It is no secret that Ronda Rousey was not a fan of the way she was portrayed on the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter. The current UFC women’s bantamweight champion coached alongside rival Miesha Tate in a season that introduced females into the TUF house alongside males. The backlash that would soon follow in the following episodes would turn some loyal Rousey fans upside down and away from her as her demeanor on the show was seen by fans as unprofessional and at times immature.
Rousey admitted in various interviews that she did not care how she was portrayed and to her, the ladies on her team were always the number one priority. She needed to do whatever it took to get them exposure and if it meant taking a hit, she was ok with that. Yesterday in Los Angeles Rousey divulged a bit more about her time filming TUF citing it “was a horrible experience” and that her and her team were “poked and prodded” during filming.
It is interesting to hear Rousey’s take on the fallout from season 18 as she attributes the perception of herself in the house to the way the TUF producers edited episodes. She feels to make things interesting they needed someone to come off as the bad guy and in Rousey’s own words, ” They needed a villain and I filled that role. I was the Dark Knight.”
Holy jolly willkers Batman! Did Ronda Rousey just make a Batman reference?
Yea, total boner alert on the nerd radar right there. Hear Rousey state her case in this seven minute video as she gives the other side of what filming TUF 18 like for her.
