and she is this month s maxim cover girl. over the years rousey has shown she is not shy of speaking her mind when she talked earlier this year on showtime with jim rome. i mean, for a girl, it raises your testosterone. i try to have as much sex as possible before i fight, actually. i wanted to know how that is working for you so far? not fantastic. ever since i said that, i jinxed myself. i haven t been able to have sex right before a fight. reporter: we spent time with rousey in las vegas where she is shooting a reality tv show, the ultimate fighter. why are you so good at it? just the way i was brought up doing judo. my mom brought me to four, five clubs a week so i would always get to try different styles. reporter: it has been a long journey to the top. rousey s father took his own life when ronda was 8 years old. under a watchful eye from her mother, rowsey used her own judo training to help cope with the loss of her dad. is this something you want to
mama said knock you out all right, the sport of mixed martial arts is no less than full combat, and it s only for really the toughest of the tough. punching, kicking, kneeing, elbowing, takedowns, throws, wrestling. i m like, ah, i m hurting now. so may or may not come as a surprise one of the most well mama said knock you out i m going to knock you out mama said knock you out all right, the sport of mixed martial arts is no less than full combat, and it s only for really the toughest of the tough. punching, kicking, kneeing, elbowing, takedowns, throws, wrestling. i m like, ah, i m hurting now. so may or may not come as a surprise one of the most well known athletes in the sport is a woman. we are up all nightline with abc s julie foudy. rowdy ronda rousey is no ordinary woman. in fact rousey is the hottest fighter in this often brutal blood sport. one of the most vicious sports in the word. mixed martial arts. where fighters get to punch, kick, and knock out their