WWE icon Ronda Rousey announces pregnancy after welcoming ‘tough’ little girl 3 years ago

WWE star Ronda Rousey has announced she is pregnant with her second child.

The former UFC and WWE champion and her husband Travis Browne already share daughter La’akea Makalapuaokalanipō, two.

During an appearance at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, the sports star confirmed the news while speaking to host Dave Bautista about her debut graphic novel Expecting the Unexpected.

She debuted her growing baby bump while wearing a flowing pink and white dress, but didn’t offer any further comment on the happy news.

Ronda and Travis tied the knot in 2017 before welcoming La’akea in 2021, sharing the news on Instagram with snaps of the newborn cuddled up to her parents.

Travis also has two children – Kaleo and Keawe – from a previous marriage.

The Mile 22 star keeps much of her life private, but in an interview for People back in June 2023, she revealed that her little girl appears to have inherited the ‘tough’ gene from her.

‘Oh, she’s definitely going to be tough. She doesn’t respond to pain so much,’ she said.

‘She just fell and scraped her knee today and she was just like… she didn’t even cry. She just kind of grunts it out!

‘The world isn’t ready for this little girl.’

Following her birth, Ronda shared a celebratory post after breastfeeding the newborn.

She wrote: ‘Our boys asked me the other day how I’m gunna feed Pō on the plane when we take her with us to Hawaii. And I was like “uhhh, same way I always do.”

‘Then it occurred to me that they probably never seen anyone breastfeed before and weren’t sure if it was appropriate in public.’

She added: ‘Motherhood’s some badass, primal, beautiful s**t that shouldn’t be hidden,” Rousey continued. “It still blows my mind that my body assembled this little person, pushed her out and now makes everything she needs to thrive.

‘It’s really nothing to be ashamed of, it’s something to brag about #normalizebreastfeeding #proudmama.’

Ronda previously opened up about becoming a stepmother and adjusting to their family life.

She said: ‘It went from that, looking out for number one, to completely an entire family. It taught me how much joy I can get in not really thinking about myself.’

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