Uriah Hall reflects training with Ronda Rousey during TUF season
by Marc Raimondi
Uriah Hall thought it was great that Ronda Rousey visited the “Ultimate Fighter” cast members during their filming over the winter. He thought it was even better that they didn’t show his grappling sessions with the UFC women’s bantamweight champion.
Hall, who fights at 185 pounds – 50 more than Rousey, underestimated the former judo Olympic medalist intitially. He found that to be a terrible mistake.
“I said to myself, ‘I can get out of this,’” Hall told The Post. “Then she caught me and I was like, ‘Oh my God, this [expletive] is real.’”
Hall, a Queens resident, said Rousey got him in two armbars while grappling – and he couldn’t get out. He compared it to rolling with an anaconda or a cat. Rousey is 7-0 as a professional with every win coming via first-round armbar.
“You can’t grab her and if you do grab her, you’re [expletive],” Hall said with a laugh.
“Thank God they didn’t show that, because she totally kicked my ass,” Hall said, laughing.