Boxing sensation Holly Holm believes Ronda Rousey is the one responsible for the legacy she now has in mixed martial arts, both good and bad.
As we know, it has been nine years since Ronda Rousey suffered a knockout loss to Amanda Nunes. She has not been seen in active competition in the sport since. Instead, she made the transition to professional wrestling, which yielded mixed results – although she did manage to land a main event spot at WrestleMania 35 alongside Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch.
Unfortunately, Ronda Rousey’s legacy has been somewhat tainted in the eyes of MMA fans. The main reason for that is that she didn’t seem to have the best attitude or approach to her superstardom, with many believing that she was turning away supporters as a result of the way she handled her defeats.
In a recent interview, Holly Holm, the first person to beat Ronda Rousey in the cage, gave her opinion on the matter.
Holly Holm’s take on Ronda Rousey’s legacy
“I think Ronda definitely didn’t like how her career ended, but she’s largely responsible for that,” Holm explained. “Because she backed herself off. You see some of these champions who are reigning champions, they hit a hiccup and they at least look at the crowd, look at the camera, look at the fans, face it. I believe in a little bit more respect in that aspect, and I think a lot of fans were like she had just left.”
“If she came back for a fight, people would be cheering her on. I feel like she always feels like everyone is against her, but she pulled herself away from the fans instead of them leaving her. Martial arts fans and fight fans, they can be cruel, but they’re also fans, they’re fans of the sport.”
“They realize that things happen, not everything is always perfect. I think if she had faced it differently, there was no judgment about it, but I think if she had faced it differently, it probably wouldn’t have been as negative overall in her own mind and how she felt.”
Quotes via MMA fighting
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