'Riddle me this, b*tch': Ronda Rousey goes off on Kayla Harrison

NEW YORK – Ronda Rousey went off like never before, and this time her anger was aimed not at the UFC, but at UFC women's bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison.

Rousey, a former WWE and UFC star, went on a lengthy rant after being asked about Harrison's recent comments on "Death Row MMA" podcast at a press conference on Wednesday promoting her upcoming MMA return against Gina Carano – which is set to go down on MVP's first MMA card live on Netflix on May 16 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif.

Harrison took issue with Rousey calling her fight against Gina the biggest fight in women's MMA, and called her "irrelevant." These comments didn't sit well with Rosuey.

"Gina is so relevant that she's the whole reason why the 145-pound division even exists; I'm so irrelevant that the only reason she has a job is because of me," Rousey shouted on the microphone. "Kayla is so irrelevant that she couldn't even keep the 145-pound division around. And honestly, she's just sour because no matter what she does or what she accomplishes, she can't change the fact that she has the charisma of a wet towel and will always be under me and Gina's shadow. So the next time she wants to talk sh*t, she should look down at her feet and consider who paved the road she's walking on. Oh, wait! She can't look down at her feet because she's too busy holding on to the belt and a neck brace."

Although both are considered women's MMA legends, neither Rousey nor Carano has fought in a good bit. Rousey, 39, returns to MMA competition after almost 10 years since her last fight. On the other hand, Carano, 43, hasn't fought since 2009.

Regardless, Rousey insists she's about to have the biggest women's MMA fight of all time, and threw shade at Harrison's expected title defense against women's MMA GOAT Amanda Nunes. That fight was originally scheduled as the co-main event of UFC 324 in January, but was canceled due to a neck injury Harrison suffered that required surgery.

"Her and Hunter (Campbell) trying to act like her upcoming fight is being booked as the biggest women's fight, then why is being booked as a co-main for a men's interim title fight?" Rousey said. "The b*tch isn't even bigger than Paddy 'The Baddy.' No offense to Paddy. I think he's got more potential than anybody in the UFC, and he should call me when his contract runs out.

"Here's another contradiction I found a kicker. If she thinks her fight is the biggest women's fight of all time, then why is she getting paid less now than I was 10 years ago? So riddle me this, b*tch: are you overvalued or underpaid?"

Rousey believes her fight with Carano is more than just the biggest fight in women's MMA. She thinks that this bout is a revolution in MMA. Rousey has been very intentional about criticizing UFC fighter pay, which has long been a hot topic in the sport, and she feels this MVP MMA card will open up future opportunities for fighters to get better paid.

"This is not just the biggest women's fight of all time; this is the biggest fight of all time that's going to get the most views on the biggest platform on a card with the biggest stars and will be headlined by two women who dared to dream big," Rousey said. "And this dream will bring more opportunities and greater revenue for fighters than ever before because this fight is bigger than just me and Gina and anybody on stage; it represents an unstoppable force of change in this industry, spearheaded by the fighters themselves. Bet your f*cking ass this is the biggest fight of all time."

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Ronda Rousey goes off on 'sour' Kayla Harrison in fiery rant