Report: Ronda Rousey Furious With Joe Rogan For Negative Comments

Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey returns at UFC 207, entering the octagon for the first time in over a year. Having suffered the only loss of her career at UFC 193, ‘Rowdy’ was a changed woman after facing Holly Holm. Going from the biggest attraction in MMA, to a fallen queen with an unsure future, Rousey’s loss was complicating and deep on many levels. That crushing head kick, it would seem, impacted harder than anyone knew.

Although nowhere near the levels of fanfare and media frenzy she’s accustomed to, Ronda Rousey‘s big comeback is being pushed hard. The reigning champion Amanda Nunes takes a back seat in the UFC 207 promotion, with trailer’s titled ‘she’s back!’ being released on the UFC Youtube channel. Regardless of the hype, this is a big challenge for the ex-champion. Facing a strong, well-rounded and heavy striking force in ‘The Lioness,’ Rousey has a lot on her plate on December 30.

Beef With Joe?

Considering her record of feuding with opponents, it comes as a surprise there’s been literally no trash talk from Ronda Rousey toward Amanda Nunes. Perhaps even more unexpected is the rift between the former champ and color commentator Joe Rogan. As per Joey Diaz’s Podcast, Rousey is fuming at Rogan over his ‘negative’ comments following her loss to Holm:

“I went to this place and bumped into this guy — I’ve met this guy a few times, he’s a big time MMA guy — and he pulled me over to say how mad Ronda Rousey was at Joe Rogan. Not only Joe Rogan, but anybody in that time period that she got knocked out, anybody who said anything of a negative air, she’s just furious, and she has a long list, and she’s very angry.”

“You know, it doesn’t pertain to me, I really don’t give a fuck.”

Negative Air?

Without sounding petulant, is Ronda Rousey confusing honesty with negativity? Let’s be frank, was there a single media outlet or personality that was reporting anything positive about Rousey’s UFC 193 performance? With the formerly dominant queen already putting the screws to her future in MMA by declaring her retirement plans, what is the real story behind UFC 207? Will we look back on her fight with Amanda Nunes as the second chapter of her inevitable demise, or is Rousey mad at Joe Rogan (and everyone else) because she knows she’s capable of much more. If the latter is the case, we could be in for one hell of a fight to round out 2016.