Former MMA fighter and WWE superstar Shayna Baszler has given her opinion on Ronda Rousey’s personality.
As we know, Ronda Rousey was a true pioneer in the world of women’s mixed martial arts. She was one of the first major female stars in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and subsequently she is remembered as one of the biggest names in the promotion’s history.
Naturally, many people have soured on Ronda Rousey due to her attitude both before and after her losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes. Unfortunately, for many, it has served as a shadow over many of her achievements, which is a shame.
In one recent interviewShayna Baszler, a friend and past training partner of Ronda Rousey, has spoken about her legacy.
Shayna Baszler’s take on Ronda Rousey
“The thing about Ronda right away is that too – it’s kind of the same now, just to a different extent, I think – but Ronda was brash. She always has been, she has no filter. She says what’s on her mind. She doesn’t think enough sometimes. But she came in, except for everyone, and then cut a promo on the mic. And I’ve been a pro wrestling fan all my life, so I kind of liked this. I’m like, ‘I understand what she’s doing.’
“I didn’t even know her enough to know if she knew what she was doing, but it got so much attention for women’s MMA. I was a fan of this because I fought for so long and no one – you know what I mean? To this day, people don’t know much about my MMA achievements.”
“I never jumped on the hate-on-Ronda train. A lot of girls just didn’t like the new girl. She’s coming. She hasn’t paid her dues. We didn’t do this on TV. Where were you when we put the work in? How can you talk like that? Like, I got what she did, man. So I guess when I got into Ultimate Fighter, I didn’t automatically – not that girl, you know what I mean? So it all worked out. I mean, it all worked out.”
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