Friday was a bad night for Ronda Rousey, and Twitter went ahead and made it worse.
The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion made her long-awaited return to the octagon after 13 months and promptly was knocked out in 48 seconds by reigning champ Amanda Nunes. The Brazil native took to Twitter after to embarrass Rousey further, and then the rest of the Twitterverse piled it on.
Welcome to Ronda Rousey's comeba… #UFC207 pic.twitter.com/7sNeccxOU2
— Tyler Sullivan (@TylerSully) December 31, 2016
Ronda Rousey's corner at the end of that fight. #UFC207 pic.twitter.com/O4GM8wTXIT
— Ellis Mbeh (@EllisMbeh) December 31, 2016
There were plenty of “The Simpsons” references to go around.
https://twitter.com/ArdaOcalTV/status/815073189621563394
Official footage of Ronda Rousey training for #UFC207 pic.twitter.com/Nt1iKOXifH
— đŸ¥“ nate dig a d (@natedigad) December 31, 2016
At least a few people made sure to remind everyone that Rousey’s defeat might not have been the worst in sports.
https://twitter.com/DylansFreshTake/status/815099874144358400
https://twitter.com/Bdell1014/status/815097710340698116
Other takes were more topical.
To be fair Ronda Rousey won the electoral college vote
— Desus MF NiceđŸ’¯ (@desusnice) December 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/noredavis/status/815075911007686656
Still, there were a few athletes who came to Rousey’s defense.
Hope Rousey is fine mentally and spiritually after this fight. Most of you will never know the pressure! Yet y'all gone talk crazy smh
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) December 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/Goldust/status/815075800588263424
Ronda Rousey has a horrible team around her and should be fired. They're collecting paychecks and protecting her feelings and emotions.
— Shawne Merriman (@shawnemerriman) December 31, 2016
But at the end of the day, we all were reminded that Rousey still is far more successful than most of us.
Ronda Rousey made 3 million to get knocked out in 48 seconds???
SIGN. ME. UP.
— Hammy (@hamzz) December 31, 2016
Thumbnail photo via Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports Images
