RIO DE JANEIRO – There’s a well-worn cliche in MMA that the underdog sleeps better and comes in fresher on fight night because expectations are low.

UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Bethe Correia (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is a believer in it, or so she’s said in interviews building up to a fight in which she’s a massive underdog, a headliner opposite champ Ronda Rousey (11-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) at Saturday’s UFC 190.

But to Rousey, ever quick to jump on the Brazilian after she disparaged her family, said Correia’s words merely reveal her subordinate status.

“She said, ‘I have no pressure on me and no one expects anything out of me and so that’s an advantage,’” Rousey said today during an open workout in support of the pay-per-view event at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. “So you’re saying that you do the best with less pressure? That’s what’s best for you? You’re not meant for this life. You’re not. And I do the best.

“The more pressure there is, I fight above myself, and I’ve never been under more pressure in my life, and I’m going to show the world what I’m really made of.”

Rousey, who attempts the sixth defense of her UFC belt, addresses a wide range of topics in this pre-fight interview, including the comparisons of her star power to that of Conor McGregor, her wish to drag out the fight with Correia, and her place in the sport.

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