UFC CEO Dana White referenced the 'downfall' of Ronda Rousey while discussing plans for Conor McGregor's return fight.
has been in the fight game a long time, and the UFC CEO sees some similarities in how stardom changed arguably the two biggest fighters in the promotion's history.
“If Conor McGregor fights again – it’s obviously a great fight,” White answered. “It’s a great fight. Him and Chandler is a great fight too, Conor and Chandler is a great fight. There’s a lot of fights out there for Conor.”White’s initial comment regarding “if” McGregor fights again is certainly notable, and the UFC CEO quickly went on to draw a comparison between the former two-division champion and UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey.
"The Conor thing is – much like Ronda ,” White explained. “If you look at Ronda, so many opportunities fell on Ronda because of who she was, and her personality, her looks, everything she had as a package – ended up being her downfall. The money and everything else. Ronda went from living in her car to being so extremely wealthy that she doesn’t have to work, she doesn’t have to do anything… Conor McGregor is ten times that.
December 30, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Ronda Rousey leaves with her mother AnnMaria DeMars follwing her loss against Amanda Nunes during UFC 207 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports / Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports After White infamously claimed that women would never fight in the UFC, Rousey stormed onto the forefront of the women's MMA scene when she became Strikeforce champion in 2011 and went on to defend the UFC’s inaugural women’s bantamweight belt six times before she was stopped by Holly Holm at UFC 193.
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