“If I could, I definitely would,” Ex-WWE Star Ronda Rousey on returning to UFC

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Ronda Rousey is one of the very few names who found success in both the WWE and UFC promotions to establish themselves as hybrid athletes in the sports entertainment genre. Being long gone from the scene, she doesn't intend to make a comeback, however.

Under the Endeavor's TKO banner, WWE and UFC have been operating jointly starting from last summer and a star power like Ronda Rousey could have received more opportunities at this stage but that's not the goal for her amid family priorities.

In the latest conversation with Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, the former UFC Bantamweight Champion shed light on the topic of returning to the Octagon and expressed gratitude for the continuous interest in her MMA career despite leaving the scene almost a decade ago.

Noting that people still have interest in her UFC return, she admitted having her own preferences in life and maintaining a huge family is on the frontline due to which she also left the WWE, last year.

"I appreciate when people ask. Maybe it means they still miss me." Rousey stated. "If I could, I definitely would. But I have dreams of having a large family, and I can't afford more detours. I've always envisioned myself as a mother to many children."

The Baddest Woman on the Planet retired from mixed martial arts in 2016 after suffering consecutive defeats to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes. The previous fights admittedly led her to multiple injuries which forced her to step out of the Octagon, permanently.

After UFC, Ronda Rousey made her WWE debut in the 2018 Women's Royal Rumble and quickly rose to prominence by winning the Raw Women's Title at SummerSlam and then headlining the first all-women Evolution PLE alongside WrestleMania 35 with Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair.

The multi-time WWE Women's Champion further stated in the interview how the female talents of the company were underutilized following 'Mania 2019. She is hopeful that the current CCO Triple H will lead them back on track.

"There was a point after we had the (all women's) main event of WrestleMania (in 2019) that I feel like WWE took several steps back, but now that Vince McMahon is gone and Triple H is at the helm, I feel we are taking steps forward again."

Ronda Rousey also won the SmackDown Women's Championship and the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship in her short WWE career before she decided to hang up the boots after digesting a loss at last year's SummerSlam against Shayna Baszler.