Ronda Rousey is always one to ruffle feathers and keep her name in headlines, but recent comments about UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez might reveal a somewhat delusional side of her personality.
The women's bantamweight champ, set to face elite wrestler Sara McMann at UFC 170 on Saturday, said she could see herself topping Velasquez in the octagon.
"In any given moment, under the right circumstance, I think it is possible. You cannot tell me that it is physically impossible. It is possible that in any given moment that I could beat him. I simply believe in my possibilities," Rousey said.
Her off the wall comments only serve to build the mystique Rousey is construction, that of UFC's biggest star. Between her bitter feud with Miesha Tate, resulting in two victories by armbar, and upcoming presence in major Hollywood pictures like Fast & Furious 7 and The Expendables 3, she is elevating herself to the status of UFC's top name.
Rousey herself acknowledged it is not by accident, and that she's positioning herself as MMA's Floyd Mayweather Jr.
He is someone I aspire to be very much like in a business sense," Rousey said Wednesday. "I try to take every lesson that I can, and my coach definitely tries to throw some stylistic things my way that he also learned from him."
Rousey's chatter and big screen aspirations create an impression she's taking McMann lightly, especially on a quick turnaround from her December war with Tate. Rousey is assuring her fans and the UFC that that's not the case.
"I'm a fighter, not an actress," Rousey said. I know there's a short shelf life in MMA, though, so I like having more ways to make history.
"I've been avoiding talking about movies for so long," Rousey added. "It's more a peripheral thing to me now. I want to keep my focus on the fight."
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