The Wrestling Observer reports that UFC Women’s Champ Ronda Rousey will be in Sylvester Stallone’s movie Expendables 3. Boxer Victor Ortiz will also play a part in the movie which begins filming in August.
Sylvester made the announcement via twitter.
Ronda Rousey will show championship form in Expendables 3! So will multi hampion Victor Ortiz!
— Sylvester Stallone (@TheSlyStallone) July 24, 2013
This will be the first role for Rousey in a major film. Rousey had signed on with William Morris this year presumably to find opportunities such as this. She recently starred in online ads for small business insurer, Insureon. Rousey will be working with Stallone, Jason Statham, Steven Seagal and former UFC Champ Randy Couture in this sequel.
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According to a Deadline.com report back on May 31st, production was due to begin in August. Its not known whether the shooting schedule will affect Rousey’s promotional schedule for TUF, her fight with Miesha Tate this December and any other obligations she might have had for the UFC. Its hard to blame Rousey here for taking the role especially since it was known that she signed on with a Hollywood agency.
Meltzer is trying to get brownie points, or is getting kickbacks for pro-ufc articles .
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What does Meltzer have to do with this?
Meltzer is the head honcho with the wrestling observer from what i understand.
After a quick check i see this alvarez fellow getting billed second to meltzer.. and you notice how the report didn’t have a name attached to it?
Meltzer is reporting it, but it’s Stallone’s tweet. I don’t see this as a pro-UFC article. At most it’s a pro-Rousey blurb.
That is a reasonable pov.
Rousey isnt even attractive. her sex appeal for me is 6/10. she is too manly. people ogle her like they have never seen a woman before. maybe she would be prettier in person but on tv she looks plain. she is also just a freakshow. and if she loses to anyone not named cyborg the women’s division will implode. she is to women’s mma what kimbo was to elite xc. except elite xc didn’t hand kimbo a title.