Ronda Rousey Makes Red Carpet Debut With Fellow UFC Fighter Travis Browne

Robert Kessler
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Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne. (Photo: Getty Images)

A wise woman once pointed out that love is a battlefield, but for fellow mixed martial artists Ronda Rousey and Travis Browne, things look peaceful. The pair made their first red carpet appearance together as a couple Thursday night at the Erasing the Stigma Leadership Awards in Beverly Hills, an event that honors mental health advocates.

Rousey, 29, and Browne, 33, have been dating since last October, though at the time he was technically still married to fitness model Jenna Reneé Webb, who is now his ex-wife.

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Browne and Rousey put on a display. (Photo: Getty Images)

Rousey has taken some time off from UFC after her surprise loss to Holly Holm in November. However, she credits Browne’s companionship with helping her through a rocky patch after the career setback.

“I was literally sitting there and thinking about killing myself, and that exact second I’m like, ‘I’m nothing — what do I do anymore, and no one gives a s**t about me anymore without this,’” Rousey told Ellen DeGeneres. “To be honest I looked up and I saw my man Travis was standing up there and I looked up at him and I was like, I need to have his babies. I need to stay alive.”

However, things are looking significantly better for Rousey these days. For starters, Browne and Webb’s divorce was finalized in February.

Also, it was just announced that Rousey has signed a three-movie deal with Lifetime. According to Deadline, she will help develop “stories that reflect her passions about empowerment to the screen.”