Bethe Correia fires back at Gene LeBell’s comments, wants rematch with Ronda Rousey in 2016

Ronda Rousey’s mentor, “Judo” Gene LeBell said the UFC star isn’t completely happy with the way she beat Bethe Correia at UFC 190, and the Brazilian bantamweight didn’t like his recent comments.

Speaking to Ariel Helwani on last week’s edition of The MMA Hour, LeBell said Rousey was “a little disappointed” after beating Correia in 34 seconds in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“She wanted to beat this gal up, and she said, ‘I wasn’t through, I wanted to break something, an arm or a leg or neck’,” LeBell said. “But John McCarthy broke it up because she was unconscious. But she said, ‘well, I proved a point.’ She’s happy, so I’m happy.”

Criticized by media and fans going into the title fight for her comments towards Rousey’s personal issues in the past, Correia fired back at her Instagram.

“I was extremely criticized and judged by lack of respect due to a bad interpretation of the current champ,” Correia wrote. “All that time I saw the real face of the current champ trying to pose as a saint while she always said publicly that she wanted to make me ‘have a meeting with Jesus’ which was her true intention. The media never gave that much coverage. I’d never fight anyone with the intention to kill, break their neck which is something there’s no return from. I wouldn’t joke about it, because wanting to kill someone is not caring about the pain their family would feel!”

The Brazilian fighter, who dropped to 9-1 with the loss, seeks a rematch with the first and only UFC bantamweight champion.

“So I tell (Rousey) I’m here and I’ll fight for a rematch in 2016, stronger, more mature, we’ll see each other again,” she wrote. “I wanted to fight you and I got it. I’ll get that chance again and I’ll have my revenge at the right time!”

Rousey is expected to put her title on the line in a trilogy bout with Miesha Tate next, while Correia is still waiting for her next bout.

Ronda Rousey’s mentor, “Judo” Gene LeBell said the UFC star isn’t completely happy with the way she beat Bethe Correia at UFC 190, and the Brazilian bantamweight didn’t like his recent comments.

Speaking to Ariel Helwani on last week’s edition of The MMA Hour, LeBell said Rousey was “a little disappointed” after beating Correia in 34 seconds in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

“She wanted to beat this gal up, and she said, ‘I wasn’t through, I wanted to break something, an arm or a leg or neck’,” LeBell said. “But John McCarthy broke it up because she was unconscious. But she said, ‘well, I proved a point.’ She’s happy, so I’m happy.”

Criticized by media and fans going into the title fight for her comments towards Rousey’s personal issues in the past, Correia fired back at her Instagram.

“I was extremely criticized and judged by lack of respect due to a bad interpretation of the current champ,” Correia wrote. “All that time I saw the real face of the current champ trying to pose as a saint while she always said publicly that she wanted to make me ‘have a meeting with Jesus’ which was her true intention. The media never gave that much coverage. I’d never fight anyone with the intention to kill, break their neck which is something there’s no return from. I wouldn’t joke about it, because wanting to kill someone is not caring about the pain their family would feel!”

The Brazilian fighter, who dropped to 9-1 with the loss, seeks a rematch with the first and only UFC bantamweight champion.

“So I tell (Rousey) I’m here and I’ll fight for a rematch in 2016, stronger, more mature, we’ll see each other again,” she wrote. “I wanted to fight you and I got it. I’ll get that chance again and I’ll have my revenge at the right time!”

Rousey is expected to put her title on the line in a trilogy bout with Miesha Tate next, while Correia is still waiting for her next bout.