Former women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey needs no introduction to the field of fighting. ‘Rowdy,’ before her retirement from the sport, dominated most of her opponents inside the Octagon. She also had a stint with the WWE which started in 2018 and showcased her skill there as well. However, she surprised everyone when she made some sweeping remarks about wrestling being fake on her YouTube channel which led to a lot of hatred from the fans.

But why exactly did she want fans to hate her? ‘Rowdy’ recently spoke at the ‘Ring the Belle’ show about what it feels like to be a true heel in the wrestling world. It seems she got the advice for the same from a former UFC fighter. Let us find out what she had to say about the whole situation.

Ronda Rousey shares why she never shied away from speaking her mind

Before her fight with Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania 35, Ronda Rousey made some remarks that sent shock waves across the pro wrestling fandom. ‘Rowdy’ took to her YouTube channel and called wrestling ‘scripted’ and ‘not real’. According to the former UFC champion she wanted fans to actually hate her and never cared about her image.

She now made it clear that the reason behind her attitude was none other than Chael Sonnen. The 47-year-old was one of the best trash talkers in the business and had advised Rousey to never back down from her words. During a recent interview, she said, “It was actually Chael Sonnen. I will give it to him. [He’s] like one of the greatest MMA heels of all time.” 

Rousey further pointed out how fans found it difficult to differentiate between the character and the person. But all such claims had no effect on her as ‘Uncle Chael’ had already advised her. According to the 47-year-old, Rousey was never allowed to accept that she was doing anything for reaction.

She further added, “Where they are like ‘Oh you know, sorry about everything. I was just saying it to promote the fight.’ Don’t just ever admit it. Don’t you ever let anybody [know] that you took them for a ride. Don’t you ever let them know what you said, that was purposefully to get a reaction.”

Rousey always portrayed herself as the villain in the women’s division. From trash-talking to intense face-offs the former champion did it all. But why exactly did she carry an image like that? Well, Ronda Rousey has the answer for you.

Ronda Rousey opens up on her reasons why she chose to become a villain

The very existence of the women’s division in the UFC goes largely to one woman and that’s Ronda Rousey. Her impact on the sport has been nothing short of astonishing. She quickly became a household name in the UFC and with her talent proved that women can also draw in huge pay-per-view numbers. However, all of this came at a cost which Rousey regrets to date. While speaking on the ‘Ring the Belle’ show she gave out the reasons as to why she faced a lot of resentment from the fans of the UFC.

‘Rowdy’ pointed out that she found out that no women fighter wanted to become a heel and decided to change the narrative. She said, “One thing I saw in women’s MMA when I came on the scene is everybody wanted to be the babyface, everybody wanted to be universally liked. Nobody wanted to piss anyone off and it was making everything boring. So I was like I’ll be the designated b**ch, you know. I was sleeping in my car and everybody was cool with me.”

She further revealed that she was struggling financially at the time and decided to join the UFC.  However, she decided to go all in and be hated by fans and fellow fighters which in turn would help her sell more fights.

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