Former UFC commentator Jimmy Smith claims that Ronda Rousey was a ‘bully’ who mistreated people at the height of her career.

‘Rowdy’ recently namechecked Joe Rogan as she slammed the MMA media for their reaction to her losses and the recent revelation about the concussions that prompted her retirement in 2017.

Rousey feels she has been unfairly treated by some people in MMACredit: Getty – Contributor
Smith, who previously worked commentary jobs for the UFC and WWE, reacted by telling stories he’d heard about her behaviour towards backstage staff.

“I don’t talk behind the scenes about the UFC and WWE. I have a rule,” he said on his Unlocking the Cage podcast on Sirius XM.

“Let me tell you something, Ronda, if you’re listening. The people behind the scenes, camera people, audio people, the people you can push around, the people you can bully and the people you can talk down to can’t stand your f***** a***.

“Everybody behind the scenes that had to put a mic on Ronda Rousey couldn’t stand her.

“I said why? They said, ‘She was a b**** to us from the moment she sat down, to the moment she got up. Like it’s our fault that she has to do this interview to hype her next fight. And she’s miserable, mean to us, and we can’t stand her’.”

The 46-year-old former MMA fighter claims that behind-the-scenes staff disliked Rousey so much that they celebrated her KO losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes.

Smith added: “They were cheering when she got knocked out, this is what I was told.

“Those are the people you can be mean to and rude to, and they can’t fight back. Those people couldn’t stand Ronda Rousey, so don’t sit here and tell me that you’re the victim.