Schaub: Rousey mental state ‘a little scary’

When you talk about the mental state of a fighter, there is scary good and there is scary bad. Ronda Rousey’s ex, retired UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub, appeared recently on the Pony Hour podcast and expressed concern ahead of her fight Friday night at UFC 207 with women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes.

“What scares me about Ronda, she went MIA, she blamed it on the media, well that same media turned you into who you are and her taking this time off, it’s a little scary” said Schaub as transcribed by Warren Haughton for England’s The Sun.

“She also said something like this is one of my last ones and whenever a fighter even hints that this might be the last one, they’re one foot in, one foot out, or both feet out.

“When they say that, they get annihilated and if I hear that, I always take the other guy.”

I wouldn’t say [Rousey’s] striking is world class. If she lands, she’s a strong girl, you’re in trouble. But Amanda Nunes is a knockout artist, that’s the difference.”

Style-wise this fight is a good one for Ronda to come back for as Nunes comes forward and Ronda can throw her around and submit her.

“My money is still on Ronda, that’s banking on her mental state being good. But from what I hear and with the time off, that’s up for debate, which is scary.”