Ronda Rousey medverkar som tränare under den 18:e säsongen av ”The Ultimate Fighter”, där hon nyligen visade hur mycket bantning inför match sitter i psyket. Ronda var nämligen besviken på att Anthony Gutierrez inte skulle klara vikten, något som hon visade genom att banta bort 7,7 kilogram på ett dygn.
Här berättar ”Team Rousey”-fightern Jessamyn Duke hur det hela gick till, via ”BleacherReport”:
She jumped on the scale after Anthony missed weight and was 152 pounds. Without any sort of prep (diet, water loading, sodium loading/cutting, etc.) jumped in the sauna and was in there for FIVE hours before it was time to go to the coaches challenge. Yes, Ronda Rousey cut weight in the sauna for five hours, went to a rock climbing challenge, won, and then went BACK to the sauna that night and cut some more.
She did this to prove a point … Cutting weight is mental. You can’t use screwing up your diet or your water loading as an excuse. If you miss weight, it’s because you mentally broke. The fact that she pulled this off really showed that Ronda is on another level mentally. It was inspiring and motivating to see this happen in front of me. It made me realize that I never have to be afraid of missing weight… you just have to be mentally strong and never give up. Unfortunately, Anthony gave up.
Ett dygn senare visade Ronda att hon klarat vikten på 135 pounds, och härnäst ser vi henne inne i oktagonen då hon möter Miesha Tate vid UFC 168 den 28 december.
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