Ronda Rousey was Born on February 1, 1987, in Riverside, California, Ronda Rousey endured a tough childhood marked by speech problems and her father suicide . Ronda Rousey became a judo champion, and Ronda Rousey earning back-to-back gold medals at the Pan American Championships and a 2008 Olympic bronze medal. Ronda Rousey joined the mixed martial arts circuit in 2010, and has since emerged as a crossover star as the UFC Bantamweight Champion.