UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has never been one to turn down an opponent, but would she be open to fighting a man?
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UFC commentator Joe Rogan explained why he feels Rousey should be able to get into the octagon against a male fighter, if she so pleases.
"If you know that a chick used to be a dude, but is now a chick and you fight her, I'm on board," Rogan said on his 'Fight Companion' podcast, according to MMAFighting.com. "I think it should be legal to ride bulls, I think it should be legal to jump BMX, you should be able to do whatever the f--k you wanna do. I think a 135-pound chick should be able to fight a 135-pound dude."
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Rogan singled out UFC bantamweight Bryan Caraway, who has had issues with Rousey in the past.
"I think if Ronda Rousey and Bryan Caraway talked enough s--t and they decided to go at it, I don't have any problem with that if they both agree to it," Rogan said.
Those are some pretty ridiculous statements, but not too farfetched as Caraway once challenged Rousey. In 2012 before Rousey defeated Miesha Tate, Caraway's girlfriend, for the women's Strikeforce championship, Caraway tweeted, "if [Rousey] wants to challenge a man I'll knock her teeth dwn (sic) her throat the (sic) break her arm!"
Rousey laughed off the challenge, but has said she'd be open to fighting him. She is scheduled to defend her title against top contender Cat Zingano at UFC 182 on Jan. 3.
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