Ronda Rousey — The Champion the UFC Tried to Erase

Dana White said women would never fight in the UFC. Ronda Rousey forced her way in anyway — and built a billion-dollar division from nothing. Twelve wins, no defeats, the highest-paid female athlete in the world. Then she lost. And the company she built acted like she had never existed. This is the champion the UFC tried to erase. THE ERASED — File 04. Field Queens tells the stories women's sports tried to bury. Before Ronda Rousey, Dana White said women would never fight in the UFC. She forced her way in anyway — and built a billion-dollar division from nothing. From 2012 to 2015, she went 12-0 without a fight lasting three minutes. Forbes named her the highest-paid female athlete in the world. Then she lost. And the same media that put her on every cover turned on her overnight. This is the story of what happens when a woman builds something historic — and fails publicly — in a sports world that was never designed for her to begin with.