Ronda Rousey took secret trip to Standing Rock to give supplies to Dakota Access Pipeline protesters

  • Rousey was joined by fellow Olympic judo athlete Paulina Macias for the trip 
  • They brought fresh fruit, vegetables, tents and wood-burning stoves to the site
  • Visit came days before Trump signed order to advance construction on pipeline
  • Sioux tribe says $3.8b pipeline threatens water, Native American cultural sites 
  • Trump and Rousey squared off when she said she'd 'never' vote for him
  • He then tweeted that he was glad she lost to Holly Holm during UFC fight in 2015 

By Anneta Konstantinides For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:03 EST, 25 January 2017 | Updated: 17:11 EST, 25 January 2017

The fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline may have recently been revived, but Standing Rock protesters have quite the heavyweight on their side. 

Or, to be more specific, former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, who made a secret trip to the Indian reservation last week to deliver supplies.

Rousey joined fellow Olympic judo athlete Paulina Macias to bring fresh fruit, vegetables, bread, tents and wood-burning stoves to the protesters. 

MMA fighter Ronda Rousey was spotted with fellow Olympic judo athlete Paulina Macias (right) at Standing Rock, where protesters are fighting to block the Dakota Access Pipeline

The MMA fighter reportedly did not want attention for her visit and has not shared anything about it on either of her social media sites, according to TMZ. 

But her contribution to the Standing Rock protest was revealed when Macias posted a picture of the two of them at the site. 

'I had one of the best road trips of my life with @rondarousey to deliver supplies to the protesters at Standing Rock!' Macias wrote in the caption. 

'This was such an incredible experience, & I can't thank my friend enough for allowing me to be a part of it!' 

Macias and Rousey are pictured with Linda Black Elk, who has been a vocal protester of the $3.8billion Dakota Access oil pipeline since the movement began. 

Rousey may not be allowed in the ring for at least 45 days due to a medical suspension, but she is clearly willing to help gear up for a different kind of fight. 

Rousey visited the Indian reservation just days before Trump signed an executive order reviving the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines (pictured) 

This isn't the first time Rousey and Trump have been at odds - the future president celebrated her loss to Holly Holm in 2015 after she said in an interview that she would never vote for him

Trump signed executive orders on Tuesday to advance the construction of both the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines. 

Both projects had been blocked by the Obama administration due in part to environmental protests. 

The Pentagon, which manages the Army Corps of Engineers, blocked construction of the 1,000-mile Dakota Access Pipeline and called for alternative routes to be considered.   

Members of  the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its supporters say the project threatens drinking water and Native American sites. 

Intense protests came to a head last year when police filed rubber bullets and water cannons at unarmed protesters in subzero temperatures. 

The movement was also supposed by a number of celebrities including Mark Ruffalo, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Shailene Woodley, who was arrested during a protest. 

The $3.4billion Dakota Access Pipeline had been blocked by the Obama administration due in part to environmental protests (pictured is the protesters camp site on T uesday) 

The Pentagon, which manages the Army Corps of Engineers, blocked construction of the 1,000-mile pipeline, but it seems the fight has since been reignited 

But Rousey is a weathered fighter when it comes to getting into the ring with Trump. 

After Trump claimed in a CNN interview that Rousey 'likes' him, the MMA fighter staunchly declared 'I wouldn't vote for him' in her own interview with the network in 2015. 

'I just really wouldn't trust the guy with running my country, that's all,' she said. 

'I'm not really going to get into specifics of it, but, I mean, I don't want a reality TV star to be running my country.' 

The dig put Rousey on Trump's ever-growing Twitter hit list. 

Shortly after her diss, Rousey lost the bantamweight title to Holly Holm in November of that year. 

Trump then tweeted that he was 'glad to see' Rousey lose in the ring. 

Rousey is clearly gearing up for a different kind of fight after she was defeated by Amanda Nunes at the UFC 207 in December and revealed she may consider retiring from the ring 

'Was soundly beaten - not a nice person!' the future president added. 

Trump managed to stay silent during Rousey's brutal defeat in Las Vegas at the UFC 207 in December, when she was beaten in 48 seconds by Amanda Nunes. 

The loss was especially hard for Rousey, who had spent a year training to overcome injuries to stage her comeback following her loss to Holm. 

'Sometimes - even when you prepare and give everything you have and want something so badly - it doesn't work how you planned,' she wrote in a statement following the fight. 

Rousey then hinted that she may be retiring from the octagon for good following the crushing defeat. 

 'I need to take some time to reflect and think about the future. Thank you for believing in me and understanding.'

Rousey may not be in the ring for much longer, but she's clearly not ready to back down from a good fight. 

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