UFC: Ronda Rousey ripped for avoiding media

UFC 207 opponents Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes face off during the UFC 205 weigh-in. Photo / Getty Images

Interviews, conference calls and press conferences are always a part of an athletes pre-fight routine ahead of a big card, but that's hasn't been the case with Ronda Rousey as she prepares to make her return to the octagon at UFC 207.

Rousey has only spoken publicly a handful of times since her title fight with Amanda Nunes was announced, saying that she's cutting out any unnecessary promotion to focus on training and preparation for the bout.

UFC president Dana White has even stated that he believes Rousey felt "attacked' by the media after offering her time so frequently during her career before suffering the brutal knockout loss to Holly Holm last November.

Nunes doesn't really buy her excuse.

Nunes says she's faced tough questions about her career at every turn and that's just another fight she's had to win throughout her career so she believes Rousey should do the same thing.

"Yeah I think she's been very weird about everything," Nunes told FOX Sports. "This is MMA, people are going to talk good about you, people are going to talk bad about you. You have to be ready for it.

"You guys (the media), you're part of our lives, part of our careers. We have to talk and speak to the media because this is part of our job. She's being so dramatic and weird about that. She knows this is normal."

Nunes didn't go as far as to question whether or not Rousey doing media ahead of their fight means that she's not mentally prepared for her return to action after a year long hiatus, but she can't quite figure out why the former champion has shunned the same attention that made her a superstar.

"I really don't want to think she's weak but she shows that she's been avoiding all those things that made her who she is now," Nunes said. "I think it's a little bit weird.

"I don't think she's weak in mind. I really think she's prepared for the comeback. I expect the best Ronda but I don't know what's wrong with her."