Ronda Rousey has certainly come under fire following her defeat to UFC bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207. Rousey was making her big octagon return after

suffering the first loss of her career to Holly Holm at UFC 193, but was defeated in just 48 seconds via TKO by Nunes.

Following the fight, Nunes has not been happy with Amanda Nunes, saying she’s been “disrespectful” and an “a**hole” since the fight. Zingano explained why she was so quick to defend Rousey during an interview with MMAfighting. Take a look below.

“[Ronda Rousey] was strong enough to admit that she was having suicidal thoughts. Who the hell sits there and makes fun of someone for that? Who the hell thinks they can get on there and call somebody weak or whatever? That is why suicide rates are up tenfold from the last two decades. That is why mental health is such a stigma. That’s why mental illness is something people don’t talk about, because of bullshit like that. It’s obviously something I have a close relationship with, and it’s something Ronda has a relationship with. Her family members have also committed suicide. That 100 percent, scientifically, puts her at higher risk. It’s a statistic. People want to rip on [Ronda Rousey] for that shit. It’s brave. It’s crazy the reaction she got, and it made me even more protective of her. I could easily hate her. I could easily have disdain for her, for the fact that I am on the losing of making history. But it’s not like that for me. She’s done a lot for me. Just like I would for anybody else. My neighbor helps me. If somebody came at my neighbor the way Amanda came at Ronda, I’d be in their face just the way I’m in her face. That’s who I am, and that’s what I do. Half the reason I fight the way I fight is because of where I get my mind, and I’m very protective of the things that matter to me.”

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