Ronda Rousey’s 48-second knockout loss to Amanda Nunes on Friday at UFC 207 produced a number of social media reactions from fans, fighters and celebrities alike, ranging anywhere from supportive to outright mean-spirited.
Even Nunes, the UFC women's bantamweight champion, took a shot at Rousey immediately after the fight by posting an Internet meme. On Saturday night, Bellator prospect Michael "Venom" Page took it one step further.
Page (12-0), a promising welterweight from England, posted a music video of himself dancing in the streets in a punch-drunk motion while singing "Rousey … Rousey … do the Ronda Rousey" over a beat. He added insult to injury during the 39-second video by repeatedly misspelling Rousey's first name as "Rhonda."
Happy New year!!! this is the first Dance of 2017 post your videos and hashtag #dotherousey #thebesthandsdown #HAPPYNEWYEAR pic.twitter.com/GltKXExMR3
— Michael Venom Page (@Michaelpage247) January 1, 2017
Unbeaten in eight Bellator fights since making his debut in 2013, Page received plenty of backlash in the comments to the post.
The 29-year-old, who is known for his in-cage theatrics during fights, is fresh off a disappointing split-decision win over Fernando Gonzalez in November at Bellator 165. Page was booed throughout for doing more dancing than fighting in an awkward bout in which neither fighter pressed forward.