'I ain't fighting on the f*cking White House': Ronda Rousey passes on historic UFC card
08/09/2025 21:00
Ronda Rousey has had fans questioning whether or not a return to the octagon is in the cards, and if it is, it won't be at the UFC White House card.
Following the birth of Rousey's second child, the former UFC women's bantamweight champion has posted several photos and videos on social media training. Since then, Rousey hadn't publicly confirmed or denied a UFC return, but in a recent interview, "Rowdy" isn't slamming the door on a return to fighting, but it won't be in front of President Donald Trump in June.
"I am not fighting at the White House," Rousey said on The Lapsed Fan Podcast. "I mean, after Mike Tyson being the biggest fight of the year [vs. Jake Paul], you never say never [on a return].
"But I ain't fighting on the f*cking White House."
When asked why Rousey would say no if she was asked by UFC CEO Dana White, or the UFC brass, the massive superstar during the UFC's rise kept it simple, and also, a bit light.
"I got better shit to do," Ronda said. "My kid needs pasta."
Rousey made her UFC debut at UFC 157 in February 2013, submitting Liz Carmouche in the main event to retain her title — which carried over after the UFC purchased Strikeforce. Rousey defended the title successfully five more times, but at UFC 193, she was stopped and dethroned by Holly Holm in a shocking upset in November 2015. Rousey returned to the octagon 13 months later to face then-champ Amanda Nunes in the main event of UFC 207, where Nunes destroyed Rousey in just 48 seconds for a massive victory.
That was the final time Rousey competed in MMA before trasitioning into the pro wrestling world. Rousey had a five-year run with WWE, and is the only woman in history to hold titles in both the UFC and WWE.
