Kay Hansen

Throughout her accomplished career, Ronda Rousey inspired and empowered a lot of women. She was the first female superstar of the UFC and single-handedly revived women MMA. Kay Hansen was once one of those girls looking at Rousey and aspiring to be like her. And in her first UFC fight, she delivered. After a mostly observative performance, she cracked the code in the third round and finished Jinh Yu Frey with a slick armbar, Rousey's signature move. After the fight, Rousey tweeted at Hansen: https://twitter.com/RondaRousey/status/1277016299441278977?ref_srctwsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1277016299441278977%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_urlhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmafighting.com%2F2020%2F6%2F28%2F21305746%2Fronda-rousey-gives-20-year-old-ufc-newcomer-kay-hansen-props-on-armbar-win https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1277014831267184641 Hansen, who took the fight on six days notice is now the second-youngest fighter in the roster. She suffered a few cuts during the fight and will now be under a medical suspension, but she has made a name for herself. “I’ve been getting stitched up this whole time, so I haven’t even had a chance to even look at my phone yet, but that’s awesome – veterans supporting young guns,” Hansen said afterward. “It’s all a cycle, and there’s going to be little girls under me one day, and I think it’s great that we support each other that way.” Another interesting story revolving around her fight was the $37000 bet placed on her that earned the bettor $20000. It was reported by Darren Rovell. https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1276946284218286080?ref_srctwsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1276946284218286080%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_urlhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.mmafighting.com%2F2020%2F6%2F28%2F21305746%2Fronda-rousey-gives-20-year-old-ufc-newcomer-kay-hansen-props-on-armbar-win “I don’t know who did it, but that’s a lot of money to bet on someone making their UFC debut,” she said. “But congrats, I guess. ... It didn’t put any pressure on me because that’s your choice. I’m not responsible for fulfilling that, but it is cool to see people putting that kind of faith in me.”