Ronda Rousey: Ali Abdelaziz believes Kayla Harrison vs. Ronda Rousey is a bigger fight than Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor

Ali Abdelaziz sat down with Mike Bohn of MMA Junkie ahead of UFC 323. The MMA manager provided updates on several big names and fights, and one of those was Kayla Harrison.

The American is the current UFC women’s bantamweight champion, and her next fight is against the legendary Amanda Nunes. The Brazilian is coming out of retirement to fight at UFC 324.

Abdelaziz shared a prediction for this highly anticipated fight and then suggested that Harrison could fight another UFC legend.

“Maybe she will have Amanda. She will smash Amanda, she stop her under three rounds and after that maybe Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano fight and maybe ultimate grudge match. Kayla Harrison vs. Ronda Rousey for all the marbles.”

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The MMA manager went on to say that this fight between Harrison and Rousey could also break records held by the Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor rivalry.

“There’s a lot of beef, from the judo days, it’s a lot of bad things happen between the two teams. And I think it will be the biggest [fights]. Ronda Rousey vs. Kayla Harrison one of the biggest fights in UFC history, it might do bigger numbers than Khabib [Nurmagomedov] and [Conor] McGregor because there’s a lot of nasty s*** in that closet.”

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Kayla Harrison does not like Ronda Rousey

Ali Abdelaziz also went on to say that there is some bad blood between Kayla Harrison and Ronda Rousey. He claimed that the current UFC champion didn’t like ‘Rowdy’ and he was always going to side with her.

“I don’t think they like each other, I don’t think they respect each other, Kayla can say whatever she wants but deep down inside, she doesn’t like Ronda. I don’t know Ronda, but I am riding with Kayla, if Kayla hates someone, I hate them.”

Rousey was one of the big names in the UFC during her time and was majorly responsible for bringing the limelight to the women’s side of things.

‘Rowdy’ is a UFC Hall of Famer and is a former UFC women’s bantamweight champion. Her last fight in the promotion was in 2016, a loss to Amanda Nunes.

Rousey then spent a few years in WWE, capturing several titles. She left the company in 2023 and worked in some other promotions. However, Rousey has shared several training videos in recent weeks, leading the MMA world to believe that she could be making a return soon.