Ronda Rousey responds to Holly Holm rematch vow as she gives retirement update

Ronda Rousey believes she’d beat Holly Holm in any rematch now, but is firmly focused on retirement.

‘Rowdy’ made a spectacular return under Jake Paul‘s Most Valuable Promotions on Netflix, as she ended her 10 year hiatus from MMA against Gina Carano.

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The American superstar won in just 17 seconds in the historic event, leaving the millions of fans tuned in worldwide wanting more.

But she had declared before the fight that it would be a one-off comeback, and she held firm in her post-fight assessment.

Rousey’s famous rival Holly Holm, who brutally knocked her out in the UFC in in 2015, is back in action this week.

She suggested she’d be open at any time to a clash with her famous foe either in MMA or boxing.

Rousey believes she’d get her revenge in her current form, but has no interest in actively pursuing the second clash.

She said: “I said I’m retired, A, and B, I think that I’m a completely different fighter now, and I would clean her clock.

“I think I definitely have the ability and the opportunity to be able to clean her clock and rewrite all of that, but it’s no longer important to me anymore.

“It doesn’t haunt me. It’s not the most important thing in my life, and these people’s perceptions and people knowing how great I am, and all this stuff.

“I know how good I am, and my kids need me in their lives, and I want to be there for them, and this isn’t the most important thing anymore.

“And of course, the time that I get where I can now go back and do that, I don’t want to go back, I only want to go forward.”

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Rousey now has two children, and wants to focus on motherhood rather than her ventures in combat sports.

Holm: Rousey won’t accept rematch anyway

For Holm, she is currently focusing on her endeavours in the boxing ring.

She will rematch Stephanie Han this weekend for the WBA lightweight title.

But afterwards, a rematch with Rousey would likely be a huge opportunity for Holm if her rival could be persuaded.

Although Holm deems it unlikely that it will happen.

She explained: “Yes, a lot of talk with the Ronda fight. I highly doubt she’ll ever want a rematch.

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“I always have said since the minute the last fight was over, I’ll always rematch her. That’s always been available.

“But she wanted to come back and have this win and go back and enjoy and have a win like that.

“No hate from me. I hope she does well. I hope she does whatever she wants with her life. That’s her life. I’d always be open to fight her again.”