Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano share a history of pioneering the women’s MMA scene. With the news of a rumored comeback of Ronda Rousey, fans have started to reminisce about the early days of women’s MMA. Recently, she sat down with US Weekly to talk about her life and career in the WWE. However, her legendary MMA career was brought to the forefront.
Ronda Rousey addressed the rumors of a comeback in the interview. Rousey talked about the best possible scenario for her MMA comeback. She said, “My dream opponent would be Gina Carano. She’s a pioneer for women’s MMA, and I can’t think of a better way to say thank you than to whoop her a**.” (H/T US Weekly). Ronda also revealed why she would be interested in a fight against Gina Carano.
It appears that Ronda deeply respects Carano for helping in the early days of women’s MMA. The duo would have fought in the UFC, but Carano and Dana White had a difficult contract negotiation for the fight details. It would have been the biggest fight in women’s MMA history had they fought each other. However, both fighters did not close the door on a potential fight.
Carano left MMA to pursue a career in acting. She starred in the sixth movie of the Fast and the Furious franchise as the lead female villain. Carano also had a huge role in The Mandalorian series. However, she was fired from the series after a series of alleged antisemitic social media posts. Carano supported the Republican party and endorsed Donald Trump in the last election.
Ariel Helwani shuts down talks of a Ronda Rousey UFC comeback
As soon as Amanda Nunes retired, rumors swirled about Ronda Rousey coming back to the UFC as a featherweight to save the division. The women’s featherweight division in the UFC remains the weakest division in the company. However, according to an esteemed journalist, those rumors may not be true.
Ronda Rousey is not considering a UFC comeback, I’m told.
No truth to the rumors started yesterday.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 13, 2023Ariel Helwani tweeted, “Ronda Rousey is not considering a UFC comeback, I’m told. No truth to the rumors started yesterday.” Helwani has a knack for getting to know behind the scene actions. He confirmed that Ronda was not considering a return to the company.
Fans were deeply disappointed to hear about the news regarding Rousey’s rumored comeback. If Rousey does return, it will be the biggest return in the history of the UFC. However, that may not happen, according to Helwani.
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