--- title: Ronda Rousey Speaks Out About Photoshopped Image of Herself description: Ronda Rousey revealed on Friday that she had unknowingly posted a photo to her Instagram that had been Photoshopped. canonical: https://time.com/4230641/ronda-rousey-photoshopped-image/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-02-19T17:33:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:30:17.468Z og:title: Ronda Rousey Apologizes for Accidentally Posting 'Altered' Image og:description: "I can assure you all it will never happen again" og:url: https://time.com/4230641/ronda-rousey-photoshopped-image/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ronda Rousey Apologizes for Accidentally Posting 'Altered' Image twitter:description: "I can assure you all it will never happen again" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Ronda Rousey Apologizes for Accidentally Posting 'Altered' Image of Herself > Sponsored content. 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She made the announcement in a new post featuring the [original image](http://time.com/4224375/ashley-graham-sports-illustrated-swimsuit/) — a picture that was taken of the [former UFC champion](http://time.com/4140982/ronda-rousey-opens-up-about-first-ufc-loss/) during a recent appearance on _The Tonight Show —_ side-by-side with the retouched one. “I was sent a picture to share on social for Fallon that was altered without me knowing to make my arms look smaller,” she wrote. **Read More:** [Ronda Rousey Reveals She Had Suicidal Thoughts After Losing to Holly Holm](http://time.com/4225547/ronda-rousey-holly-holm-loss-ellen/) Rousey apologized for sharing the photo, explaining that she does not subscribe to the practice of photoshopping. “This goes against everything I believe and I am extremely proud of every inch of my body,” she said. “I can assure you all it will never happen again. 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