Före detta titelhållerskan Ronda Rousey tog sig senast tillbaka in i oktogonen under UFC 207 där hon tog sig an bantamviktsmästarinnan Amanda Nunes, ett möte hon förlorade via TKO i första ronden. Detta blev Rondas andra raka förlust via TKO/KO, då hon slogs ut av Holly Holm under UFC 193.
Trots en längre frånvaro mellan matcherna anser Rondas forna rival Miesha Tate att Rousey borde ta ytterligare en paus från sporten, och detta hade hon att säga via ”UFC Tonight”:
I would say I’m probably the last person Ronda Rousey would want to take advice from. But if I were going to give my enemy and foe any advice, it would be to take time. People are going to say, ‘Well, didn’t she take enough time, she took a year off?’
She did take enough time, but maybe not enough time in the right regards. She needs to think about what she wants. She needs to dig deep. She needs to look into her heart. And she needs to be honest with herself.
She needs to not be pressured by the fans, by her mom, by her coaches, by the UFC. She needs to take the time to figure out what she really wants to do. Because this is a dangerous sport if your heart’s not in it.
Tate är i dagsläget pensionerad från sporten, något som hon valde att göra efter domslutsförlusten mot Raquel Pennington under UFC 205.
