Over the last 24 hours, there has been speculation that Ronda Rousey may be considering a UFC return as she wraps up her current run with WWE for now.
Rousey has been out of the fight game for a few years now after suffering back-to-back losses. She was dethroned of the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title by Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November 2015 as Holm knocked her out with a head kick before she suffered a 48-second TKO loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in December 2016.
As previously reported, Rousey has a hard-out on her deal with WWE and is expected to finish up with the company after her feud with Shayna Baszler.
UFC fighter Chelsea Chandler recently told MMA Junkie that she heard Rousey was returning as a featherweight.
“I’ve been hearing Ronda is coming back,” Chandler said. “I’ve heard she’s coming back at 145. You never know. … If I got out there and put on the performance I plan on putting (on), I’ll welcome her to 145. I think it would be a great fight. It has been a long time for her, and things change, people get better, and I think people are on to her one-trick-pony armbar. Money talks, and she would bring eyes to the sport again. I feel like her time in WWE is starting to go down, so I’d like to see it.”
Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting reports there is no truth to Rousey’s rumored return.
Ronda Rousey is not considering a UFC comeback, I’m told.
No truth to the rumors started yesterday.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 13, 2023
