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Rousey responds to Harrison’s comments about ‘greatness’

When the fight was first announced, Harrison dismissed Rousey as “irrelevant” after the 39-year-old suggested it would be the biggest women’s bout of the year.

This sparked another round of back-and-forth between the two. Harrison later doubled down by saying that while Rousey is in it for a paycheck, she’s focused on building a legacy.

At Thursday’s pre-fight press conference, Rousey was asked to respond and didn’t hold back in her reply.

“Well, I would say that this is professional fighting and there is no such thing as discount greatness in professional fighting. The biggest money fight is the biggest fight, period. We obviously have very different definitions of greatness.

“Mine is making history, having a cultural impact and influencing the future of the sport. I’ve already won a record consecutive eight title fights, there’s nothing left for me to do there so now me and Gina are smashing the record for the most women have ever been paid in combat sports, and who’s to say we can’t parlay the success of this to me and her making a Netflix film after this?

“Who says the success of this fight can’t create the rival that the UFC needs and give fighters the bargaining power they’ve never had, if we knock this out of the park I could become the face of MMA and the most powerful figure in the sport since Dana (White).

Kayla Harrison has been recovering from neck surgery but is expected to return later this year. She is expected to defend her title against Amanda Nunes at UFC 329 during International Fight Week.