Ronda Rousey donates UFC championship belt to Brazilian judo school

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The 28-year bantamweight champion visited the school, which is owned by Olympic bronze medalist Flavio Canto, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In March, Ronda donated $30,000 to the school
Ronda has been seen out and about in the country since beating Bethe Correia in a match that ended after just 34 seconds on Saturday
Before winning the belt, she said that she wanted to leave it somewhere special in the country
The boxer and actress is also set to star in a biopic based on her autobiography

By Michael Gadd for MailOnline and Carly Stern For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:33 EST, 5 August 2015 | Updated: 19:17 EST, 5 August 2015

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UFC champion Ronda Rousey sure seems to be enjoying her victory lap since successfully defending her title against Bethe Correia in Brazil on Saturday night.

The 28-year-old has been been spotted out and about all over Rio de Janeiro, turning up yesterday at Olympic bronze medalist Flavio Canto's judo school in the South American capital

The youngsters at the school seemed thrilled to have her, posing for pictures with the blonde beauty and her impressive UFC champsionship belt.

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All smiles: UFC champion Ronda Rousey showed off her natural beauty as she visited a judo school in Brazil

Look what I won! Ronda, and her mother AnnMaria De Mars (right), visited Olympic bronze medalist Flavio Canto's (left) judo school in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday and was greeted by quite the crowd

Parting ways: The UFC champion left her championship belt with the local school as a gift to Brazil, where she won it

Ronda Rousey donates UFC belt to Brazilian judo school

Wearing her wavy hair down and little make-up on her face, Ronda smiled for the cameras in a sea of young fans.

The stunner showed off her muscular arm in a black tank top, which she offset with a breezy asymmetrical skirt - and no shoes, in keeping with the rest of the judo school's dress code.

Ronda happily signed autographs and gave the students a chance to hold up her championship belt - which she then left at the school.

'[Bethe] said that the Brazilian people deserve to have the belt left here,' Ronda explained before the fight on Saturday, according to the MMA Fighting website.

She's a total pro: She also posed for pictures and signed autographs for the adoring students

Victory lap: She has been spotted out all over Rio de Janeiro since winning her match on Saturday

Everyone smile! The students seemed thrilled to have Ronda there, and clamored to take pictures with her

'So I've decided that after I win it, I'm going to make sure that when I have the belt, I don't take it home with me. I'm going to give it and make sure that it stays someplace in Brazil as my gift.'

Ronda actually visited the same facility last September to lead the children who train there for a session, and in March she made a generous $30,000 donation to the sporting school.

Whether she'd already had her heart set on the judo school as the best home for her belt before her fight is unclear, but Ronda has certainly been taking in the sights at a lot of special places in the country this week.

On Monday, she visited the famous Christ the Redeemer statute, donning a pair of distressed denim shorts and a blue printed halter, which was open in the back to reveal a lacy black bra underneath.

Out exploring the South American capital with her family, Ronda posed for plenty of pictures. She even obliged fans who recognized her, smiling for their cameras as well.

Entertaining the crowds: The sportswoman looked animated as she spoke to the group of young athletes that had gathered to meet her

Supporting other athletes: The judo school is owned by Olympic bronze medalist Flavio Canto

Say cheese: Ronda wore a black tank top that flaunted her muscles, along with an asymmetrical skirt

The moment Ronda Rousey donated her UFC belt

The California native looked totally carefree and confident as she pushed her wavy blonde hair back with a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses, flashing a thousand-watt smile for fans and paparazzi alike.

It's unsurprising that Ronda has been in such a good mood, as the reigning bantamweight champ defeated opponent Beth Correia in just 34 seconds in their Rio de Janeiro fight on Saturday night, retaining her championship title in the process.

She also came off a winner in another smackdown, taking down haters who've criticized her 'masculine' physique on a recent episode of the vlog series UFC 190 Embedded.

Strike a pose! Ronda paused to take several pictures with some of the students at the school, who all looked thrilled about her visit

Family ties: Ronda took one last chance to wave at the the cameras before she and her mother AnnMaria headed home

What an evening: The UFC champion looked as though she had had the time of her life at the event

'Ronda Rousey is disgustingly manly how can people find her attractive? [sic]' one man on Twitter wrote recently, while another added: 'Ronda Rousey has it wrong, it's not her body that's too masculine (although it is kinda) it's her face [sic].'

Someone else noted: 'Ronda Rousey is not attractive to me I don't see what some of yall dudes see in her she look straight manly to me. [sic]'

So Ronda fired back, insisting that a woman using her body for something besides sex isn't 'masculine' - it's 'bad**s'.

'Listen, just because my body was developed for a purpose other than f***ing millionaires doesn’t mean it’s masculine,' she said.

Ronda Rousey on her femininity: 'I'm not a do nothing b****'

Playing tourist: On Monday, Ronda went sightseeing with her family, flashing her lacy black bra in a backless blue top

Speaking out: The 28-year-old California native recently hit back at haters who called her masculine online

So friendly: Ronda posed for pictures in front of Brazil's Christ the Redeemer statue, and even stopped to smile for fans who wanted a photo

'I think it’s femininely bad**s as f**k because there’s not a single muscle on my body that isn’t for a purpose because I’m not a do nothing b***h.'

She went on: 'It’s not very eloquently said, but it’s to the point and maybe that’s just what I am. I’m not that eloquent, but I’m to the point.'

Ronda explained in the clip that she has a term for the kind of woman her mother raised her not to be, a 'do nothing b***h or a DNB for short'.

'[A DNB is] the kind of chick that tries to be pretty and be taken care of by someone else,' she said. That's why I think it's hilarious if people say that my body looks masculine or something like that.'

Not right: For weeks leading up to Ronda's UFC fight, people on social media criticized her appearance

Harsh words: This woman said Ronda is 'far too masculine' to be considered 'even remotely pretty'

Feminine physique: On Sunday, Ronda showed off her fit figure in a crop top during a soccer match

Ronda Rousey takes selfies with Brazilian fans

While she didn't let her critics get the last word in, Ronda also isn't exactly wallowing after responding to their negativity.

The tough blonde took to Twitter herself yesterday to happily announce that her autobiography, My Fight/Your Fight, is set to be made into a biopic.

'Can't wait to work with Paramount, the talented [writer and executive producer] Mark Bomback and [producer] Mary Parent!' she wrote that same day on Instagram. 'When it's time to make this, I promise to make it special.'

Ronda - who has also acted in the films Furious 7, Expendables 3, and Entourage - will also star in the film

Big win: She defended her bantamweight title on Saturday night title for the sixth time with a devastating knockout of Bethe Correia within 36 seconds of the fight that was held in Rio de Janeiro

Glammed up: Ronda looked stunning on the red carpet when she attended the ESPY Awards last month (left) and the premiere of the film Entourage (right)

Her deal was still hush-hush on Sunday when the triumphant boxer took in a soccer match between Flamengo and Santos, earning attention for her belly-baring ensemble and easy, breezy blonde 'do.

Ronda seemed to enjoy herself as she sat down with her family to watch the two sides play out a thrilling 2-2 draw; at one point, she even got into the spirit of the game by busting out some samba dance moves.

But while Ronda is known for her amazing athleticism, as well as her ability to stand up to her critics, the mixed-martial arts fighter has admitted that she once struggled with body acceptance and bulimia.

Ronda, who posed nude for ESPN The Magazine's body issue in 2012, admitted that she packed on the pounds for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2015 Issue earlier this year, because she wanted to flaunt her natural curves.