In recent weeks, there was speak about whether Ronda Rousey could possibly be gearing up for a UFC return.
This stemmed from a video of Rousey training on Instagram where she spoke about “finding her love” for MMA again.
The inaugural UFC women’s bantamweight champion hasn’t competed contained in the Octagon since December of 2016.
While she went on to be a serious star in WWE within the years after her last UFC fight, the thought of her coming back all the time seemed fairly unrealistic.
After Dana White was asked for his opinion on a Rousey return, a UFC commentator questioned whether it should even be considered in the primary place.
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Din Thomas says booking Ronda Rousey in a fight could be ‘irresponsible’ at this stage
Considering that she hasn’t fought in nine years, some expressed doubts about how well Ronda Rousey would fare within the UFC today.
After becoming one in every of the most important stars in the game with an undefeated 12-0 run, her profession ended with back-to-back knockout losses at UFC 193 and UFC 207.
Din Thomas, who recently made his UFC commentary debut, believes that it isn’t an issue of how well Rousey would do but whether she should even be given the go ahead to compete in the primary place.
In her 2024 book titled ‘My Fight’, ‘Rowdy’ openly spoke about her previous issues with concussions and the way she believes they impacted the ultimate few outings of her profession.
Thomas recently told MMA Junkie’s Mike Bohn on ‘The Bohnfire’ that he thinks it could not be good for the game to have someone competing after they’ve spoken about their previous health issues in such detail.
“She shouldn’t even be cleared,” Thomas said. “How irresponsible wouldn’t it be for a fight organization to listen to all that then put her in a fight? To me, it almost feels like you would possibly’ve leaked that stuff in hopes they don’t put you back in a fight.
“You possibly can’t play with those issues. It wouldn’t be good for the game. It could be an actual bad look on the game to have some complaining about those kind of issues, and then you definitely, knowing that, you continue to put her in a fight. If that’s the case, we’ve got to maintain her out of the octagon.”
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Ronda Rousey provided the newest update on her plans this past weekend
Ronda Rousey was asked on October 11 by TMZ Sports whether she is planning to return to the UFC following the videos of her training.
‘Rowdy’, who has recently been promoting her recent graphic novel, ‘Expecting the Unexpected’, echoed plenty of Dana White’s comments about her just wanting to coach again.
“I’m running late to the gym and I even have to go without delay but I just had a baby, you already know what I mean? I’m just attempting to get my body identity back and I’m just having fun with being within the gym again and I just feel loads higher and loads healthier… Just getting back into training for the love of it and I feel like that’s something that got lost before.”
Rousey was asked about whether she has any desire to fight on the White House in 2026, though she didn’t answer this query before getting in her automotive.