The UFC welterweight champion thinks Gina Carano is the only name that would get Ronda Rousey back in the Octagon.
UFC welterweight Tyron Woodley could never be accused of being short on opinions, and now he has a new outlet for them. On his new TMZ Sports show called “The Hollywood Beatdown”, Woodley discussed a variety of things in the news this week, but also give MMA some coverage. One of his MMA topics? Ronda Rousey.
Rousey’s possible move to pro wrestling has been bandied about by many, with Rousey herself more than hinting at it. But what it might get her back into the cage? Woodley believes there’s only one option Rousey would consider.
“Gina Carano, maybe. I think that’s the only other person with a big enough name to make her come back and fight. It’s not a fighter that, like Amanda Nunes that has been wrecking everybody, or like some of these up-and-coming fighters. She is such a big household name, she has to fight somebody that is going to match her stature.”
But overall, he thinks Rousey moving onto something new is probably the best idea for her.
“She can’t do both, she should not do both. I never want to retire somebody, but I think she’s done enough in the sport of mixed martial arts, and if she wanted to walk away, this might not be a bad time to pull up to a different avenue to open a new chapter in your life.”
“We’re gonna watch her in the WWE.”