BoxingScene<\/a>. \u201cShe has an amazing mentality. You don\u2019t get to the position she\u2019s in without a fantastic mind, without a fantastic mentality.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s just a very interesting fight. Seeing all the headlines this morning, I was thinking, \u2018OK, I\u2019m up and ready for this fight.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Rousey, 38, has not competed in a professional fight since UFC 207 in December 2016, when she was knocked out in just 48 seconds by Amanda Nunes. It was the second straight knockout loss for Rousey, following a devastating head kick courtesy of Holly Holm, and it signaled the beginning of a major career shift. She went on to pursue acting gigs as well as successful professional wrestling run with WWE. However, she has frequently dismissed talks of a comeback, despite sparking interest with recent social media posts showing off her return to training.<\/p>\n
In her fighting prime, Rousey was a dominant force in the UFC\u2019s bantamweight division and a consistent box office draw for the promotion. She recorded six straight title defenses from 2013-2015, defeating several of her opponents in under a minute.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely, it\u2019s an interesting fight,\u201d Taylor said at a WBC Convention in Thailand. \u201cIt\u2019s a fight that will interest and capture the imagination of the fans and that\u2019s what boxing needs. I\u2019d be very, very happy to fight Ronda. I\u2019m very open to these kinds of fights where all generations can sit down and watch boxing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very, very open\u2026 to fighting Ronda Rousey. Absolutely open to it, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Rousey is to women\u2019s MMA, Taylor is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the rise of the popularity of women\u2019s boxing. Taylor won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympics and went on to compile a 25-1 pro record, including numerous title defenses across two divisions. She holds three decision wins over fellow boxing legend Amanda Serrano, with their past two bouts airing live on Netflix and taking place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and Madison Square Garden in New York.<\/p>\n
Rousey is yet to comment on the report, but it sounds like the gears are in motion on Taylor\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Rousey] has such a huge following,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cIt would be an amazing privilege to step into the ring with such a legend\u2014not just in UFC, but women\u2019s sports as a whole. We\u2019ll see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Katie Taylor vs. Ronda Rousey could be more than just a rumor. \u201c[Rousey\u2019s] an iconic figure herself in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324500,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,802,1920,786,1347,785,85,787,1396],"class_list":["post-324499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-boxing-news","tag-fighting","tag-latest-news","tag-mma","tag-sports","tag-ufc","tag-ufc-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324499"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324499\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}