They popped the wine and brought out plates of glazed shrimp, chicken skewers and Mr. Chow noodles – a signature item at the famed, namesake Beverly Hills restaurant – and yet, Ronda Rousey still didn't truly understand why she was even there.

This was last August and Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, had called a couple
days prior to invite Rousey out with a big group of people. First there would be dinner at Mr. Chow, White's favorite restaurant in
Los Angeles. Then the premiere for season five of the FX hit "Sons of Anarchy."

Rousey was stunned yet excited. She was, after all, a fighter – a bronze medalist in judo at the Beijing Olympics with a budding mixed martial arts career and thus the dream of one day making the UFC, the sport's elite promotion.

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