Two competitors typically aren't ones to compete even outside of the ring. But as it's been seen with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, sometimes the rivalry continues even after the match.
The same goes for Ronda Rousey and Bethe Correia, who fought head-to-head at the UFC 190 just over the weekend in Rio de Janeiro's HSBC Arena.
After Rousey's astounding 34-second knockout of Correia, Ronda Rousey even added fuel to the fire when she told an unconscious Bethe Correia a message.
Although the audience's pandemonium muffled Ronda Rousey's message right after the knockout, "Rowdy" told MMAjunkie what she had said exactly.
"I said the exact same things she was saying to me at weigh-ins; she was screaming in my face at weigh-ins, she was saying, 'Don't cry.' So, I turned around after I knocked her out and said, 'Don't cry,'" Rousey said at the post-fight press conference.
Ronda Rousey took home the UFC 190 Women's Bantamweight Title. This is her third consecutive victory in less than a minute.
"I'm really happy that even though the last three fights were fast, they were finished very differently and I know I made some mistakes tonight and I'm always on the quest to try to be the perfect fighter," Rousey explained.
Ronda "Rowdy" Rousey added, "I know that's something you can't really attain, but that's a goal I'll never reach that I can always pursue. I just feel like I'm one step closer to retiring undefeated and having a legacy. That's my goal at this point."
But the end isn't near for Rousey just yet. Ronda's next bout will be her third match against Miesha Tate, who garnered her fourth consecutive UFC win just recently.
It might seem like the fight is in the bag for Rousey, who once defeated Tate in the Strike force banner, in addition to the December 2013 rematch. But Rosey's not getting all too confident just yet.
"I think Miesha is one of my greatest challenges because she already has an idea what she's getting in there with, said Ronda Rousey.
"I've improved a lot since the last time we fought but I don't have that element of surprise that I know she'll bring something different every time. I'm eager to see what she comes up with this time," Ronda explained.
Watch the video below to find out what else Ronda Rousey had to say about her UFC 190 fight.
Ronda Rousey net worth is at $5 million. But with her new win, that figure is sure to increase tremendously.
