{"id":130932,"date":"2025-09-09T10:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/130932\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T10:09:06","slug":"ronda-rousey-has-better-s-t-to-do-than-fight-on-ufc-white-house-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/130932\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronda Rousey has \u2018better s\u2014t to do\u2019 than fight on UFC White House card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Why are we still talking about a possible Ronda Rousey comeback nearly a decade after her retirement?<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It actually started on social media, as Rousey was seen recently back in the cage working on her Judo. The former UFC champion has been vocal about her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2024\/7\/10\/24196095\/ronda-rousey-things-wouldve-happened-completely-differently-if-didnt-start-getting-concussions-at-6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fighting-related health issues<\/a> and just gave birth to her second child, but that didn\u2019t halt speculation about a possible comeback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">If Rousey were to return, the first-ever US women\u2019s Olympic Judo medalist would have to do so on the UFC White House card, right? It\u2019s set to be a spectacle, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2025\/7\/10\/24465431\/dana-white-says-ufc-white-house-will-be-the-baddest-card-of-all-time-but-no-tickets-will-be-sold\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">biggest fighting event of 2026<\/a>, and lots of fighters are already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/387942\/jon-jones-still-training-for-billion-to-one-white-house-fight-its-up-to-the-boss\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">campaigning for a spot<\/a>. Don\u2019t count Rousey among that number however, as she cleared the air in a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6wV8sR7cT67rJE7meveWNK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Lapsed Fan Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI am not fighting at the White House,\u201d Rousey said (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/ufc\/403012\/i-aint-fighting-on-the-fcking-white-house-ronda-rousey-passes-on-historic-ufc-card\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI mean, after Mike Tyson being the biggest fight of the year [vs. Jake Paul], you never say never [on a return]. But I ain\u2019t fighting on the f\u2014king White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cI got better s\u2014t to do,\u201d she continued. \u201cMy kid needs pasta.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">UFC White House shutdown aside, this is the most open Rousey has sounded to a possible comeback in years. \u201cNever say never\u201d doesn\u2019t inspire much optimism in general but compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2024\/8\/26\/24228565\/ronda-rousey-not-neurologically-fit-to-compete-any-more-in-ufc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previous Rousey statements<\/a>, it\u2019s a positive shift! At 38 years of age, perhaps there\u2019s still time for one last \u201csuper fight\u201d style match up if the money is right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Why are we still talking about a possible Ronda Rousey comeback nearly a decade after her retirement? 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