Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was on comedian Bert Kreischer’s podcast when she lashed out about MMA fans and media.
“MMA fans and media are the most what have you done lately for us crowd of any sport,” the UFC Hall of Famer said. “You look at WWE and they have such a reverence for their legends. In MMA, it’s like the second that you’re not on top, you’re not shit and you never were shit.”
“Chuck Liddell, when he’s on top, ‘He’s the best, he’s the best.’ The second that he loses, ‘Oh Chuck Liddell ain’t shit, he never was shit,’” Rousey said. “‘Rampage’ Jackson, oh my god he’s the next Mike Tyson, he’s so great!’ The second he loses, ‘Rampage’ ain’t shit, he never was shit. [Georges St-Pierre], ‘Oh he loses, he’s not shit, he never was shit.’ Anderson Silva, oh my God he was almost like a mythical creature for a while. He was like this ninja, and he would hypnotize everyone in front of him. The second he loses, ‘Anderson ain’t shit, he never was shit.’ Fedor Emelianenko, one of the greatest ever. The second he loses, ‘Fedor ain’t shit, he never was shit.’”
The 38-year-old former champion and mother of two continued to share her opinion while speaking to Kreischer.
“I think the only reason why MMA fans have their lips so firmly planted at the base of Khabib’s c*ck is because he retired before he reached his limit,” Rousey said. “If he kept fighting until he reached his limit, everybody would be ‘Khabib ain’t shit, he never was shit’.
“They’re like that with everybody. Name one person. ‘Brock [Lesnar] ain’t shit, he never was shit.’ Name one past champion that has the kind of respect that the current champions do. It’s really sad because I think it encourages people to get out while they’re peaking and leaving and taking all of that equity with them instead of passing it on to whoever’s next to take up the mantle.”
Rousey left professional mixed martial arts competition in 2016 following back-to-back losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes. She then ventured into the world of professional wrestling before leaving that arena as well.
