LAS VEGAS (AP) – Numero unong kritiko ni Floyd Mayweather, Jr. si MMA superstar Ronda Rousey. Gayunman, tila hindi ito nakaapekto sa undefeated world champion.

Nakagugulat, ngunit tila isang malapit na kaibigan ni Mayweather na inalo at pinayuhan si Rousey matapos ang nakadidismayang kabiguan sa kanyang pagbabalik sa octagon laban kay Amanda Nunes.

“Hold your head up,” sambit ni Mayweather.

“Stay focused. Keep believing. A true champion can bounce back, you’ll be OK, everything will be OK. I think that with her losing had a lot to do with time off. She (maybe) should have competed against another female MMA fighter that wasn’t as active as the female that she faced,” payong kapatid ng dating pound-for-pound champion.

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Nitong nakalipas na taon, nagpalitan nang maaanghang na salita ang magkabilang kampo matapos birahin ni Rousey sa kanyang acceptance speech bilang ‘Best Fighter of the Year’ sa ESPY Award ang pagkakasangkot sa domestic violence ni Mayweather.

Binati rin ni Mayweather si Nunes na aniya’y “a tough competitor. She was the better woman that night.”

Nagretiro si Mayweather tangan ang 49-0 marka matapos gapiin si Andre Berto noong 2015.

“Ronda Rousey has a lot left, she has a lot left. I don’t want her to think it’s the end of the world – she’s hearing it from the best. She’ll be OK. Ronda Rousey hold your head up. (You’re) Still a true champion in our eyes,” pahayag ni Mayweather sa panayam ng Fighthype.com.

“Go back to the drawing board and do what you’ve gotta do. 2017 is a whole new year, that was 2016 if I’m not mistaken, now it’s 2017 – so you’re undefeated this year – come back champ,” aniya.