Ronda Rousey: Holly Holm Will Enjoy Life More If She Isn’t Champion
Current UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey did a media scrum on Tuesday to promote her upcoming fight with Holly Holm at UFC 193. During that scrum, Rousey would explain that she believes Holm’s life would be much more enjoyable if she lost at UFC 193 and does not become champion.
“I think that she’ll really enjoy her life a lot more [if she loses],” Rousey said (transcript courtesy of MMA Fighting.com. “The life of a champion, I think isn’t for everybody. And I think that the life of a contender, it’s a lot nicer in a lot of ways. A lot of these girls don’t realize until they’re the contender, and they get all that extra pressure put on that they don’t really want that life. I think this kind of environment isn’t what Holly would like. I hope that she takes the money that she gets for losing and has a great life that she would like a lot more than this one.”
Rousey would continue by saying that Holm would not be comfortable as champion due to the pressure that comes with it.
“I don’t think she’d be comfortable with it,” Rousey said. “I think it would take away from her quality of life, to be honest. It’s a skill I’m still learning. It’s not easy, but you have to learn to enjoy certain things, but still stay sharp and not be so relaxed you don’t make mistakes. I just don’t think it’s for some people.”
Rousey compared her last fight with Bethe Correira, which she won by first-round KO at UFC 190, to her upcoming fight with Holm at UFC 193. Rousey, who apparently likes Holm, hopes that Holm will take the money from this fight and buy a house with it then go on with her life. Rousey doesn’t see Holm complaining and calling her names after the fact, which in her opinion will see her (Rousey) win the fight.
“She’s the kind of person where after I beat her, and she makes a lot of money, I’m like, ‘Good for her. Buy yourself an Albuquerque house with that,'” Rousey said. “The last chick (Bethe Correia) it was like, she’s a big old bitch, I kicked her ass, she made a lot of money, and I’m like, ‘Oh well, whatever. Have fun with that.’ With Holly, I’ll genuinely be happy for her and hope that she accepts her loss in a healthy way and enjoys all the benefits that she got from this fight.”
UFC 193 will be held on November 14, 2015 (in the U.S) from Melbourne, Australia at Etihad Stadium.
