It’s been virtually 9 years since Rousey final competed within the octagon and he or she’s stored busy in retirement, elevating a household, spending time as a headlining act for WWE, writing a second ebook, and making the occasional movie, tv, and online game look.
Rousey is unlikely to ever battle once more, although she not too long ago advised The Lapsed Fan Podcast that she’d “by no means say by no means” a few potential return. On Sunday, the previous UFC bantamweight champion shared a clip of the progress she’s made in coaching from placed on the gloves again on eight weeks after the beginning of her second baby to now.
“From eight weeks after having a child and eight years of stepping away from MMA to eight months postpartum and discovering my love for it once more,” Rousey wrote in an accompanying caption. “The primary clip is my first session working with [coach AJ Matthews]. I used to be tremendous self-conscious, embarrassed of how a lot I regressed, and actually attempting my absolute best to not pee my pants throwing punches so quickly after having child Pā’ū.
“Second clip was yesterday, I’ve by no means laughed or smiled a lot on the mat as I do as of late. The final six months have been an absolute blast, seems like I’ve a lot left to develop, and with out the burden of the world on my shoulders nothing is holding me again.”
In her prime, Rousey was not solely a dominant UFC champion, however some of the well-known athletes on this planet. The Olympic bronze medalist in judo gained six consecutive bantamweight title fights, ending three of these opponents in underneath 40 seconds, and have become a prime field workplace draw for the promotion. She parlayed that success into mainstream fame, showing within the film Entourage in addition to movies within the Quick & Livid and Expendables franchises.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t a storybook ending for Rousey’s MMA profession as she dropped the bantamweight championship to Holly Holm at UFC 193 after being on the improper finish of a head kick knockout after which took a one-year hiatus from competitors solely to lose to Amanda Nunes in 48 seconds at UFC 207.
Now 38, Rousey appears content material to have moved on from preventing whereas retaining herself ready simply in case the proper alternative comes alongside.
