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March 29, 2024

Q+A:

UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey: Definition of happiness ‘the absence of wants’

UFC News Conference at Smith Center

Steve Marcus

Ronda Rousey, UFC women’s bantamweight champion, responds to a question during a UFC news conference Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

Editor’s Note: With the close of 2014, here is the next in our series of candid Q&As with 14 prominent Nevada personalities, who were asked to answer 14 questions in 14 or fewer words.

Ronda Rousey, UFC women's bantamweight champion

What modern-day invention can you not live without?

My phone

If you could meet anyone — living or dead — who would it be and what’s the first question you would ask them?

Paul Newman, and I would ask him to marry me before he got married.

Name your favorite television series and why?

"Dragon Ball Z" — because they had to earn their superpowers.

What moral values are essential for a successful career?

Take care of the people who take care of you.

How do you define happiness?

The absence of wants.

How do you defuse stress or tension?

I train. Whatever is going on in my life, I still have that constant.

What is your favorite pickup line?

If someone just casually asks me if they can buy me a coffee …

Any guilty pleasure(s)?

Buffalo wings.

What is your most embarrassing public moment?

The entirety of "The Ultimate Fighter."

What words best describe the city you live in?

Charismatic.

What is the most difficult task you’ve accomplished this year?

Retaining my title.

What is the most important topic for the Nevada Legislature to address during the 2015 session?

No comment.

Any regrets this past year?

No comment.

What is your top priority moving into 2015?

No comment.

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