Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports.<\/a><\/p>\nThe report didn\u2019t reveal which promoter would front the event, but noted the matchup has already caught Netflix\u2019s eye.<\/p>\n
Now 38, Rousey ruled the UFC bantamweight division before retiring in 2016, and in recent years she\u2019s mostly stayed out of the public eye.<\/p>\n
A brief move into pro wrestling and film projects appeared to close the door on any comeback \u2014 but interest in a high-profile return has quietly gathered momentum of late.<\/p>\n
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Taylor, meanwhile, is one of the most accomplished fighters in the history of women\u2019s boxing.<\/p>\n
The Irish superstar, an Olympic gold medallist and former undisputed champion, has shown openness to crossover-style events as she enters the final chapter of her career.<\/p>\n
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – JULY 31: UFC Strawweight Champion Ronda Rousey of the United States poses for photographers during the UFC 190 Rousey v Correia weigh-in at HSBC Arena on July 31, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not yet known if Rousey could be cleared to step back in the ring should a fight with Taylor be confirmed. In her 2024 autobiography, she cited serious traumatic brain injuries as the main reason she walked away from fighting.<\/p>\n
To make matters even tougher, Rousey has zero professional boxing bouts under her belt and would be squaring off with a true legend of the sport.<\/p>\n
UFC pioneer Tom Lawlor is already warning fans about the huge skill gap between Rousey and Taylor in the boxing ring.<\/p>\n
\u201cKatie Taylor is inarguably the best current female boxer, maybe the best female boxer of all time,\u201d he said on Wrestling Observer Radio.<\/p>\n
\u201dI struggled to think of a mismatch this would be akin to, and I am still struggling.<\/p>\n
\u201cFloyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor was certainly a closer fight than this would be.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRonda Rousey is not known for her striking ability or her ability to handle punches. And this is something that she herself has alluded to in interviews.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s talk about what is Ronda Rousey doing. She\u2019s back in shape, she\u2019s training all the time. Is she going to compete again?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the last thing I would expect her name to pop up in. We\u2019ve got Jake Paul taking on Anthony Joshua soon – I think that\u2019s a closer fight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Even so, the fight\u2019s commercial draw is obvious. A Rousey-Taylor matchup would pit two trailblazers against each other: Rousey, who helped bring women\u2019s MMA to the global spotlight, and Taylor, widely regarded as one of the finest female boxers in history.<\/p>\n
Lately, Rousey has fueled speculation about a return through interviews and training clips on social media, though she hasn\u2019t committed to stepping back into competition.<\/p>\n
Rousey made the jump to MMA in 2011 after winning a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and had immediate success.<\/p>\n
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 11: Katie Taylor celebrates in her dressing room after defeating Amanda Serrano by a majority decision in their undisputed IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO, and Ring super lightweight championshipSource: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Within just a year of her debut in the sport, Rousey became Strikeforce women\u2019s champion and started to build a reputation as one of the most dominant finishers to ever step into the Octagon.<\/p>\n
The following year she became the UFC\u2019s first female champ – and would go on to defend her championship strap an astonishing six times.<\/p>\n
Rousey appeared on magazine covers, on talk shows and in Hollywood movies. For a couple of years, she wasn\u2019t just one of the biggest stars in the UFC, she was one of the biggest athletes around the globe.<\/p>\n
That all began to crumble in 2015 after her stunning knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in Melbourne – the most-attended UFC event in history at the time.<\/p>\n
Another loss, to Amanda Nunes the following year, saw her fall further from her perch.<\/p>\n
After that night, Rousey refused media obligations, vanished from the sport altogether, and later reinvented herself in WWE.<\/p>\n
In October this year, she lashed out at MMA fans for turning their backs on champions<\/a> the moment they experienced defeat.<\/p>\nDana announces stacked UFC 324 card | 00:53<\/p>\n
\u201cMMA fans and media are the most what have you done lately for us crowd of any sport,\u201d Rousey told Bert Kreischer on his podcast.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou look at WWE and they have such a reverence for their legends. In MMA, it\u2019s like the second that you\u2019re not on top, you\u2019re not s**t and you never were s**t.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ronda Rousey is eyeing a sensational return to combat sports, with the former UFC star reportedly in talks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":319913,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-319912","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-boxing","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}