wants to see someone on the edge of suicide. I figured this would motivate her and make her a stronger fighter, but it seems to cut deeper than that. She seems very beat up emotionally over the loss, so for her own good, I’m glad her rematch won’t be for a while. She looks like she needs time to process everything and handle her emotions.