LAS VEGAS – Dana White is not buying the talk of UFC Hall of Famer Ronda Rousey competing in boxing for her return to combat sports.
According to a report from Boxing Scene, a fight between Rousey and Katie Taylor is in the works for 2026 in Las Vegas. Rumors of a Rousey return have been circulating for a while after videos of her training emerged earlier this year.
However, the UFC boss calls shenanigans.
“Total bullsh*t,” White told MMA Junkie and other reporters during the UFC 323 post-fight news conference.
Rousey, a former UFC women’s bantamweight champion, hasn’t competed in combat sports since losing to Amanda Nunes by first-round TKO in December 2016. White doesn’t even see Rousey making an octagon return but clarified that his reaction isn’t a shot at the 38-year-old.
“That’s up to her, you know what I mean?” White said of Rousey returning. “I personally cannot say enough good things about Ronda Rousey. When she was going to the WWE, the WWE called me to ask. I said, ‘I’m telling you right now, she’ll be the greatest athlete you’ve ever worked with over there. I’m telling you.’ I can’t say enough good things about her. She was great when she was here.”