R. Rousey. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
Ronda Rousey defended his stance adopted in the 18th season of reality show The Ultimate Fighter, in which she was one of the coaches. The UFC women's bantamweight champion acknowledged criticism of her methods during the program, but stated that her priority during the recordings was the well-being of her athletes.
“Regardless of whether people think I'm crazy or a psychopath, I promise that if you ask anyone on my team how I did as a coach, they will all tell you that I did the best I could under the circumstances,” said the fighter. , in an interview with the English magazine Fighters Only.
Furthermore, Rousey took the opportunity to criticize the program's other coach, Miesha Tate, his long-time rival. “I only thought about my athletes, I was obsessed with them. While Miesha spent her time worrying about whether her hair looked good in each shoot, I went crazy making sure everyone was okay,” she lashed out at her.
Despite statements from “Rowdy”, the two champions of the 18th season of TUF, Julianna Pena and Chris Holdsworth, were from the Miesha Tate. The two coaches will face each other in the co-main event of UFC 168, on December 28th. It will be a rematch between the fighters, and in the first meeting, Rousey got the better of her, finishing in the first round.
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