Ronda Rousey was a cornerstone of UFC's boom in the early to mid-2010s. The eyeballs she and Conor McGregor drew helped fuel the company's $4 billion sale in 2016. Yet at the end of that year, she had an abrupt split from the sport.

Ronda Rousey provided a reason this week why she does not attend UFC events. The former UFC women's bantamweight champ said she feels like she'd get booed at the arena. Her comments arrive little more than one month after a former UFC commentator said staff loathed working with her, calling her difficult and rude.

Ronda Rousey continues to attract backlash, and may well be the most hated figure in MMA. But there is something the ex-UFC champ can do about it.

Ronda Rousey claims she's "not welcome" to attend UFC events since her departure from the promotion back in 2016/

Rousey was one of the most brash and outspoken characters during a UFC era that featured the likes of Chael Sonnen and an emerging Conor McGregor. But once she fell to a shock defeat against Holm, she became a recluse until her next fight against Nunes, which saw her sent into retirement within seconds.

Ronda Rousey said she doesn’t come to UFC events because she would only be criticized and disrespected “Rowdy” blames the MMA media for saying negative things about her Ronda Rousey explained why the MMA media is the reason she never attended a UFC event after leaving the promotion.