Ronda Rousey: My Mom Will Hear It From Me, Not The Media

Although Ronda Rousey’s mother AnnMaria De Mars has been in the media flaming her head coach Edmond Tarverdyan, “Rowdy” isn’t going to bite on the media’s attempts to address the issue.

Speaking during a scrum at today’s (Tues., October 27, 2015) UFC 193 media day (via MMA Fighting) from Tarverdyan’s Glendale Fighting Club to promote her upcoming bout versus Holly Holm at the November 14 event from Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium, Rousey said she would only respond to her mother face-to-face:

“I really don’t think that’s anybody’s business. Any reaction and response I have for my mother, she’s going to hear from me and not a media outlet.”

As she progresses into legitimate multimedia superstardom, Rousey’s life has seemingly gone through some turbulent times as of late, with her controversial relationship with alleged wife beater and UFC heavyweight Travis Browne being aired live on every MMA site.

It could certainly be argued that her love life isn’t anyone’s business, either, yet in today’s social media-driven world, the fact unfortunately remains that nothing even remotely close to public is considered sacred. And Rousey has made a fortune at least in part thanks to her “girl power” attitude, a stance that some feel is a bit hypocritical with in the sense that she criticizes Floyd Mayweather for hitting women but hangs out with a known abuser in Mike Tyson and an accused one in Browne.

But she’s not going to let that sway her focus heading into her bout with the undefeated Holm. Quite the opposite, in fact, as Rousey said that she uses the crazy times in life to motivate her to get into the gym and escape from all the madness outside:

“That kind of stuff, it just kind of makes me more thankful that I have fighting, because this is the place where I keep my focus and my sanity. Whatever kind of crazy things that are happening outside of fighting, it just makes me want to go inside the gym more, because this is really my escape from all that.

“The crazier everything is, the more I want to be in here and the more focused I do get, because it’s the time where I’m entirely in the present and none of those things exist anymore. That’s the only way I can get away from them, is when I’m in here. It’s kind of weird. The more chaotic everything is outside, the better I do in fights. The best performances I’ve ever had, I was in the most emotional turmoil beforehand. This is what I do to be able to fix myself.”