LeBron James, Kobe Bryant support Ronda Rousey following UFC loss and social media low blows

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Ronda Rousey during weigh-ins before her loss on Friday.
Ronda Rousey during weigh-ins before her loss on Friday.

UFC legend Ronda Rousey disappeared immediately following her stunning 48-second loss to Amanda Nunes on Friday, but that didn’t stop fans on social media from crafting some of the meanest digs at the fallen champ ever.

No, we’re not going to recap most of them, just trust us, it got pretty nasty pretty quickly. Even Nunes — mostly gracious and professional following her win — weighed in on Twitter with a Photoshopped image of Rousey as a crying baby in a stroller with Nunes hovering over her.

Some of the digs at Rousey weren’t completely shocking given her apparent disrespect of past opponents (not shaking hands, etc.) and recent refusal to address the media. But despite that, several major sports stars rushed to Rousey’s defense following her defeat by offering public shows of support.

Among Rousey’s supporters were NBA Lakers great Kobe Bryant turned venture capitalist, who tweeted, “Instead of clapping for @RondaRousey defeat give her a standing O for putting the sport on the map #pioneer #muse.”

Instead of clapping for @RondaRousey defeat give her a standing O for putting the sport on the map #pioneer #muse

— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) December 31, 2016

Another NBA future Hall of Famer, LeBron James, also offered a sympathetic take. “In sports, in general,…

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