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Uriah Hall thought it was great that Ronda Rousey visited the “Ultimate Fighter” cast members during their filming over the winter. He thought it was even better that they didn’t show his grappling sessions with the UFC women’s bantamweight champion.

Hall, who fights at 185 pounds – 50 more than Rousey, underestimated the former judo Olympic medalist intitially. He found that to be a terrible mistake.

“I said to myself, ‘I can get out of this,’” Hall told The Post. “Then she caught me and I was like, ‘Oh my God, this [expletive] is real.’”

Hall, a Queens resident, said Rousey got him in two armbars while grappling – and he couldn’t get out. He compared it to rolling with an anaconda or a cat. Rousey is 7-0 as a professional with every win coming via first-round armbar.

“You can’t grab her and if you do grab her, you’re [expletive],” Hall said with a laugh.

Hall’s quarterfinal matchup against Bubba McDaniel airs on “The Ultimate Fighter” on Tuesday night (FX, 9 p.m.). The Muay Thai fighter is the favorite to win the entire show. His head kick stoppage of Adam Cella on the second episode is regarded as the best knockout in “TUF” history.

Hall’s star has risen since being on the show and there’s little doubt he’ll find a place on the UFC roster whether or not he wins the tournament. He has been to the gym of his “Ultimate Fighter” coach Chael Sonnen in Oregon to train and also out to California to work with Rousey.

That humbling experience on the show has led to a friendship with the women’s champion. Hall still doesn’t want that grappling footage getting out there, though.

“Thank God they didn’t show that, because she totally kicked my ass,” Hall said, laughing.

mraimondi@nypost.com

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