Ronda Rousey in familiar territory in 'Entourage' trailer
Ronda Rousey, the UFC women's bantamweight champion, spent much of 2014 on a movie set filming the screen adaptation of the popular HBO television series, "Entourage." Given that Rousey needed a total of just 82 seconds to win her fights against Sara McMann at UFC 170 (1:06) and Alexis Davis at UFC 175 (0:16), she had plenty of time to work on her acting.
Warner Brothers released a trailer which includes several clips of Rousey, who is in very familiar territory in the scenes in the official trailer.
Rousey plays herself and has a significant role in the movie. Her big scene depicted in the trailer is one at the gym, where the character Turtle, played by Jerry Ferrara, tries to talk her into going out with him.
Rousey was in her training gear for the scene that was filmed at her home gym, the Glendale Fight Club. Her training partners and close friends, Marina Shafir, Shayna Baszler and Jessamyn Duke, appear briefly in the scene as does coach Edmond Tarverdyan.
Turtle approaches Rousey and says, "If I last 30 seconds, you let me take you out on a date."
Rousey beams and quickly makes a counter proposal.
"Last 60 seconds and I'll let you ... " she said.
Just then, a bell rings, leaving the words that Rousey actually spoke to the imagination.
The movie will be released next summer, meaning 2015 is shaping up to be a big year for her. In addition to the movie, she defends her title against No. 1 challenger Cat Zingano on Feb. 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
In April, the movie "Fast & Furious 7," in which Rousey had a role, will be released, followed several months later by Entourage. In addition, Rousey's book, "My Fight/Your Fight," will be released on May 12.
