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Cris Cyborg mocks Ronda Rousey after concussion claim during UFC run: ‘Poor girl, still suffering from CTE’

Forever linked with a heated grudge fight with former bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey – fellow UFC alum, Cris Cyborg…

Forever linked with a heated grudge fight with former bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey – fellow UFC alum, Cris Cyborg has hit out at the Riverside native for shedding light on her history of concussion injuries during her Octagon tenure, as well as making several excuses for her 2015 loss to Holly Holm.

Cyborg, a former Strikeforce, Invicta FC, and UFC featherweight champion, currently holds the undisputed featherweight crown under the Bellator MMA banner, fresh from an October knockout win over common-foe, Cat Zingano.

Cris Cyborg signs new multi fight deal with Bellator MMA — Mandatory Credit: Bellator MMA

As for Rousey, the inaugural UFC bantamweight champion has been forever linked with a return to the Octagon since her pair of consecutive knockout losses to the above-mentioned, Holm, and former two-weight champion, Amanda Nunes.

However, ruling out a return to the sport, Rousey, who also featured under the professional wrestling banner, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), revealed earlier this week that she has been dealing with a series of concussions during her combat sports career – as well as claiming she was concussed before entering her fight with Holm in Australia.

Cris Cyborg hits out at Ronda Rousey

Reacting to forever-nemesis, Rousey’s comments, Cris Cyborg mocked the former’s excuses for her losses, before claiming she was suffering from the neurodegenerative disease, CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy).

“Poor girl, still suffering from CTE,” Cris Cyborg posted on her official X account in response to Ronda Rousey’s claims. “I hope she finally got a good mouth guard.”

Poor girl still suffering from CTE.

I hope she finally got a good mouth guard. https://t.co/JwHQxUSxJA

— CrisCyborg.Com (@criscyborg) April 3, 2024

Revealing she fell down stairs ahead of her fight with Holm, which resulted in a concussion, Rousey also claimed her mouth guard for the 2015 title fight was ill-fitting, before shedding light on a brutal weight cut for the bout.

Ronda Rousey not interested in fighting Miesha Tate at UFC 300 plans to have another child — Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari – Zuffa LLC

“My first loss – like, my mouthguard was bad,” Ronda Rousey explained during an interview with Valeria Livopetsky. “I literally came into that fight [with Holly Holm] concussed from slipping down some stairs already, you know, after all of these years of concussions. And then I had an absolutely terrible weight cut. Which, you know, that means you have less fluid in your brain to cut to protect it.”

“And I was out on my feet for the entire fight,” Ronda Rousey said. “I was trying to make it look like I wasn’t hurt, but I wasn’t there, cognitively. I couldn’t think as fast, I couldn’t judge distance, and just from that one fight, everybody thought, ‘Oh, she’s just a fraud’. And I know like, I’m the greatest fighter that has ever lived.”

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UFC veteran Ronda Rousey accuses WWE star of inappropriate behavior: ‘This guy grabs the string of my sweatpants’

Former WWE star Ronda Rousey accused a wrestler of inappropriate behavior backstage, while she was with the company. Rousey…

Former WWE star Ronda Rousey accused a wrestler of inappropriate behavior backstage, while she was with the company.

Rousey retired from the WWE due to concussion issues, but as she has been promoting her new book ‘Our Fight’ one thing that stood out was accusing wrestler Drew Gulak of inappropriate behavior backstage.

“I was standing there, and a guy that I’m barely an acquaintance with grabbed the string of my sweatpants as I was walking by, and I wasn’t even looking at him. This guy grabs the string of my sweatpants, and nobody else reacts as if this is abnormal,” Rousey said. “He grabs me and starts going down the hall, and I’m like, wtf was that? Why are you grabbing the string of my sweatpants? If my husband was here standing next to me, would you feel comfortable walking up to me and grabbing the string of my sweatpants?”

Ronda Rousey claims she did confront Gulak about his accusations, but she says that put a sour taste in her mouth of the WWE culture.

Ronda Rousey urged to make UFC return at featherweight save the division — Mandatory Credit: MMA Junkie

“I was like, if I ever hear you putting your hands on any other woman like this or doing anything to me like this ever again…we’re going to have a problem. And he was like ‘No, no, no, I’m glad you said something to me’ and he backpedaled. But it put a sour taste in my mouth about the culture there and what’s considered acceptable and how to touch and treat the women in the hallways.”

Currently, Gulak has yet to comment on Rousey’s accusation, and whether or not he will is uncertain.

Gulak is currently part of the NXT brand and is a former WWE cruiserweight champion.

Ronda Rousey says concussions was A key factor in retirement

Ronda Rousey says she decided to walk away from WWE and combat sports due to her history of concussions.

Ronda Rousey urged to avoid a UFC return walk away and be a farmer — Mandatory Credit: Zuffa LLC

Rousey says she dealt with concussions quite frequently during her judo career and it only worsened during her UFC and WWE tenure.

Since retiring from WWE, Rousey went on to write this book and is focused on being a mother.

