Ex-bantamweight queen heads for acting career as president Dana White hints at two mouth-watering farewell fights
PRESIDENT Dana White has confirmed that Ronda Rousey is planning to end her time with the UFC.
But there could be goodbye fights with both Amanda Nunes AND Cris Cyborg.
UFC fans await Ronda Rousey’s final plans before retirementCredit: AP:Associated Press
White said the 29-year-old showstopper wants to move into acting permanently.
Former bantamweight champion Rousey shocked fans by announcing that her next fight with Nunes would be one of her last.
Rousey’s first defeat in MMA last November to Holly Holm sparked a retreat from the UFC and White admitted he always suspected she would not be back for long.
Rousey could pen to paper on fights with Amanda Nunes and Cris CyborgCredit: Getty Images
Nunes on top of Miesha Tate during their women’s bantamweight championship mixed martial arts boutCredit: AP:Associated Press
“I knew,” he said. “I want to let her say what she wants to say, yeah, but it’s winding down for Ronda.
“It’s up to her to say (how much longer she’ll fight), I don’t want to steal her thunder.
“Ronda Rousey has made a lot of money, she’s accomplished what she set out to do.
“She loves acting. She’s good at it and if she dedicates herself to it she’d get even better at it.”
White said: “When Ronda says she’s done, she’s done. She stopped doing Judo, then moved onto mixed martial arts.
“Now she’ll probably move on to acting.”
Former Olympian Rousey’s imminent career move sets up the possibility of a super fight between her and Cyborg,
considered by many as the uncrowned queen of MMA.
Cyborg punches Sweden’s Lina Lansberg in their catchweight boutCredit: Getty Images
Rousey is counting down her UFC career and moving into actingCredit: Getty Images
White insists the only thing standing in the way of a clash between her and Rousey is weight issues.
“I’ve been saying for years that Ronda wants to fight Cyborg. But Cyborg does not want to go to 135 pounds.
“I think to make this super fight; we’ll have to agree on a weight.
“I don’t know, but Ronda might take her at 145, but I’m just assuming that’s what’s going to happen.”
