Ronda Rousey Offered Conor McGregor Advice After He Was Pulled From UFC 200

Ronda Rousey might not agree with Conor McGregor using money as motivation, but she still offered The Notorious some advice after he was pulled from UFC 200 back in April.

“Instead of trying to handle everything at once, while it’s coming at you, just trying to reach an agreement beforehand,” Rousey told him at a Bud Light commercial taping in Las Vegas a month after he was pulled, according to an ESPN article published Thursday.

Rousey since has heeded her own advice in how she arranged her upcoming fight against Amanda Nunes at UFC 207. UFC president Dana White originally wanted Rousey to fight at UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden in November, but she declined because she wanted to make sure she was fully recovered from knee surgery. McGregor ended up defeating Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight championship in the main event that night.

“Conor gave me the chance to rest, he took the weight off my shoulders, and I’m grateful,” Rousey told ESPN.

“I will never put my body at risk for money and views ever again. What makes me happy is winning and being the best in the world and that’s it. (F—) all the promotion and energy spent on anything that’s not me winning. And anyone who tries to tell me I owe them energy on frivolous (s—) during camp out of ‘loyalty’ or ‘friendship’ deserves no loyalty from me and is no friend of mine.

“This is not a time for (f—ing) favors. This is a time for redemption and revenge.”

McGregor bounced back from his loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 to score back-to-back victories. Perhaps Rousey will follow suit when she steps back into the octagon later this month.