UFC: Dana White Confirms Ronda Rousey Will Get Immediate Rematch, No Timetable for Return
Holly Holm shocked the entire world last month on UFC 193 when he defeated Ronda Rousey via a head kick knockout in the second round to win the women's bantamweight title. Many fans are wondering what is next for the former champion, but UFC President Dana White has confirmed that Rousey will immediately get her rematch.
"I think that if we didn't make the rematch, me and UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta should probably lose our promoters' license. Yeah, that fight's going to happen. I don't know when, but that's the fight that will happen," White said during his appearance on ESPN's "Mike & Mike" as quoted by MMA Fighting.
"Ronda Rousey has gone undefeated, taken the sport to another level and was beating the best women in the world in 14 seconds or 30 seconds, so she deserves a rematch. Holly agrees she deserves a rematch, and we'll figure it out," he added.
"Rowdy" was issued a six-month medical suspension but could be cleared by a head CT scan if it would reveal no damage, especially after suffering a busted lip and a concussion after the fight. She is also banned from fighting for 60 days and not allowed any training or contact for 45 days, per FOX Sports. The 28-year-old and his trainer have said after the Holly Holm fight, they will take some time off first before improving her stand-up skills, which were exposed.
She is also slated to film "Mile 22" with Mark Wahlberg and Iko Uwais in Jakarta, Indonesia in March 2016 and will be starring in the remake of Patrick Swayze's "Road House," per MMA Mania. In an interview with Rolling Stone before UFC 193, Rousey revealed that she wanted her next fight to be at UFC 200.
"I would like to wait until UFC 200 to fight again. I'm going to be filming movies in the meantime, so I'm still going to be keeping busy," Rousey said. UFC 200 is a historic event for the biggest MMA promotion in the world and it is set to be held on July 9, 2016, at Las Vegas' new state of the art arena that is scheduled to open in April 2016, per MMA Fighting.
The new facility will be named Las Vegas Arena that is being constructed behind the New York, New York casino with a 20,000 seating capacity. Bloody Elbow reported that the Zuffa, UFC's parent body, is planning to bid for the naming rights of the new arena to become the "UFC Center."
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