Khabib’s Shots at UFC Ring Girls Were Nothing Compared to “Bully” Ronda Rousey, Who Publicly Criticized Them

There have been a lot of opinions on having ring girls in MMA. They are a common occurrence in most sports leagues and promotions. Some MMA stars like Khabib Nurmagomedov have commented that it doesn’t add anything to MMA and instead, it is illogical to have them. While others, like Ronda Rousey, talked about the amount of money they make.

The UFC always has cage girls during their fights. Ronda Rousey was once called a ‘bully’ for voicing her opinion. In 2015, famous ring girl Arianny Celeste called out Ronda Rousey for saying those ring girls should be paid less. She explained the difficulties faced by a model. There have numerous occasions when these Celeste and Rousey have engaged in a war of words.

There were several other ring girls who had backed Celeste. She said, “It blows my mind that someone who doesn’t even know me continuously picks on me. And that’s all I see her as a big bully.” She mentioned that she wouldn’t want to waste time by squabbling with Ronda Rousey.

Ronda Rousey claims ring girls get paid more than necessary

At the time when this back-and-forth between the UFC Hall of Famer and the Octagon girl was going on; Celeste was reportedly earning around $1 million annually. Most MMA fighters are having hard financial situations. They do not even come close to earning that much amount of money unless they are a draw like Jon Jones or Conor McGregor.

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Ronda had this to say in reaction to Celeste‘s comments: “What did I say that was a bully? That the fighters should get paid more than the ring girls? How does that make me a bully? That makes me f****n right! I’m sorry, but she wouldn’t have a job if it wasn’t for the fighters. She wouldn’t. You think her [Celeste] walking in circles around the two guys or two girls, out there like, fighting for their lives is worth more?”

Rousey added that she never mentioned paying the ring girls less but believed that the fighters are getting paid poorly.

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Rousey had maintained that she wasn’t against the work ring girls do; she believed that everybody should be able to do what they want to. But believes that there are other important players and facets of the MMA that define the sport.

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