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MANILA, Philippines – UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey is on Forbes Magazine’s “Top 10 Highest-Paid Female Athletes in the World for 2015” list, ranking No. 8 among all female athletes covered during the period.
Rousey banked a reported $6.5 million dollars from June 2014 to June 2015, garnering $3 million in fight earnings and another $3.5 million in endorsements.
The 28-year-old native of Santa Monica, California, has Reebok, Metro PCS, Monster headphones, Buffalo David Bitton and Carl’s Jr. as her sponsors and also appeared in 3 big-budget Hollywood films such as “The Expendables 3,” “Furious 7” and “Entourage” over the course of the past year.
Rousey competed twice over the 12-month period, beating Alexis Davis by 16-second knockout in July 2014 before submitting Cat Zingano with her signature armbar submission in just 14 seconds last February.
The earnings do not include what Rousey made this month when she dispatched Bethe Correia in 34 seconds to successfully defend her UFC gold-plated strap for the sixth time.
Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova topped the Forbes list with $29.2 million in pay and endorsements, while fellow multi-time tennis champion Serena Williams came in at second by taking home $24.6 million.
Along with Rousey, the only non-tennis players to make the top 10 were NASCAR driver Danica Patrick and golfer Stacy Lewis. – Rappler.com
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