Ronda Rousey hits out at UFC fans amid criticizm over KO losses: ‘I’m the greatest fighter that has ever lived’

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey has claimed she is still the “greatest fighter that’s ever lived” amid her…

Former undisputed bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey has claimed she is still the “greatest fighter that’s ever lived” amid her exit from combat sports back in 2016, revealing numerous details of her losses against Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes prior to her Octagon departure.

Rousey, the inaugural UFC bantamweight champion, called time on her mixed martial arts career following her second consecutive loss via knockout, however, has been continually linked with a stunning return to the sport in the year since her departure.

Turning her hand to professional wrestling under the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) banner in the time since her exit from mixed martial arts, Riverside native, Rousey also departed the former Vince McMahon-led outfit at the end of last year.

And while reflecting on her professional mixed martial arts career ahead of the release of an upcoming memoir, Rousey delved into her deep history with a slew of concussions suffered both in combat sports and judo competition – revealing she didn’t call time on her tenure sooner as to not disappoint fans or UFC CEO, Dana White.

Ronda Rousey labels herself the greatest fighter ever

Labelling herself as the best fighter to ever compete in mixed martial arts, former Strikeforce champion, Rousey also attributed her shocking 2015 knockout loss to above-mentioned, Holm to a badly-fitting mouthguard, as well as a difficult weight cut to 135lbs.

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Ronda Rousey reveals jab strikes were leaving her concussed throughout UFC career: ‘I was seeing stars’

Revealing a slew of successive concussions forced her to ultimately call time on her combat sports career, former UFC…

Revealing a slew of successive concussions forced her to ultimately call time on her combat sports career, former UFC bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey claims each time she was hit with even a jab during her fights inside the Octagon, she would be “seeing stars”.

Rousey, an alum of both the UFC and professional wrestling outfit, WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) – now both under the TKO Group Holdings banner, had been linked with a stunning Octagon return throughout recent months.

And ahead of a monumental UFC 300 card next month, the Riverside native was linked with a slot on the card in a stunning return to competition, in the form of potential rematches with former foes and fellow ex-champions, Holly Holm, and Miesha Tate.

The promotion’s inaugural bantamweight champion having striked gold under the banner of Strikeforce to boot, Ronda Rousey ended her time in the Octagon with a devastating 48-second TKO loss to former two-weight champion, Amanda Nunes back in 2016.

With an upcoming memoir on her career set for release, Judoka star, Rousey revealed that a long string of concussions led to her decision to ultimately walk away from the UFC – claiming even jab strikes would leave her reeling.

Ronda Rousey reveals jab strikes led to concussions during UFC run

“I had a very rich concussion history before I even started in MMA,” Ronda Rousey told Cageside Seats during a recent interview. “For my entire judo career, which was like 10 years, I actually was experiencing concussion symptoms more often than not for an entire decade.”

“…If i got any kind of significant strike, I would be seeing stars, which is not normal.” Ronda Rousey explained. “It got to the point where if I was getting touched at all, if I was getting jabbed, I was starting to get concussion symptoms and I couldn’t tell my coach about it. I couldn’t tell Dana (White) about it, ‘cause they would retire me. They wouldn’t let me fight. And I wasn’t ready to let go. I wasn’t ready to admit that I couldn’t do everything perfectly. ‘Cause that’s what I had to believe to be able to be at that level.”

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Prior to her loss to Nunes, Rousey saw her unbeaten record come crashing down courtesy of an hellacious second round high-kick KO loss to the above-mentioned, Holm in 2015 – in a bout which she claimed she was suffering in almost initially.

Ronda Rousey claims the first solid strike Holly Holm landed on her knocked all her bottom teeth loose en route to her KO loss.https://t.co/VtDCsPzWuP

— LowKickMMA.com (@LowKick_MMA) March 29, 2024

Ronda Rousey claims she was destined to lose fight with Holly Holm: ‘I got touched and it knocked my bottom teeth loose’

Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey discusses head injuries serious head injuries she suffered during her career. Rousey remains one…

Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey discusses head injuries serious head injuries she suffered during her career.

Rousey remains one of the most influential fighters to ever grace the sport of MMA. However, since her departure from the fight game the former Olympic bronze medallist has little MMA-related appearance, taken part in MMA media, and has hardly even discusses her career.

In a rare glimpse into her fighting career, Rousey spoke with Cageside Seats and revealed she suffered a series of concussions.

“It got to the point where if I was getting touched at all, if I was getting jabbed, I was starting to get concussion symptoms and I couldn’t tell my coach about it,” Ronda Rousey said. “I couldn’t tell Dana [White] about it. ‘Cause, they would retire me. They wouldn’t let me fight. And I wasn’t ready to let go. I wasn’t ready to admit that I couldn’t do everything perfectly. ‘Cause that’s what I had to believe to be able to be at that level.” (H/T Brobible)

Ronda Rousey talks damage suffered against Holly Holm

Rousey’s reached the very top of the sport, but it didn’t take very long for things to come crashing down. She would suffer a pivotal knockout loss to Holly Holm, later attempting to come back nearly a year later against Amanda Nunes, losing by first round knockout. She would never fight again.

