Former women’s UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has come forward with a hearth-wrenching story concerning the passing of her father.
Rousey’s father suffered from a debilitating illness that caused the individual to suffer in his daily life. When Rousey was only eight-years-old, her father reportedly committed suicide in an attempt to no longer burden his family with his required daily care.
Sticking a hose in his vehicles exhaust pipe, the individual awaited in his care and ended his own life. In the video above, Ronda Rousey reveals the harrowing story and explains that as a young girl she used to pretend her father had simply gone on a business trip in order to cope with the tragedy of his passing.
Rousey’s telling of the incident can be seen within the video above.