Ronda Rousey, the UFC's women's bantamweight champion has served as a coach o The Ultimate Fighter 18, UFC's reality television show that rewards its winner with a UFC contract.
This season of TUF was the first to feature female coaches, as well as the first to have male and female combatants in the same house. According to Rousey, coaching on TUF 18 was more "emotionally taxing" than she ever expected.
"It's a lot more work than I thought it would be, and it's a lot more emotionally taxing than I thought it would be," Rousey said. "You care a lot about these kids. I just felt like any kind of heartbreak or triumph, whatever they're going through, I share in it. It's exhausting going through that over and over and over with every competitor. You're just so emotionally invested in every person that it really takes a lot out of you."
Another factor that could be taking a lot out of Rousey is the incessant drama between her and Miesha Tate, Rousey's nemesis. According to Dana White, their mutual loathing has created several problems.
"Miesha and Ronda hate each other," White said. "It's like literally crazy drama every day. It's Ken (Shamrock)-Tito (Ortiz) type stuff. I don't even know if some of the stuff will make TV. Those two do not like each other, and their camps do not like each other. And it's just pure f---ing mayhem every day."
Beyond the draining nature of the show, and her bitter hate for Tate, Rousey said she has enjoyed the experience of TUF. "The talent is great. I'm really impressed with the kind of people that we saw on the show this season for the girls and the guys. All of the fights have been really exciting. Really, it has exceeded my expectations."
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