Plenty was made about Ronda Rousey’s surprise appearance at UFC 205 to face off with Amanda Nunes and tease her upcoming return to the Octagon. It was nice to see her back in the sport that made her a recognizable name, but the appearance didn’t come without some controversy.
An awkward moment followed the end of the faceoff with Rousey seemingly storming off the stage to the surprise of Dana White. It seemed like Nunes and Rousey were going to share a few words but that wasn’t supposed to be the case according to White. He addressed the controversy and attempted to clear it away as a production issue:
She was never supposed to speak, and neither was Amanda,” “My production guy screwed that up. It made Ronda look bad again – like she just stormed off.
“They were not supposed to do an interview. They were supposed to go out there and square off, and they were both supposed to walk away.”
This would seem to explain things good enough for just a passing event, but now Dave Meltzer has tossed in a seed of doubt to the official story. It stems from a fan’s question about Rousey possibly getting emotional and needed to be “consoled” off stage, something that would be very odd for a fighter. Meltzer doesn’t offer any proof or a long-winded explanation, deciding to keep his answer short and to the point:
@davemeltzerWON any truth to the reports that Ronda was upset & had to be consoled after a face off in NY? If true, she's done.
— CD (@codoll53) November 23, 2016
— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) November 23, 2016
There’s no way to give this a seal of approval, despite Meltzer being a pretty respectable guy in his realm. The things we do know are that Rousey did not look very comfortable on the stage and she did end up storming off in a way that seemed far more than just a production snafu.
Could it be more confirmation that Rousey’s career is on its final legs? We’ll certainly find out if she steps back into the cage, putting any doubts to rest.
(Via Bro Bible)