'I am greatness:' Ronda Rousey continues scorched-earth campaign, taking shots at new target Khamzat Chimaev as well as familiar foes
Rousey fired back at her critics in the final press conference before her fight with Gina Carano at MVP's MMA debut event on Netflix.
Ronda Rousey has made it a point to shut up the doubters before her big return bout against Gina Carano for Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions on Saturday. Netflix’s debut MMA event has Rousey highly motivated to show how some notable names, in particular, should sit back and pipe down. Rousey, 39, has been very vocal about challenging the UFC and giving back to fighters throughout her pre-fight build.
That’s led to some shots taken, specifically at UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell , whom Rousey claims was the reason the Carano bout didn’t take place in the UFC. Former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev spoke last week about Rousey’s outspoken sentiments, insinuating that she is biting the hand that fed her and being ungrateful. Rousey fired back at Chimaev at Thursday’s pre-fight press conference in Los Angeles .
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano embrace during their press conference May 14, 2026, in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix) Sarah Stier via Getty Images "I would want to make something abundantly clear, and that's that I owe [UFC CEO] Dana [White] and the Fertittas immensely,” Rousey said. “I would be caught dead before you ever heard me say a bad thing about any of them.
My loyalty is to them, not the company they sold. I do not owe TKO's UFC a damn thing. "F***ing 'Cleft Lip Lincoln' is just hating because at his press conference for his fight, people were asking about me and my fight because no one gives a s*** about his ineffective wrestlef*** fests, and people can't stop talking about this fight because it's so stacked and they're actually excited to see me fight because unlike 'Kumquat,' I have a 100% finish rate.