Ronda Rousey is one of the greatest women’s champions in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history, but you wouldn’t know it from the promotion’s recent social media post to celebrate women’s history month. That’s because Rousey was completely left off.
While Rousey hasn’t competed professionally in nearly a decade and walked away from UFC after back-to-back losses, the 39-year-old is widely regarded as one of the best female fighters ever. A case can be that Rousey’s overall skill set isn’t as good
as Amanda Nunes or Valentina Shevchenko, but there’s no debating that Rousey is one of the most important trailblazers in the history of the sport. She more or less put women’s MMA on the map when she transitioned to the Octagon.
All of that said, Rousey was left off of UFC’s recent tribute post for women’s history month. Instead of including Rousey, UFC’s media team named Nunes, Shevchenko, Cris Cyborg, and Rose Namajunas as UFC champions who have been “breaking barriers one round at a time.” Rousey is nowhere to be seen, but there may be a reason for that.
Over the past month, Rousey has done her best to besmirch UFC and how they’ve been handling fighter pay under the new Paramount+ model. Rousey was hoping to have her upcoming superfight with Gina Carano take place inside of the Octagon, but UFC wasn’t willing to pay the type of money both sides needed. That forced Rousey and Carano to partner with Jake Paul for a throwdown on Netflix this May. It also cast a shadow over Rousey’s relationship with UFC, even if she had Dana White’s blessing.
Check out UFC’s Rousey-less post below and let us know if you think there’s anything behind it!
