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Kobe Bryant’s Old Message Moves Ronda Rousey to Tears Ahead of MMA Return

The newly released clip recasts her May 16 Netflix headliner with Gina Carano as a test of resolve after a long layoff.

Overview

  • Netflix shared footage of Nakisa Bidarian reading Kobe Bryant’s 2015 note to Ronda Rousey, and she broke down in tears as she heard it.
  • Bryant urged her to rise from defeat, saying people relate to struggle and that he was in her corner one thousand percent.
  • Rousey is set to fight Gina Carano on May 16 in Inglewood on a Most Valuable Promotions card that will stream live on Netflix.
  • She told TMZ Sports she believes this is the peak of her mind and body as a martial artist and called herself the most dangerous she has ever been.
  • Her return follows a 2015 knockout loss to Holly Holm and a 2016 knockout loss to Amanda Nunes, after which she stepped away from MMA.