One person who hasn’t changed her opinion of Ronda Rousey through her steep fall from grace is Cat Zingano, who lost to Rousey in 14 seconds nearly two years ago at UFC 184. Zingano was one of the more demonstrative fighters to stick up for Rousey after she fell against Amanda Nunes in her return fight at UFC 207. Days after the fight, she called out the bantamweight champion Nunes via her Twitter feed for not showing Rousey any respect in victory.
Why?
Part of it is that Zingano says she feels “protective” of Rousey, who has generated more fanfare — and ultimately more derision — than any other fighter in UFC history.