Ronda Rousey and Bethe Correia MELBOURNE, Australia – Ronda Rousey has been caught up in a simmering controversy regarding the violent nature of mixed martial arts, with Australian politicians and child protection groups saying minors should be banned from attending UFC 193 this weekend. Rousey’s huge popularity has spread Down Under, with a crowd of up to 70,000 expected at Etihad Stadium on Saturday when she battles Holly Holm. But the sport is not without its detractors in these parts. The discussion of whether legislation should be passed to forbid youngsters at mixed martial arts events has reached the state government level, while a leading children’s charity has said exposing kids to live fights could even constitute child abuse under existing laws in the state of Victoria, of which Melbourne is the capital. That prompted Rousey to speak in defense of MMA in an interview with a Melbourne television station Tuesday, although her description of the sport somewhat stretched the bounds of reality
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Ahead of UFC 193, Ronda Rousey caught up in Australian MMA controversy – MMA Junkie