Ronda Rousey isn’t pulling any punches on the subject of assessing Joe Rogan’s martial arts experience.
On the finish of a largely lighthearted podcast with comic Bert Kreischer, the previous bantamweight champion was requested what it might take for her to contemplate returning to the octagon. Rousey, 38, joked that if Kreischer was prepared to place his property up for grabs, she would possibly contemplate it.
“I’ll beat the shit out of you in your yard for this home,” Rousey stated when Kreischer proposed a battle. “Let’s go. … Proper now. Now or by no means.”
Kreischer then stated he had been messaging Rogan, a well-known podcaster and longtime UFC commentator, about how lengthy Kreischer must prepare to have an opportunity towards Rousey. That’s when Rousey went for the jugular.
“He wouldn’t know,” Rousey stated. “He’s not an professional, he’s a fan with an viewers.”
That response drew a chuckle from Kreischer, who tried to defend his good friend, citing Rogan’s background in aggressive Taekwondo, to which Rousey had an excellent colder response.
“He by no means fought,” Rousey stated. “That’s not preventing.”
Rousey final fought nearly 9 years in the past, when she misplaced by first-round knockout to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207. That was her second straight loss, following a devastating head kick KO courtesy of Holly Holm a 12 months prior. Earlier than that misfortune, Rousey had gained her first 12 fights, together with a number of UFC title defenses in spectacular style. Rousey’s dominance and larger-than-life character made her one of many world’s most well-known athletes in her UFC prime from 2013-2015.
Following the conclusion of her preventing profession, Rousey went on to have a profitable stint with WWE, turning into the primary girl to headline WrestleMania alongside Charlotte Aptitude and Becky Lynch in 2019. She final wrestled in 2023 and has remained largely out of the limelight till just lately, when she launched coaching footage that had followers buzzing a couple of potential comeback.
However Rousey can’t think about really reserving herself for an actual battle ever once more.
“I’ve every part I need,” Rousey stated. “There’s nothing that will actually change my way of life. Should you stated a billion {dollars}, I might do it. … A billion {dollars}. See? I’m actually good at negotiation.”
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