Ronda Rousey Gives Her Blunt Opinion On Potential UFC White House Comeback and Return to Competition

If she does return, however, don’t expect her to clamor for a spot on the UFC White House event.

“I am not fighting at the White House,” Rousey said with conviction in an exclusive interview with The Lapsed Fan podcast. “Even if offered? I got better s— to do. My kid needs pasta.” 

The proposed event is shaping up to be an Independence Day spectacle under the UFC’s new $7.7 billion Paramount deal. News of the event was enough to make Jon Jones reverse his retirement status, entice Conor McGregor to be active again, and even draw interest from non-UFC fighters like influencer Andrew Tate.

For Rousey, on the other hand, the prospect of fighting on the White House lawn is not something that she believes is worth her time or effort. She did, however, let fans know she is not completely opposed to an Octagon return.

“I mean, after Mike Tyson being the biggest fight of the year, you never say never,” she said, referring to Tyson’s fight against Jake Paul at the age of 58. “But I ain’t fighting on the f— White House. Even if offered? I got better s— to do. My kid needs pasta.” 

The right circumstances might tempt her back, a speculation further fueled by recent footage of her rolling with world-renowned judo and wrestling coach Justin Flores.

Currently, however, it seems her biggest priority in life is raising her children as a mother, a role she has embraced with the same intensity she once reserved for the Octagon.

While the White House card won't feature the return of Rousey, and the verdict is still out on whether or not she will actually return to competition at the age of 38, her legacy continues to be a point of influence for women in the sport of MMA, and women’s sports in general.