How old is Ronda Rousey? Age and career timeline, from first fight to 2026 MMA comeback
Ronda Rousey is one of the most important figure in combat sports history. Here's a breakdown of her career, from when she started competing to how old she will be when returning to the cage.
How old is Ronda Rousey? Age and career timeline, from first fight to 2026 MMA comeback originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
Ronda Rousey helped make MMA mainstream. She broke down barriers and brought women’s MMA to new heights. That was over ten years ago.
Now, Rousey returns to MMA for the first time since 2016 to take on Gina Carano, another trailblazer. Neither woman has competed in years, but both will use their experience to attempt to entertain and earn a win. A lot has changed since Rousey first started competing.
With this being her last fight, a motivated Rousey is ready to prove doubters wrong while also attempting to regain her passion for the sport. MORE: Top 10 women's fights in MMA history “I think I want to be able to change all my prior negative associations that I had in MMA,” Rousey told CBS Mornings via MMA Fighting . “I think everything just kind of got convoluted and it became about so many other things I had I feel like the world on my shoulders and I’d lost sight of what I’d really loved about martial arts.