Ronda Rousey is possibly best known for her fighting skills, but she also loves video games. The former UFC fighter announced that she was streaming exclusively with Facebook Gaming in a statement provided to Business Insider.
With major streaming platforms like Twitch, YouTube, and Mixer vying for attention, the norm is to exclusively recruit big names. Facebook Gaming has been ramping up recently with the likes of Corinna Kopf, a member of YouTube’s “Vlog Squad” and former Twitch streamer, and now Rousey, who is making her streaming debut.
The prominent fighter revealed main points about her obsession with video games in the past, adding the fact that she is the moderator of a Pokémon forum in GameTalk. com. She also played the character of Sonya Blade in “Mortal Kombat 11,” though not everyone is a fan of her voice casting.
“As many of you know, I have been an avid gamer most of my life and if you don’t know, now you know,” Rousey said in her announcement video. “I’m super excited for us to geek out together, especially because we’re starting with ‘Pokémon Sword and Shield.’ After this week we’re going to be following a more set schedule, I don’t know, Sunday or Monday mornings, we’ll figure it out.”
Rousey’s first stream will take place on Tuesday, February 18 at 6:00 p.m. EST, and she said she would donate all the proceeds from her “Pokémon Sword and Shield” stream to Australian bushfire recovery efforts.
“Gaming has always been a huge part of my life, and I can’t wait to share that passion with my millions of fans on Facebook Gaming,” Rousey said in a statement provided to Business Insider. “Through my streams, people can hang out with the real me, not the ‘character’ version of myself they’re used to seeing, though the ‘Rowdy One’ can’t always be contained!”
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