When 'punks' squatted in Ronda Rousey's house and stole from her, Travis Browne took care of business

You’d imagine being one of the most famous MMA fighters in the world would make people think twice before breaking into your house, taking your stuff and sleeping in your bed.

But that was certainly no concern for the “little punks” who allegedly broke into ex-champ Ronda Rousey’s home a few months ago. During an appearance on “Live With Kelly and Ryan” today, Rousey (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) gave details of a burglary she said took place shortly before she left for vacation in New Zealand with fiance and fellow UFC fighter Travis Browne (18-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC).

Browne went on to propose to her on that very trip – under a waterfall, crying heavily, Rousey added. She, as we know, said yes. And though he never got a chance to ask her mother for her blessing beforehand, Rousey said it was not for the lack of trying.

“We stopped by the house right before we were going to leave for the airport,” Rousey told host Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Jerry O’Connell. “And he was going to sneak away and go ask my mom for permission. And then right when we got to the house, we realized we were robbed. Someone had been squatting in my house for three days, sleeping in my bed.

“(They) stole my Olympic ring, stole my guns, stole all my precious jewelry, every headphone in the house. My credit cards.”

The alleged criminals clearly weren’t particularly smart about it, either. All it took was Rousey and Browne reviewing the security footage to spot some skateboards and locate the alleged perps in a nearby skatepark in Venice Beach, Calif. Rousey is also quite sure they were well aware of who they were stealing from.

“There’s no way – you can’t not know it’s my house,” Rousey said. “It was like … yeah, what little punks.”

While the alleged burglars were probably not enthused to spot the 6-foot-7, 260-pound UFC heavyweight headed their way, Rousey said Browne was smart enough not to take matters into his own hands. He called law enforcement instead – probably avoiding a lawsuit in the process. Rousey said the alleged perps were caught, but didn’t reveal if she got her belongings back.

“I wish five minutes with me was a sentence,” Rousey said. “But I think that would go under cruel and unusual punishment.”

Rousey was on the show to talk about her new gig on the reboot of “Battle of the Network Stars,” which airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. She is one of two team captains on the revamped version of the long-running series, which pits network stars against each other in sporting competitions.  Former NFL standout DeMarcus Ware is the leader of the opposing team.

Asked to sum up their roles, Rousey answered with a laugh.

“It’s pretty much to convince people to do things they don’t feel like doing,” Rousey said.

While she’s been keeping busy outside the octagon, Rousey’s future inside of it remains uncertain. After a 48-second knockout loss to champ Amanda Nunes at last December’s UFC 207, which followed a massive upset to Holly Holm that cost her the UFC title in November of 2015, many question whether she’s ever going back to competing in MMA. That list includes UFC president Dana White.

Rousey, who was also the UFC’s first female champ, remains one of the all-time greatest mainstream names the sport has produced.

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