Ronda Rousey quizzed by Ellen DeGeneres over Donald Trump's mean tweet

UFC fighter Ronda Rousey learned the other day that she is one of a boatload of people, places and things who have been insulted in tweets by Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump over the years.

There are so many that the New York Times published a list of insultees earlier this week, and Rousey was surprised to see her name among the 282 in black and white. In November 2015, Trump had tweeted his glee that Rousey had lost to Holly Holm.

Rousey was asked for an explanation as she was shown the paper by Ellen DeGeneres during an interview on "The Ellen Show" that airs this week in the US.

"I think he said I was going to vote for him and it was news to me," Rousey said.

"I just said I'm not voting for a reality TV star to be the president. That's all I said. So that makes me not a nice person."

DeGeneres offered congratulations and Rousey replied, "I'm going to frame that [paper]. I put my belts on, like, an ottoman that I put my feet on, but that's going to be on the wall."

Rousey also made it clear that, with her 30th birthday approaching in February and a budding film career, the chances of seeing her in the Octagon are fast dwindling.

Rousey, who has not fought since she suffered the stunning bantamweight title loss to Holm in UFC 193, will try to regain the title December 30 against Amanda Nunes in UFC 207.

"I'm wrapping it up," the former champ said. "This definitely is one of my last fights."

It's not terribly surprising to hear a fighter predict that the end is near — it boosts interest and ticket sales, for one thing.

"Everyone better watch," she said, "'cause the show isn't going to be around forever." Still, she does sound tired of the routine.

"The buildup is more tiring than anything else. If we had a fight right now, I'd be like, 'I'll fight right now and then I'll go get dinner' and I wouldn't feel really tired about it," she said.

"The weeks and weeks of buildup beforehand when you know you're fighting this one person — it's like your showdown and the most important thing in your whole life and millions of people are watching. It's that buildup for weeks on end ... It's the waiting."

The Washington Post