Prior to that, Ronda Rousey<\/a> was top of the world, having finished all eleven of her opponents inside the first round with armbars or strikes. <\/p>\n After a history of concussions, Rousey retired from MMA in 2016 and was later inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018.<\/p>\n Almost a decade removed from her final fight, the 38-year-old Rousey has fans clamoring for a comeback following her latest training footage.<\/p>\n Rousey returned to training at the gym eight weeks after her latest pregnancy.<\/p>\n In a new video, Rousey said she hadn\u2019t hit mitts in eight years.<\/p>\n Working on her boxing with coach AJ Matthews, Rousey has shown significant improvement in her pad work over the last several months.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom 8 weeks after having a baby and 8 years of stepping away from MMA to 8 months postpartum and finding my love for it again,\u201d Rousey wrote on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe first clip is my first session working with @aj_mma I was super self conscious, embarrassed of how much I regressed, and honestly trying my very best not to pee my pants throwing punches so soon after having baby P\u0101\u2019\u016b.<\/p>\n \u201cSecond clip was yesterday, I\u2019ve never laughed or smiled so much on the mat as I do these days,\u201d Rousey added.<\/p>\n \u201cThe last 6 months have been an absolute blast, feels like I have so much left to grow, and without the weight of the world on my shoulders nothing is holding me back.<\/p>\n \u201c\u201cWhat we learn with pleasure we never forget\u201d Alfred Mercier,\u201d Rousey wrote.<\/p>\n Will Ronda Rousey return to the UFC?<\/p>\n It\u2019s been over 3,000 days since Rousey last stepped into the Octagon.<\/p>\n In a recent interview with The Lapsed Fan podcast<\/a>, the former champion shot down the idea of fighting at the UFC\u2019s White House card next June<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, seeing how a 58-year-old Mike Tyson came out of retirement for the most-streamed fight in history against Jake Paul, Rousey said \u2018never say never\u2019 regarding a potential comeback, adding \u2018she\u2019s got better s\u2014 to do.\u2019<\/p>\n If she were to return, the 38-year-old Rousey could mount a comeback against one of her former rivals like Miesha Tate, who is currently on the fence about retirement<\/a>.<\/p>\n ![\"Ronda](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-451750102-scaled.jpg\")
Photo by Josh Hedges\/Zuffa LLC\/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesRonda Rousey expresses love for MMA with new training video<\/p>\n