Ronda Rousey will make her return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship against women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 on December 30, UFC President Dana White announced Wednesday.
Rowdy hasn't fought since suffering her first professional defeat to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November 2015, and White provided the details, per MMA Fighting:
Dana White: Ronda Rousey vs. Amanda Nunes at UFC 207
— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) October 12, 2016
FloSports' Jeremy Botter reported a long-awaited duel between Rousey and Cris "Cyborg" Santos is next on the agenda—provided the former bantamweight champion can defeat the woman who now holds her belt:
Dana says if Ronda beats Nunes, the Cyborg fight will "definitely" happen.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) October 12, 2016
It will have been more than 12 months in December since one of the biggest names in mixed martial arts last graced the Octagon, but that hasn't prevented the 29-year-old from getting an instant shot at her old belt upon her return.
More to follow.
