UFC 's undefeated Bantamweight Champion 'Rowdy ' Ronda Rousey has dismissed claims that mixed martial arts is too dangerous a sport or that it degrades women . The 28-year-old told Good Morning America , 'There are so many ridiculous arguments that MMA is somehow anti-woman . Fighting 's not a man 's thing , it 's a human thing . To say it 's anti-woman , is I think , an anti-feminist statement . In the UFC , I mean , I 'm the biggest draw in the sport and I 'm a woman ! ' Rousey , who won a bronze medal for Judo at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , also feels that MMA is unfairly stigmatized . UFC 's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey gives an impassioned interview on Good Morning America . The 28-year-old fighter believes that MMA is an unfairly stigmatized sport that does plenty to help women . She said , ' I 'm a two-time Olympian , Olympic medalist , and when I was doing judo , the exact same things I really apply in MMA , I was celebrated as an American hero . Somehow , when I do it for money , I 'm a barbarian ? ' Rousey also commented on how MMA has helped to improve the way women are treated in popular culture . In terms of UFC directly working towards that end , Rousey explained , 'Just this last weekend , women were introduced walking to the Octagon not as women 's bantamweights , they were just bantamweights . They were just introduced as fighters , and that 's it . It 's the first sport in the world to do that . ' Rousey has recently signed a new long-term contract with UFC . Rousey celebrates her victory over Cat Zingano in the UFC bantamweight bout in Los Angeles this year .
UFC 's undefeated Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey insists that mixed martial arts does plenty to empower women . The former Olympic bronze medalist believes the sport is unfairly stigmatized . WATCH : Rousey demonstrates signature 'armbar ' move on Jimmy Fallon . Rousey has recently signed a new long-term contract with UFC . CLICK HERE for all the latest UFC news .