She’s back. Ronda Rousey’s much-anticipated return will happen Friday night at UFC 207, when she faces women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes for her old title at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. All eyes will be on the former bantamweight champion when she enters the octagon for the first time since her devastating loss to Holly Holm in November 2015. Nunes won the title from Miesha Tate at UFC 200. But that’s not the only five-round title fight Friday night, as men’s bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will defend his title against Cody Garbrandt in the UFC 207 co-main event. The main card will begin at 10 p.m. ET, but ther... NESN.com
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Ronda Rousey Is Out For Revenge In Intense Promo For UFC 207 Return
Ronda Rousey is back, and she’s not going down without a fight. The former UFC bantamweight champion is making her return to the sport Dec. 30 in a title fight against Amanda Nunes at UFC 207. And, if the possibility of seeing Rousey win her belt back after a year-long break doesn’t pump you up enough, UFC released a goosebump-inducing promo for the event through TMZ on Wednesday. Rousey last fought Nov. 15, 2015, when Holly Holm handed her the first loss of her career at UFC 193. However, no one has been able to hold onto the bantamweight belt since then, as Holm lost to Miesha Tate at UFC 196 and Tate
Ronda Rousey Opens Up After Loss To Holly Holm: ‘I Need To Come Back’
Ronda Rousey will be back. The former UFC bantamweight champion lost her belt to Holly Holm in UFC 193, putting an end to her undefeated streak. And while she’s been holed up in her Venice, Calif., townhouse and is “just really (expletive) sad,” there’s no way she’ll spend the rest of her career like that. “I need to come back,” Rousey told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne in an exclusive interview. “I need to beat this chick. Who knows if I’m going to pop my teeth out or break my jaw or rip my lip open. I have to (expletive) do it.” To say Rousey had a lot on her plate before her bout with Holm in
Ronda Rousey Says She’d Beat Floyd Mayweather, Cyborg In Reddit AMA (Photos)
Ronda Rousey made the internet happy on Monday by jumping onto Reddit to participate in one of their famous “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) segments. For those unfamiliar, it’s exactly what it sounds like — famous, notable or interesting people log onto Reddit and reply to any and all questions from Redditors. Everyone from Netflix employees to famous athletes like Rousey have participated, and it usually lends to some pretty fascinating information. Of course, Rousey doesn’t have to answer every question, but she certainly jumped into the fire with a few of them. For example, she threw some fuel onto her beef with boxer Floyd Mayweather when a...