Ronda Rousey Talks Her Ideal Man, Anderson Silva Responds, Fighter's Mom Wanted To Punch Jon Jones

- Ronda Rousey is making the media rounds to promote her upcoming championship defense against Cat Zingano at UFC 184 and appeared on Conan this week. Host Conan O'Brien asked Rousey about her ideal man, and she noted that she couldn't handle someone being intimidated by her.

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"There's more intimidating things in life than me. So if that stopped you, you're just saving my time," Rousey said. She then said her ideal man was tall with red hair, describing Conan, who jokingly took his wedding ring off.

- The mother of top 5 UFC light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson spoke to Swedish MMA about her almost hitting Jon Jones when she saw him after their UFC 165 bout. (Credit to MixedMartialArts.com for the transcription).

"The first thing I saw (at the hospital) was Jones, completely scarred and bruised, with his foot in bandage," said Gustafsson's mother. "I was so pissed off. It was like I could've just gone over there and knocked him cold. But the others held me back and told me to calm down."

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- Former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva finally spoke out about his multiple drug test failures today on his Instagram account. He released a statement in which denied PED usage, or that he had used earlier in his career.

"I never used any substances to better my performance in my fights," Silva said. "I love what I do and I would never risk what I took so long to build."

Silva will likely be punished at next month's Nevada State Athletic Commission hearing.

damien demento contributed to this article.

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