Owning up to her mistake. Ronda Rousey was quick to set the record straight about why she had posted a Photoshopped image to her Instagram account on Thursday, February 18.
“I have to make an apology to everyone — I was sent a picture to share on social for Fallon that was altered without me knowing to make my arms look smaller,” she captioned a split image of the before-and-after photos. “I won’t say by who — I know it was done with severely misplaced positive intentions — but this goes against everything I believe and I am extremely proud of every inch of my body. And I can assure you all it will never happen again. I could not be more appalled and hope you all forgive me.”
In the altered picture, which she had shared on her account earlier the day before, the 29-year-old MMA fighter does indeed flaunt a thinner upper right arm and jawline.
Commenters were quick to call out the noticeable doctoring, prompting Rousey to post a quote shortly after the initial photo.
“One of life’s simple truths: If you post a rude, insulting comment on a complete stranger’s social media, you’re a sad, empty loser,” it read. “You’re also an a—hole.”
The outspoken California native has been skewered on social media before, namely last November following her epic defeat by UFC champion Holly Holm.
“In order to be the best in the world, you definitely don’t ever get beat up like that in your prime, period,” Laila Ali, the daughter of boxing great Muhammad Ali, told TMZ Sports.
“That’s what you get for not touching gloves!” Lady Gaga weighed in.
Rousey shares this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover with two other women — models Ashley Graham and Hailey Clauson.
