Explosive Ronda Rousey response to Kayla Harrison: “This isn’t about money” — Read why

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Ronda Rousey has insisted her return to fighting isn’t about the money.

This Saturday, she steps back into the cage for the first time in more than a decade, facing off against Gina Carano on a card being shown live on Netflix.

But it’s not happening under the UFC banner. Instead, Most Valuable Promotions are putting on the event, which has caught plenty of people off guard.

And throughout the build-up to her comeback fight, Rousey hasn’t held back in criticising the UFC and even their current women’s bantamweight champion, Kayla Harrison.

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Rousey responds to Harrison’s comments about ‘greatness’

When the fight was first announced, Harrison dismissed Rousey as “irrelevant” after the 39-year-old suggested it would be the biggest women’s bout of the year.

This sparked another round of back-and-forth between the two. Harrison later doubled down by saying that while Rousey is in it for a paycheck, she’s focused on building a legacy.

At Thursday’s pre-fight press conference, Rousey was asked to respond and didn’t hold back in her reply.

“Well, I would say that this is professional fighting and there is no such thing as discount greatness in professional fighting. The biggest money fight is the biggest fight, period. We obviously have very different definitions of greatness.

“Mine is making history, having a cultural impact and influencing the future of the sport. I’ve already won a record consecutive eight title fights, there’s nothing left for me to do there so now me and Gina are smashing the record for the most women have ever been paid in combat sports, and who’s to say we can’t parlay the success of this to me and her making a Netflix film after this?