Ronda Rousey says she comes from a family of quick-witted, accomplished women who don’t back down.

For those aggravated by her approach to the MMA business, she has one thing to say: you’re welcome.

“I don’t think any girl can grasp what I’m trying to do,” Rousey told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

Rousey (4-0 MMA, 2-0 SF) goes for the jugular in almost every interview she does. She violates several unwritten rules about respecting opponents. And she makes no apology for it.

Along with a sublime set of grappling skills that won her a bronze medal in Judo at the Beijing Olympics, Rousey’s crowing has pushed her ahead of others for a shot at the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title. On March 3, she fights champ Miesha Tate (12-2 MMA, 5-1 SF) in the headliner of a Strikeforce event bearing their names. The fight airs live on Showtime.

Arguably the sport’s top female fighter, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, who recently ran afoul with the California State Athletic Commission by testing positive for a steroid, recently called Rousey out on Twitter. She attached a picture of a beaten Gina Carano, who two years ago was considered the face of women’s MMA.

Rousey fired back immediately: “You don’t just have a [expletive], you are a [expletive] for posting that picture of Gina, you cheater.”

To explain her zest – and talent – for cutting critics off at the knees, she points to the women in her life. But she also credits men for her sharp tongue.

“I also grew up training and going to all these houses where – ever since I was 13 or so – most of the people I was hanging out with were men in their mid-20s,” Rousey said. “So it was kind of like that banter from family and my teammates that makes being a quick-witted [expletive]-talker come easily to me.”

Rousey said there are those who get what she’s doing by being so outspoken and brash. When she accuses Tate of being sanctimonious about the role of looks in women’s MMA, she’s not only expressing her opinion, she’s playing to the media.

“It’s not personal to me at all,” she said. “I’m sure it’s personal to Miesha. I really think they should be grateful to me because they’ve gotten more press, more interviews, more exposure than they ever have before in their entire careers. I don’t want to pat myself on the back too much, but a lot of it is the result of me purposefully trying to get on everybody’s nerves. So they take it personally, but I don’t.

“I’ve had so many girl fighters come up to me and tell me they appreciate me and thank me. The only girls that seem to have a problem with me are either current champions or are former champions. I just think they have this sense of entitlement that everyone should kiss their ass and respect them all the time, and they’re not used to dealing with any kind of confrontation.”

That’s exactly what Rousey has brought to the Strikeforce women’s division. Like a jolt of caffeine, she’s arrived in the promotion and made a splash with her persona. She’s also fought incredibly well, finishing her two opponents within the first minute of the first round (for a total of four first-round submission wins as a pro). But now that she’s here, there’s another mission.

“The work’s not done yet,” Rousey said. “The fight hasn’t happened yet, and I want women to be able to headline fights on a regular basis, not like every three or four years. So I really want to go out and win this fight in extremely impressive fashion, and so people are looking forward to the next women’s fight.”

Predictably, she believes that Tate won’t offer much of a challenge.

“From watching her fights, she’s a very slow and cautious fighter, and I think that the kind of pace I’m going to set is extremely outside of her comfort zone,” Rousey said. “A lot of people don’t know that I can sustain that pace for 45 minutes if I have to. But because have gone so quickly, a lot of people are skeptical of that.

“I think what she’s probably going to try to do is drag the fight out and pull it into later rounds, and try to wear me down and get me in the end. But if that’s her plan, she’s got another thing coming.”

Since the exit of Carano from the scene and the commission troubles of ‘Cyborg,’ the notion of a single female fighter as the “face of women’s MMA” has fallen from favor. Many would say that’s hurt the women’s bantamweight and featherweight divisions, as dominant champions draw more casual interest and create loyal fans. But Rousey believes that will change.

Is she the new face of women’s MMA? Maybe she could be with the belt around her waist.

“I think this is a big opportunity to prove that women’s MMA is not dependent on one or two individuals, that it is an actual sport with a pool of athletes,” Rousey said.

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