Women’s MMA pioneer Ronda Rousey recently criticized the company’s fan base.
Rousey, who was once the sports superstar and paved the way for women’s MMA, took to Youtube to discuss her feelings on the fan base of her new home in the WWE and old home in the UFC.
The former bantamweight champion wasn’t pleased with the way she was treated on her decline and praised the WWE fans for their forever-lasting love.
Ronda Rousey Compares UFC and WWE Fan Bases
“WWE fans care more about the wrestlers than the UFC fans care about the fighters. UFC fans have, like, much less respect for their veterans and the legends of the sport than WWE fans do.
A lot of UFC fans are kind of like bandwagon fans in that way. It’s like, the second you’re not on top, you’re dead to them. Whereas WWE fans are like, ‘This is the guy that, you know, did this 20 years ago,’ and they’re still really excited about that.” Ronda said.”
Rousey has her biggest success inside the UFC between 2013-2015, defending the belt six times while making millions of dollars in the process. It marked a new age for MMA, having a female fighter being the biggest draw in the sport. The 35-year-old suffered brutal consecutive losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes, which resulted in her closing the curtain on a triumphant career. Her body of work was rewarded with an induction to the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018.
Since leaving the company, Rousey certainly made the most of the stardom she attained, appearing on screen in movies and taking up other roles on TV. However, most notably for her work with partnering with the WWE and her rise in professional wrestling. Just like her UFC career, Rousey was able to secure championships and headline massive PPV shows.
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