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Ronda Rousey, like Gina Carano before her, is a mixed martial arts fighter that is destined for a career in television or film.
The question is not if she will be offered roles, but rather when offers might start rolling in.
It appears we have our answer.
The question is not if she will be offered roles, but rather when offers might start rolling in.
It appears we have our answer.
According to Dave Meltzer of WrestlingObserver.com and mmafighting.com, Rousey has been offered a role in the Hunger Games film series.
With the second Hunger Games film, Catching Fire, reportedly close to being wrapped up, Rousey was presumably approached about an appearance in the third of what will reportedly be a four-movie series.
Can Rousey act? It doesn't matter. Steven Soderbergh built an entire action movie, Haywire, around Carano, accentuating her strengths and hiding her weaknesses as an actor, even going so far as having another actress re-record some of Carano's dialogue. Carano impressed enough that she landed a role in Fast and Furious 6, which will hit theaters this summer.
Studios are looking for any way to break into new audiences, and with Rousey's pay-per-view debut doing very well this past weekend (reportedly in the 400,000-500,00 buys range), there is proof that a sizable group of people will pay to see Rousey.
Ultimately the question may be, can UFC pay Rousey more to stick around than she can earn in front of a camera?
Rousey was the first female fighter signed to the UFC, and reportedly was given a very good contract, one that guarantees her a cut of pay-per-view profits from shows on which she appears, and a base salary in the high five figures per fight. She earned a reported $90,000 for her win against Liz Carmouche on Saturday, but with undisclosed bonuses, plus her pay-per-view cut and sponsorship money, surely earned far more than that.
Films may pay more in the long run, and have the added benefit of not requiring Rousey to get hit for a living.
As Bob Sapp, an American who briefly became a Japanese cultural phenomenon by virtue of his fighting career, reportedly once said, "punches hurt a whole lot more when you're rich."
With the second Hunger Games film, Catching Fire, reportedly close to being wrapped up, Rousey was presumably approached about an appearance in the third of what will reportedly be a four-movie series.
Can Rousey act? It doesn't matter. Steven Soderbergh built an entire action movie, Haywire, around Carano, accentuating her strengths and hiding her weaknesses as an actor, even going so far as having another actress re-record some of Carano's dialogue. Carano impressed enough that she landed a role in Fast and Furious 6, which will hit theaters this summer.
Studios are looking for any way to break into new audiences, and with Rousey's pay-per-view debut doing very well this past weekend (reportedly in the 400,000-500,00 buys range), there is proof that a sizable group of people will pay to see Rousey.
Ultimately the question may be, can UFC pay Rousey more to stick around than she can earn in front of a camera?
Rousey was the first female fighter signed to the UFC, and reportedly was given a very good contract, one that guarantees her a cut of pay-per-view profits from shows on which she appears, and a base salary in the high five figures per fight. She earned a reported $90,000 for her win against Liz Carmouche on Saturday, but with undisclosed bonuses, plus her pay-per-view cut and sponsorship money, surely earned far more than that.
Films may pay more in the long run, and have the added benefit of not requiring Rousey to get hit for a living.
As Bob Sapp, an American who briefly became a Japanese cultural phenomenon by virtue of his fighting career, reportedly once said, "punches hurt a whole lot more when you're rich."
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