One of the most famous female
mixed martial artists worldwide, Ronda Rousey is also an Olympic-level judoka as well as an actress.
She participated in the 2008
Olympic Games, where she became the first American female athlete to win a
medal by securing the bronze.
After that milestone, Rousey kickstarted
a very successful career in MMA, becoming the first woman to ever put pen to
paper on a UFC deal, as well as the first UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and
the first female to be introduced into the UFC Hall Of Fame.
What is Ronda Rousey's contract with WWE?
Now in WWE, no female wrestler is
earning more than Rousey, who has reportedly signed a 1.5 million dollars
per year contract.
Back in 2015, Rousey didn't
hesitate to claim that she was earning more money than famous boxer Floyd
Mayweather.
"I actually did the math
and, given the numbers of my last fight, I'm actually the highest-paid UFC
fighter and I'm a woman," she told TMZ.
She continued, "I think I
actually make two to three times more than he does per second, so when he
learns to read and write, he can text me."
What is Ronda Rousey's net worth in 2022?
As of 2022, her net worth is
estimated at around 13m dollars.
Talking at a press conference in
2015, Rousey stressed that she is the highest-paid fighter because of
the high numbers that she brings in.
"I think how much you get
paid should have something to do with how much you bring in," she said.
"I'm the highest-paid
fighter not because Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta wanted
to do something nice for the ladies.
"They do it because I bring in the highest numbers. They do it because I make them the most money. I think the money that they make should be proportionate to the money that they bring in."
