"...I've gotten to know her through the gym, through all that kind of stuff. I see her for who she is. The fact that she's out there winning ESPYS and the star she is on the movie screen and all that kind of stuff, that's all great. But that's not who I know her as, if that makes sense. I know her as one of the hardest working athletes that I've ever seen, in this gym busting her butt on a daily basis. And through our own personal experiences of how compassionate and really how much of a sweetheart she really is. That's what a lot of people don't see out of her. They see that, but they don't really get to experience that. She's a huge star and that's great for her and I'm happy for her. I want nothing to do but support that aspect in her life."

Penick's Analysis: The UFC essentially swept Browne's case under the rug, but we still may not have heard the end of it. And though relationships between individuals are certainly their own business, Rousey's likely to take some criticism over a relationship with a still-technically-married man who has been accused of domestic violence. It's very much contrary to the type of things Rousey's been talking about in public and trying to advocate with her platform, and it's something that could certainly harm her overall image if the same mainstream outlets she's been courting and drawing dive into Browne's background further. It's likely we'll be hearing a lot more of this in the future.