Ronda Rousey will shoot movie before taking next UFC bout

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Looks like it may be a good thing that there are no really compelling challengers on the horizon for UFC women’s bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey because she’s got other plans for a bit.

Rousey smoked Cat Zingano, a fighter many expected to be her stiffest test yet, in a mere 14 seconds last night at UFC 184 in Los Angeles’ Staples Center. And since the UFC didn’t manage to sign former Strikeforce champ Gina Carano for a super-fight and Cris Cyborg has yet to make 135 pounds there really isn’t a huge money fight for the 28-year-old Rousey right now.

But that’s all right.

Rousey and UFC president Dana White announced last night at the UFC 184 post-fight press conference that she’ll be taking a break from fighting in the Octagon for a bit to shoot a movie in Hollywood. Rousey is a veteran of three major productions The Expendables 3, Fast and Furious 7, and Entourage.

“We had a deal that she was going to go do a movie after this fight. So when she’s done with her movie, we will talk,” said White.

“I don’t know what I’m supposed to say about it yet. Yes, I’m going to make a movie. But I’m not going to say anything about it,” Rousey followed up.

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Nate Wilcox is the founding editor of BloodyElbow.com. As such he has hired every editor and writer to work for the site. Wilcox’s writing for BE is known for its emphasis on MMA history, the evolution of fighting techniques and strong opinions. Wilcox developed the SBN MMA consensus rankings which were featured in USA Today from 2009 to 2011. Before founding BE, Wilcox was a political operative working for such figures as Senators John Kerry and Mark Warner and an early political blogger. He is the co-author of Netroots Rising, a history of the political blogosphere from 2003 to 2007. Wilcox also hosts the Let It Roll podcast on music history for the Pantheon Podcast Network.