UFC feud erupts — Ronda Rousey brands Hunter Campbell a chauvinist

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Ronda Rousey isn’t holding back in her criticism of Hunter Campbell, just days before she steps back into the cage.

The former UFC women’s bantamweight champion is set to fight for the first time in nearly ten years, with her bout airing live on Netflix this Saturday.

Rousey’s return will see her take on fellow trailblazer Gina Carano, headlining the first-ever MMA event broadcast on the streaming platform, organised by Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions.

She initially reached out to her old promotion about making a comeback, but it wasn’t long before she voiced her frustrations over how things were handled behind the scenes.

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Ronda Rousey calls out UFC exec Hunter Campbell after comeback rejection

Rousey said Dana White was open to her returning to the UFC, but not everyone shared his view. UFC’s chief business officer, Hunter Campbell, didn’t support her comeback.

Since then, Rousey has been vocal about her issues with Campbell. She even accused him of trying to “sabotage” her return, a claim she repeated during a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show.

“He was just being such a chauvinist, and he was being so dismissive, just trying to get me and Gina to value ourselves less from the get-go, and acting like this isn’t the greatest thing that’s fallen into his lap since he’s been there.”

“He was like, ‘No, you guys are just so much older, and I just don’t know how it’s gonna do.’ I was like, ‘Who the is this guy?’ First of all, I didn’t even know who he was,” she added.