After losing to Holly Holm back in November 2015, former UFC super star Ronda Rousey has since clashed with the media who she believes “turned on her”. On Wednesday at a press event to promote her upcoming move “Mile 22”, Rousey elaborated on why she’s not a big fan of talking to the media these days.
Via MMA Junkie
We live in an age of trial by Twitter,” Rousey said, according to MMAjunkie. “What is really gained by stating opinion on anything? It whittles people down. It gets cut and pasted 10 times and it’s in (a) headline.
“(Famous people) keep more and more of it to themselves. Why should I talk? I believe hearing me speak is a privilege, and it’s a privilege that’s been abused, so why not revoke it from everyone? I don’t believe public criticism beating you down is the right thing to do.”
Rousey has been more involved with the media in the past few months since joining the WWE but it hasn’t gone well considering she got into a bizarre beef with ESPN host Mike Golic last month after he asked an innocent question about her MMA career.
it hasIt’s a bit ironic that Rousey is taking shots at the media while at a press event to get coverage for her new movie.