Ronda Rousey owns Max Kellerman in must-see interview (Video)

Ronda Rousey was on First Take to promote her WWE match debut, but she had no time for Max Kellerman’s line of questioning.

When Skip Bayless left for Fox, and his own debate show, Max Kellerman stepped in opposite Stephen A. Smith on ESPN’s First Take. The requisite hot takes have come, with credibility and conviction always the question when hosts take opposing sides of a debate.

Former MMA star Ronda Rousey appeared on First Take, as she shifts to WWE ahead of a debut match at WrestleMania 34 on April 8.

Rousey’s loss to Holly Holm in November of 2015 was a huge shock, with her undefeated and mostly unchallenged MMA record going by the wayside with it. Kellerman took the topic, and went down a line of questioning to see what Rousey’s reaction was to being called overrated, etc. in the wake of that loss.

Rousey clearly was having none of it, particularly when Kellerman eventually asserted himself as one of her defenders in the aftermath of the loss to Holm.

Turns out, this was not Rousey’s first awkward encounter as she went through the ESPN car wash to promote her first WWE match. She completely missed the emphasis of Mike Golic’s question about going back to fight in MMA at some point “in time”, instead, misinterpreting the words as a definition of time travel.

During her appearances on “Raw” to this point, it’s clear Rousey’s microphone skills need development and polishing as a WWE personality. It’s very early though, and perhaps finally having a match will be a start to some of the awkwardness going away. Clearly becoming a “face” or a “heel,” if that’s on the agenda, should help Rousey let her guard down.

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Rousey clearly owned Kellerman in their interview. But the situation with Golic was a case of not paying full attention, for whatever reason, and it wasn’t a good look.