Forward of her personal Octagon return this weekend at UFC Vegas 77, Chelsea Chandler has revealed that she has heard that inaugural bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey is predicted to make good on a speculated return to the game – on the featherweight restrict as well.
Chandler, the present quantity fifteen ranked bantamweight contender, is slated to a featherweight stroll this weekend at UFC Vegas 77, taking up Brazilian contender, Norma Dumont on the UFC Apex facility.
Touchdown within the Octagon again in October of final 12 months, Chandler debuted with a primary spherical knockout win over Julija Stoliarenko – incomes a Efficiency of the Night time bonus.
Chelsea Chandler claims she’s heard rumblings of a Ronda Rousey return to UFC
And through her media availability right now forward of her conflict with Dumont on the featherweight restrict, Chandler has claimed she has heard how present WWE (World Wreslting Leisure) star, Ronda Rousey, is in line for a much-rumored return to UFC – making a featherweight division climb as well.
“Yeah, they’re actually is not any bantamweight champion,” Chelsea Chandler advised assembled media forward of UFC Vegas 77. “However, I’ve been listening to that Ronda (Rousey) is coming again. And I’ve heard she’s coming again at ‘45 (145 kilos). So, you by no means know.”
Sidelined from combined martial arts competitors since UFC 207 again in December of 2016, Ronda Rousey suffered a shocking first spherical TKO loss to former two-weight champion, Amanda Nunes within the occasion headliner.
The 12 months prior, the Californian dropped her undisputed bantamweight crown in a spectacular second spherical high-kick KO loss to incoming occasion headliner, Holly Holm.
Boasting a 12-2 skilled document, Rousey, 35, a former Strikeforce bantamweight champion and inaugural UFC bantamweight gold holder, had racked up profitable title defenses towards Liz Carmouche, Miesha Tate, Sara McMann, Alexis Davis, Cat Zingano, and most not too long ago, Bethe Correia.
In current weeks, Rousey has been regularly linked with a return to the Octagon – reflecting on her 2014 stoppage win over the above-mentioned, Davis, simply yesterday on her official Twitter account as well.
