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News.com.au
14 hours ago
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- News.com.au
UFC superstar Ronda Rousey linked with shock return 10 years on from last Octagon appearance
Ronda Rousey is reportedly planning a shock return to the octagon – nearly ten years after her last fight. The former dominant women's bantamweight champion walked away from the sport following her 48-second defeat to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in December 2016. UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev | SUN 17 AUG 12PM AEST | UFC Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis puts his title on the line against undefeated Khamzat Chimaev. | Order Now with Main Event on Kayo Sports. Rousey has well and truly distanced herself from the world of mixed martial arts since her unceremonious retirement. The 38-year-old mother-of-two recently set tongues wagging by sharing training footage on her social media channels. Rousey's accompanying caption for the video, which showed her honing her once Olympic-level judo, read: 'Martial art nerd s**t. And former three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has claimed the Hall of Famer is preparing to return against the winner of the eagerly-anticipated women's 135lbs title fight between Nunes and current champion Kayla Harrison, The Sun reports. He said on his YouTube channel: 'Ronda Rousey, going to come back, and fight the winner of [Amanda Nunes vs. Kayla Harrison], as long as the winner is Kayla. 'Now this is a story, and let me tell you what part of this I can confirm. I can confirm the story came from Ronda. 'In this space, it's always 'Ronda's camp, one of Ronda's people.' 'I understand those things. But it was. 'The absolute inner circle of Ronda has let it be known that she will take on the winner of Amanda and Kayla, as long as it's Kayla. 'So in other words: 'I'll return to fight for the title, if Kayla needs an opponent'…[but] that's not how comebacks go.' Sonnen, however, has his doubts about Rousey returning, adding: 'I don't believe it's going to happen. 'It is the rumour, though … if the word gets to Kayla that Ronda said that, that could have some hard feelings. 'Those two know each other, those two worked out together, supposed to have some kind of a bond. 'And when Kayla finds out, she's going to be half flattered and half p****d off. 'Ronda versus Kayla, not only will not happen, Ronda Rousey competing at anything at 135 pounds, also not gonna happen.' Rousey, who entered the WWE less than two years after losing to Nunes, was the first female fighter signed to the UFC and a pioneer for women's MMA. She was at one point a bigger star than Conor McGregor and the face of the promotion. She defended the 135lbs strap six times before suffering a stunning second-round KO loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November 2015. Nunes would then usher her out the exit door in December 2016. Rousey has seldom spoken about her retirement from the sport. But she opened up on her decision to call it quits ahead of the release of her memoir, revealing that repeated concussions played a big role in her decision. She said: 'I'd like people to understand my reasons and motivations behind things. 'I was forced to leave fighting when I was faster, stronger, more skilled and had a better understanding of the art than ever before. 'It was a really hard decision to understand, one that my body made for me.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Khamzat Chimaev responds to Sean Strickland's trash talk: 'I'm in L.A., bro'
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Khamzat Chimaev welcomes Sean Strickland to confront him face-to-face now that he's in the U.S. Strickland (29-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC), who spent time training with Chimaev (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) several years ago at Xtreme Couture, went off on him by accusing him of picking on weaker guys at the gym. "Chimaev is just a f*cking c*nt," Strickland told Red Corner MMA. "I was here when he retired from COVID. I was training with him. He's just a f*cking c*nt. There are guys if you knew on a personal level, you wouldn't like. Chimaev is one of these people if you knew, you wouldn't like. "There's a video of me, and I was like, 'Oh, you're so good.' I'm being sarcastic. You go and f*cking starch this 1-1 guy, when there's like Edmen (Shahbazyan), there's high-level UFC fighters, and you're picking the 1-1 fighter because you think he's the same height as your opponent. No, you're picking him because you're a b*tch, dude. He can fight, but mentally, he's just a weak man." Ahead of his title fight against middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis (23-2 MMA, 9-0 UFC) on Aug. 16 in the UFC 319 headliner from United Center in Chicago, Chimaev responded to Strickland's comments. "When I was there, he never said anything," Chimaev told reporters of Strickland at a media day. "When I left Las Vegas, when they stopped my visa, he started to talk. When I came back, I'm in L.A., bro. Come on. If it's something personal for you, just come. I'm here. Whenever he wants." This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 319: Khamzat Chimaev responds to Sean Strickland's trash talk
Scottish Sun
2 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
‘Impossible' – Dricus Du Plessis reveals ‘unique' advantage Khamzat Chimaev won't be able to overcome at UFC 319
The South African will is undefeated inside the octagon KHAM AND GET IT KHAM AND GET IT 'Impossible' – Dricus Du Plessis reveals 'unique' advantage Khamzat Chimaev won't be able to overcome at UFC 319 Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) DRICUS DU PLESSIS reckons Khamzat Chimaev will have found it 'IMPOSSIBLE' to prepare for their mammoth middleweight melee. South African slugger Du Plessis will make his third defence of the 185lbs title against the fan favourite on August 16 in the main event of UFC 319 in Chicago. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 5 Dricus Du Plessis will make the third defence of his middleweight title at UFC 319 Credit: AP 5 DDP will defend his middleweight crown against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 Credit: UFC 5 The undefeated Chimaev is the favourite going into his first UFC title fight Credit: GETTY Chimaev, 31, will look to fulfil what many have long believed has been his destiny and win middleweight gold. But Du Plessis believes 'Borz' will be hard pressed to do so as he won't have been able to find anyone who can mimic his unorthodox style in the build-up to their eagerly-anticipated showdown. He told Fox 32 Chicago: "With my style, that is a very controversial style in the UFC, unlike anything that most people have ever seen. "Bit's only a benefit because it's proven to be effective. READ MORE UFC NEWS KHAB CALL Conor McGregor told to 'change himself' by bitter rival Khabib Nurmagomedov "But then again, how do you prepare for that? How do you find somebody to mimic that? "And at the end of the day, that's almost my niche. "It's impossible to prepare for me because I have this unique style that, where do you find somebody to mimic it?" Despite having only defeated one legitimate middleweight, Chimaev is the FAVOURITE going into the Chi-Town clash. SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN 5 Dricus Du Plessis reckons his unorthodox style will give him an advantage against Khamzat Chomaev Credit: EPA 5 DDP has bamboozled everyone he's fought in the UFC cage with his unconventional approach Credit: GETTY Du Plessis has grown used to being counted out, saying: "I'm the underdog. "I've been the underdog for most of my career, yet I am the champion. EXCLUSIVE: Dricus Du Plessis REFUSES to retract 'real' African fighter comment ahead of Israel Adesanya grudge match at UFC 305 "So, odds don't make fights and for me, I 100 per cent believe this is the best opponent that I have faced to date. "But so was the previous one. "Every time you step in there, you're going to face the next most dangerous guy – especially as the champion. "So for me, yes, this is the best opponent I've ever come up against, but once again, I'll show my improvements and why I am the champion."
