Overview
- Rousey named wrestling and grappling coach Ricky Lundell as her head coach for her 16 May Netflix fight with Gina Carano at the Intuit Dome.
- The pair once faced off on The Ultimate Fighter when Lundell coached rival Miesha Tate, a history that gives the reunion extra weight.
- In a new YouTube vlog, Rousey credits Lundell with pulling her back to training and says he became her first-ever judo black belt.
- She also pressed her case on fighter pay, writing that athletes on the biggest stage deserve a living wage and amplifying prospect Kenneth Cross’s claim that he will earn about five times a UFC debut purse on the MVP card.
- UFC CEO Dana White said he has stepped away from contract talks, a stance that heightens the pay debate as Rousey returns for her first MMA bout since 2016.