Rousey set for UFC return in December

A bronze medal winner in judo at the 2008 Olympics, Rousey dominated both the bantamweight division and the headlines for three years before being sensationally defeated by Holly Holm in Melbourne in November.

Rousey set for UFC return in December

(Reuters)

The 29-year-old American has not fought since.

Holm subsequently lost the belt in her first title defence against Miesha Tate in March. Tate's defence ended in defeat by Nunes in July.

Rousey will make her much-anticipated return against Brazilian Nunes in Las Vegas on Dec. 30.

(Reporting by Philip O'Connor in Stockholm, editing by Ed Osmond)


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