Ronda jumped on the scale after Anthony missed weight and was 152 pounds. Without any sort of prep (diet, water loading, sodium loading/cutting, etc.) she jumped in the sauna and was in there for FIVE hours before it was time to go to the coaches challenge against Miesha Tate. Yes, Ronda Rousey cut weight in the sauna for five hours, went to a rock climbing challenge, won, and then went BACK to the sauna that night and cut some more. The next day when it was time for Jessica and Raquel to fight, she was at the gym before anyone else arrived and was back in the sauna cutting weight. When the rest of us arrived she was sitting at 136 pounds in the locker room. I watched her warm up Rakoczy for her fight while on weight and then step on the scale in front of Dana and be 135 pounds. She did this to prove a point.
Jessamyn Duke talks Ronda’s mental toughness and strength of will cutting 17 lbs in 24 hrs during filming of The Ultimate Fighter season 18













