Ronda Rousey's post-UFC 193 plans include gardening and making movies
Ronda Rousey of the US talks to the press before a face-off for the UFC fight in Melbourne on November 13, 2015. Over 55,000 are expected to attend the UFC fight between Rousey and compatriot Holly Holm in Melbourne on November 15. Credit: Getty Images / PAUL CROCK
MELBOURNE, Australia -- For a woman who admits she never needs to work again and is being courted by Hollywood executives, Ronda Rousey has a decidedly modest plan to reward herself if she successfully defends her bantamweight title against Holly Holm on Sunday.
"I want to get some vertical gardens in my house," Rousey said Friday when asked what she'd treat herself to with her prize money. "I don't think they're that expensive though. But that's what I want. I have simple tastes."
Vertical gardens generally retail for as little as $100.
"I don't have a [big] yard, it's like a small little thing and I kind of wanted to put vertical gardens on my walls because I don't really have many plants," Rousey said. "I ordered some grass to come in so my dog could pee on it."
The UFC has brought its showcase UFC 193 to Australia this week, with the Rousey-Holm fight overshadowing the men as the main event in front of an expected record UFC crowd.
At 28, Rousey has already competed in two Olympics, published her autobiography and is fast becoming a hot property in Hollywood. She has several movie credits to her name and new projects are linked to the fighter, including a remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze action film "Roadhouse," to be written and directed by veteran film maker Nick Cassavetes.
"He has described it so far as 'Ninja Brockovich,'" Rousey said about Cassavetes' plans for the movie.
While fighting has been her main focus, she said she's very open to more acting roles.
"I've been doing three title fights back to back in the last nine months, and while I'm in camp I'm pretty much all cut off from the Hollywood world," Rousey said. "So after I'm done beating Holly I'll have a chunk of time when I'll be able to entertain that whole world and see what's going on and spend a lot more time on that."
