Ronda Rousey reveals only scenario that would bring her back to fight again after facing Gina Carano

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 15: Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano attend Rousey vs. Carano NYC Press Conference at The Palladium on April 15, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix) | Getty Images for Netflix

Ronda Rousey is coming back for her first fight in a decade when she faces Gina Carano on May 16, but the former UFC champion has made it clear she’s not sticking around beyond this one matchup.

Well that is unless the fight against Carano is so compelling that it demands a rematch.

“I’m done fighting after this,” Rousey told The Breakfast Club during a recent appearance. “Unless something goes down in this match that it deserves a trilogy from me and Gina. But I promised my husband, I promised my sister, everybody that this is my last one. I want to have more kids, too.”

Since leaving the UFC in 2016 following back-to-back knockout losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes, Rousey spent time performing in WWE but then put her full focus on starting a family with her husband, ex-UFC heavyweight Travis Browne.

They’ve since had two kids and Rousey obviously wants more, which is really what’s going to drive her after the fight against Carano is over.

Assuming she’s victorious in her comeback, Rousey would undoubtedly have a lot of money on the table for another fight — perhaps a rematch against Holly Holm since she’s also no longer on the UFC roster — but none of that matters much to her.

“We make money so we can spend our time how we want with who we want where we want. I already have that. If I’m going spending time away from my family to make more money that’s not going to change our situation at all, what are you doing? It’s just dragon sickness.

“Keep in mind what you’re doing these things for. I’m doing it for them. I don’t want to spend more time away from them trying to get more money that they don’t need.”