Brendan Schaub officially let the cat out of the bag about his past romantic dealings with UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey in his appearance on Joe Rogan’s Fight Companion earlier this month.
According to Schaub, the relationship never worked out because Rousey needed a guy who didn’t mind taking a “back seat.”
Two weeks have passed, and Schaub is once again knee-deep in Rousey conversation. This time, the topic revolved around Rousey and UFC heavyweight Travis Browne. The UFC recently removed Browne from International Fight Week after Jenna Renee Webb, his wife, posted pictures on social media implicating him in domestic abuse.
In a released statement (via MMAJunkie’s Matt Erickson and Steven Marrocco), Browne denied all allegations of any form of physical abuse. A thorough investigation into the matter by an independent party from the UFC is ongoing.
If Browne didn’t already have enough on his plate, he was recently caught on camera in a restaurant sitting at a table side-by-side with Rousey.
From Instagram. Guy takes a pic of his daughter. Browne is PISSED! pic.twitter.com/FNQnC0zy1v
— FrontRowBrian® (@FrontRowBrian) August 23, 2015
Schaub addressed the matter in a short clip from an upcoming episode of The Fighter & The Kid podcast. A video from the segment was uploaded by Reddit user Aloumun and can be viewed in full here (warning: NSFW Language).
"It’s tough when you go, ‘Don’t be a do-nothing b---h’ and you hate on Mayweather, and then your boyfriend’s over here beating the s—t out of his wife," said Schaub. "Not to mention, he’s still married. So it’s tough when you’re a role model."
Rousey has gone after Mayweather in the past regarding his history of domestic abuse. At the 2015 ESPY Awards, she took a direct shot at the undefeated boxing legend on the red carpet after beating him for the “Best Fighter” award.
Neither Browne nor Rousey have yet to respond to Schaub’s comments. Stay tuned to Bleacher Report as more information becomes available on this developing story.
