After leaving WWE, Ronda Rousey has sparked rumors that she would return to MMA. Rousey’s historic UFC title and judo training made her a pioneer in the development of women’s mixed martial arts. Her WWE debut in January 2018 was a source of excitement for WWE fans, despite her impressive background in the UFC.
After a year with WWE, during which she held the RAW Women’s Title, she lost it at WrestleMania 35 and decided to take a vacation. Recent Instagram posts by her have hinted at a retirement from wrestling, adding fuel to rumors that she may retire from WWE and feature on UFC 300.
Is Ronda Rousey going to retire?
Rousey had a huge success in WWE, where she won the Women’s Tag Team Championship with her buddy Shayna Baszler and headlined WrestleMania. In the world of women’s wrestling, their domination in the tag team category was unfathomable. After a strong title defense, Baszler turned face and retirement rumors started to circulate about the former RAW champion.
At SummerSlam, Ronda Rousey was defeated by Shayna Baszler, her tag team partner. Then, she dropped hints about retiring after the defeat: “Now I got no reason to stay.” She has hinted at her retirement from WWE in a recent Instagram post and there were already speculations about her returning to the UFC in 2024.
There have been rumblings that the former women’s champion may retire from pro wrestling. She just posted a picture album on Instagram, captioning it, “Sorry, I couldn’t hear you through my retirement.”, a quote from Bernie Lumen. Despite the apparent confirmation of her retirement, many WWE supporters remain hopeful that she would win one last championship before leaving the company.
Ronda Rousey speculated to return to UFC after WWE exit
There have been reports that Ronda Rousey may leave WWE and return to the UFC for a last battle at UFC 300, an event that will go down as a landmark in the history of mixed martial arts.
Dana White, president of the UFC, first said ‘No’ since she had already accomplished everything. He said, “There’s no shot, she’s accomplished everything she set out to do.”
Rousey’s close confidant Daily Mail’s Sadie Whitelocks later stated that she will be shifting her attention to the UFC and training for a bout at UFC 300 in 2019, while she wraps down her WWE obligations. Whitelocks said, “She is now focusing on potentially making a run to have one last fight in the UFC and compete at UFC 300 when that presents itself sometime next year.”
Do you plan on seeing Ronda Rousey at the historic UFC 300 in 2024, or are you holding out hope that she’ll win one more WWE championship? Leave your feedback below.
