Expect no Ronda Rousey interviews this week

Former UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has received more media attention than any three figures in MMA history combined. In 2015, she was #3 for Google’s top trending people. #4 was Donald Trump.

However, she determined that the level of media duties was a contributing factor in the loss of her title to Holly Holm over a year ago. Rousey’s interaction with the MMA media in the past year has been zero. She was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Conan,” was the subject of an in-depth interview with ESPN the Magazine, played the role of Gallus Mag on Drunk History, and had a few other appearances. But comparatively speaking, Ronda Rousey disappeared. And that is not going to change heading into her fight with current champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 on December 30.

The UFC has released the UFC 207 events itinerary and there is no Rousey. However, her popularity is such that the event was promoted with so little mention of the champion Nunes that color commentator Joe Rogan called it “bizarre.”

And for the hardcore fanbase, the lack of Rousey interviews may not be too devastating.