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Impossible' – Dricus Du Plessis reveals ‘unique' advantage Khamzat Chimaev won't be able to overcome at UFC 319
The South African will is undefeated inside the octagon KHAM AND GET IT KHAM AND GET IT 'Impossible' – Dricus Du Plessis reveals 'unique' advantage Khamzat Chimaev won't be able to overcome at UFC 319 DRICUS DU PLESSIS reckons Khamzat Chimaev will have found it 'IMPOSSIBLE' to prepare for their mammoth middleweight melee. South African slugger Du Plessis will make his third defence of the 185lbs title against the fan favourite on August 16 in the main event of UFC 319 in Chicago. Advertisement 5 Dricus Du Plessis will make the third defence of his middleweight title at UFC 319 Credit: AP 5 DDP will defend his middleweight crown against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319 Credit: UFC 5 The undefeated Chimaev is the favourite going into his first UFC title fight Credit: GETTY Chimaev, 31, will look to fulfil what many have long believed has been his destiny and win middleweight gold. But Du Plessis believes 'Borz' will be hard pressed to do so as he won't have been able to find anyone who can mimic his unorthodox style in the build-up to their eagerly-anticipated showdown. He told Fox 32 Chicago: "With my style, that is a very controversial style in the UFC, unlike anything that most people have ever seen. "Bit's only a benefit because it's proven to be effective. Advertisement "But then again, how do you prepare for that? How do you find somebody to mimic that? "And at the end of the day, that's almost my niche. "It's impossible to prepare for me because I have this unique style that, where do you find somebody to mimic it?" Despite having only defeated one legitimate middleweight, Chimaev is the FAVOURITE going into the Chi-Town clash. Advertisement SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN 5 Dricus Du Plessis reckons his unorthodox style will give him an advantage against Khamzat Chomaev Credit: EPA 5 DDP has bamboozled everyone he's fought in the UFC cage with his unconventional approach Credit: GETTY Du Plessis has grown used to being counted out, saying: "I'm the underdog. Advertisement "I've been the underdog for most of my career, yet I am the champion. EXCLUSIVE: Dricus Du Plessis REFUSES to retract 'real' African fighter comment ahead of Israel Adesanya grudge match at UFC 305 "So, odds don't make fights and for me, I 100 per cent believe this is the best opponent that I have faced to date. "But so was the previous one. "Every time you step in there, you're going to face the next most dangerous guy – especially as the champion. Advertisement "So for me, yes, this is the best opponent I've ever come up against, but once again, I'll show my improvements and why I am the champion."
The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
‘Impossible' – Dricus Du Plessis reveals ‘unique' advantage Khamzat Chimaev won't be able to overcome at UFC 319
DRICUS DU PLESSIS reckons Khamzat Chimaev will have found it 'IMPOSSIBLE' to prepare for their mammoth middleweight melee. South African slugger Du Plessis will make his third defence of the 185lbs title against the fan favourite on August 16 in the main event of UFC 319 in Chicago. 5 5 5 Chimaev, 31, will look to fulfil what many have long believed has been his destiny and win middleweight gold. But Du Plessis believes 'Borz' will be hard pressed to do so as he won't have been able to find anyone who can mimic his unorthodox style in the build-up to their eagerly-anticipated showdown. He told Fox 32 Chicago: "With my style, that is a very controversial style in the UFC, unlike anything that most people have ever seen. "Bit's only a benefit because it's proven to be effective. "But then again, how do you prepare for that? How do you find somebody to mimic that? "And at the end of the day, that's almost my niche. "It's impossible to prepare for me because I have this unique style that, where do you find somebody to mimic it?" Despite having only defeated one legitimate middleweight, Chimaev is the FAVOURITE going into the Chi-Town clash. 5 5 Du Plessis has grown used to being counted out, saying: "I'm the underdog. "I've been the underdog for most of my career, yet I am the champion. "So, odds don't make fights and for me, I 100 per cent believe this is the best opponent that I have faced to date. "But so was the previous one. "Every time you step in there, you're going to face the next most dangerous guy – especially as the champion. "So for me, yes, this is the best opponent I've ever come up against, but once again, I'll show my improvements and why I am the champion."