“I mean this with respect, but she couldn’t wrestle.” – Becky Lynch says Ronda Rousey was a star but not a wrestler and was mishandled in that sense.

She also says at 19, she wanted to be a TNA Knockout because their women’s division was better than WWEhttps://t.co/9GKqg03cdh pic.twitter.com/3ntpo08f0K

— Female Locker Room (@femalelroom) March 28, 2024

Further discussing her career, Rousey revealed the extensive damage she suffered during the fight with Holm.

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“The first time I got touched in that fight, it knocked all my bottom teeth loose and I was completely out on my feet the entire fight,” Rousey said. “I couldn’t see how far away she was from me, if that makes sense. And [I was] not seeing things as quickly. Usually when I fight, time dilates and I see everything in slow motion. This was like I was in like a fog where I couldn’t tell a range or anything.”

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Gina Carano reveals why UFC fight with Ronda Rousey never happened, blames Dana White: ‘It made my life very difficult’

Before the rise of Ronda Rousey and women’s mixed martial arts as a whole, there was Gina Carano. During…

Before the rise of Ronda Rousey and women’s mixed martial arts as a whole, there was Gina Carano.

During a time when UFC CEO Dana White remained adamant that women would never be a part of his promotion, Carano made a name for herself competing under the Strikeforce and EliteXC banners. Before long, she became the most famous female fighter on the planet.

In 2009, she famously stepped inside the cage for a showdown with Cris Cyborg, headlining an event on Showtime that featured the likes of Gegard Mousasi, Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral, Gilbert Melendez, and Fabricio Werdum. Carano lost the bout, succumbing to a TKO in the final second of the opening round.

‘Conviction’ never formally announced her retirement from MMA after the loss, but she never fought again. However, it wasn’t due to a lack of trying.

Five years later, as Ronda Rousey was quickly becoming one of the biggest sports stars in the world, Carano liked the idea of a comeback fight against the then-UFC bantamweight champion. During a recent appearance on the PBD Podcast, Carano revealed that conversations with Dana White about making the fight happen were positive, but she ultimately blames him for it not coming to fruition.

“I needed six months,” Carano explained. “Because first of all, weight cutting for me during that time I would struggle because all of the women were in the 135 [pound] weight division and I could get down to 145 but there was only twice in my career where I got down to 136 and 139 and that is like chopping off a leg for me. It was so difficult for me but that’s where all the women were at that time because there wasn’t a lot of women.

“I sat down with Dana and [said] I wish you guys would have approached me five years ago because I’ve been waiting for this so I just need some time and I need you to keep it quiet, Dana. Keep it really quiet because I didn’t have a gym. I would have to go [re-immerse] myself in a gym, which when I go in a gym people put cameras on me and you have to find and build your team and I wasn’t living in Las Vegas, which is where my team was. So I was living in L.A. and it would have been hard and I needed to rebuild a team and do it right.

“Dana, and I love him now, he’s been amazing now but Dana’s Dana. He immediately started talking about it and it made my life very difficult to try and get to go into that” (h/t MMA Fighting).

On top of that, Carano was actively being courted by Hollywood after she landed the lead role in Haywire, an action thriller directed by Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh which was well received by critics and featured an immensely talented cast of actors.

“It is a very difficult thing to try and do both of those things at once,” Carano said about acting and fighting. “In my head, I’m just so passionate about the storytelling and the last couple of years I’ve just been passionate about trying to get back into that.”

After appearing in Deadpool opposite Ryan Reynolds, it was off to the races for Carano’s acting career. She had even earned herself a recurring role on the incredibly popular Disney+ series The Mandalorian and was in line for her own spinoff show before an ill-advised post on social media brought her budding film and television career to a crashing halt.

Gina Carano confident she would have won fabled fight Against Ronda Rousey

Of course, her fight with Ronda Rousey never came to be, but to this day, Gina Carano remains confident she would have come out on top.

“I do, absolutely [believe I would have won],” Carano said. “Because I pack a hell of a punch. I know how she punches. I punch like a trucker. [She would have the edge] on the ground obviously but I’m scramble. It’s no disrespect and I’m sure she would say the same thing that she would win, but that’s just something I know. After you’ve been punched like that, she got shook twice [by] Amanda Nunes and Holly Holm, I’m one of the hardest punchers that women’s mixed martial arts has ever seen.”

Though confident she would have finished Rousey inside the Octagon, Carano has nothing but respect for the UFC Hall of Famer. After all, Rousey often touted Carano as the reason she pursued mixed martial arts — something the former World MMA Awards’ Female Fighter of the Year never forgot.

“Ronda has just been such a respectful [person], she was such a little sh*t talker throughout her career, but the one person she didn’t really sh*t talk was me, really,” Carano said. “She really always did give me that tribute. To have not made the walk in the UFC and gotten to fight, to have the person that did really break down those barriers, that is very special to me and I think she’s a very special person.

“I think she gets a really bad [reputation] and people like to paint her as the bad guy, just because she likes to play the heel. She doesn’t mind playing the heel. It’s just certain people’s personalities but I think when you look deeper at the person that she is, which I watch and I study people, I think that’s a very special, special person.”