UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey feels vindicated in her harsh attacks towards UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell.
Ronda Rousey’s return to Mixed Martial Arts drew the largest U.S. audience in the sport’s history earlier this year. In her first fight in a decade, Rousey tapped out Gina Carano with an armbar in just 17 seconds to cap off a star-studded Most Valuable Promotions MMA card.
In the lead-up to her MMA comeback, Rousey repeatedly took shots at the UFC, and most notably Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell. According to Rousey, Campbell shut down potentially bringing Rousey vs. Carano to the Octagon and claimed that the fight wasn’t lucrative.
After Campbell’s alleged remarks, Rousey got the last laugh after viewership numbers for Rousey vs. Carano and the UFC’s White House card were both released.
Ronda Rousey mocks Hunter Campbell, UFC after MVP MMA White House event
As reported by The New York Times, UFC Freedom 250 drew an average audience of 8.2 million viewers across the U.S. and Latin America. In contrast, Rousey vs. Carano drew a Netflix live audience of an average of 9.3 million viewers and 12.4 million globally.
UFC CEO Dana White teased an audience comparable to the Super Bowl, a claim that fell well short of the 120 million viewership mark. Rousey repeatedly mocked the UFC Freedom 250 card, claiming it ‘sucked’ compared to the MVP event.
After the viewership numbers went live, Rousey didn’t miss the opportunity to take a shot at Campbell for passing up on booking the Carano fight.
In a recent tweet, Rousey reacted to the UFC Freedom 250 viewership while reigniting her feud with Campbell.
“Lmao! Kiss my ass Hunter Campbell,” Rousey tweeted.
Rousey has had a checkered relationship with the UFC executives in recent years. As evidenced by her recent tweet, don’t expect Rousey to warm up to Campbell anytime soon.
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