During the post-fight press conference on Saturday night, Ronda Rousey said that Dana White reached out to her during the morning of the fight wishing her luck.
“He texted me this morning wishing me luck and saying he hopes Gina and I kill it. I told him how much it meant to hear that from him,” Rousey said.
While Rousey took shots at UFC and TKO, she never said anything bad about Dana White and described him as an incredible friend and admitted she is where she is because of him.
“I’m eternally grateful, and I really appreciate him giving me his blessing to go out and do this on my own,” she said.
Earlier, Rousey said that her loyalty is with White himself, and not the company that he runs or the parent company.
Rousey also added that she was compensated fairly not just for fighting but also for promoting the fight. Fighter pay is a hot topic for her and was ultimately the decision maker in not doing this with the UFC.
“I also was promoting this event as well, so I think it’s literally on the contract that, I’m not supposed to tell people, I’m very happy and very grateful and me and my husband are gonna go house shopping in Hawaii after this,” she said.
