Ronda Rousey’s Mom, Ann Maria DeMars, On Why Daughter’s UFC 190 Plan Is ‘Stupid’

Ronda Rousey’s Mom, AnnMaria DeMars (pictured above at right), is a big fan of her daughter, but she isn’t too keen on her little girl’s plan for taking out Bethe Correia at UFC 190.

In a recent interview for the UFC 190: Embedded Vlog series, DeMars targeted previous comments Rousey had made about wanting to “drag it out” and punish Correia for some of the inflammatory comments that the number one contender made about suicide. Correia seemingly made light of the fact that Rousey’s father had killed himself when she was younger.

While DeMars could understand why her little girl would want to punish the challenger, she felt that making the bout go longer would be a big mistake.

Ronda Rousey’s mom comments at around the six-minute mark of the video below, but in case you are unable to watch the video, here are her comments as reported by Fox Sports.

“I said, ‘Well, that’s a really stupid idea because even if someone has a one-in-a-million chance per second of beating you, if you let it go 60 seconds when you could have won it in 10, that’s six times the chance and that’s just stupid.'”

Even so, DeMars did have a suggestion for how Ronda Rousey could humiliate Bethe Correia at UFC 190.

“I said, ‘Look, if you want to get even, embarrass somebody, do whatever, do a backbend on her arm and make it go to a 45-degree angle.’ That’s one way to do it without giving me a heart attack.”

Here’s the full episode for those of you who want to get both sides of the story.

In a follow-up episode published recently to the UFC’s YouTube channel, fight fans also finally learned what Correia was saying to Rousey in the trash-talking session at the press stare-down.

“I’m gonna beat you up,” Correia told Rousey. “A h*** of a beatdown. Throw down. I’m going to smack your face. I’m going to knock you out.”

Rousey, to her credit, said nothing in response, which is a bit of a turn from the once-fiery champ known for her verbal throw-downs with former opponent Miesha Tate.

Unfortunately for Correia, she didn’t seem too intimidated either, and she now appears to be more on board with what DeMars suggested — a quick stoppage. Here’s her quote (also from episode three above).

“I’ve gotten a lot of positive feedback on my fights. It seems like people love them…. And, some people, it’s like you give a mouse a cookie, you know? I gave them a bunch of really decisive finishes, and they’re like, ‘Oh, we want something different.’ It’s just impossible to make everybody happy, so I should just worry about making myself and my family happy.”

Looks like Ronda Rousey’s mom could walk away from this one happy. But what do you think, readers? Will Bethe score an upset or will Rousey end this quickly?