Written by Damon Martin at FoxSports.com
It looks like Ronda Rousey’s return to the UFC has been delayed once again.
UFC president Dana White revealed on Thursday that the former women’s bantamweight champion recently had minor knee surgery to repair some lingering damage and that her date to return to action has been pushed back even further than originally expected.
“I’m hoping we’re going to get Ronda back this year,” White told “SportsCenter” on Thursday. “She actually, she just had surgery on her knee yesterday. Nothing serious, just get in there and scope it, clean it out a little bit.”
She feels great, her spirits are great, she’s been training so if she fights, I’m hoping she fights in either December, if not she would probably fight at the like the New Year’s show, beginning of the year or something.
— Dana White on Ronda Rousey’s return
White has spoken for several months about Rousey potentially returning to the Octagon in November, with many fans hoping she might headline the upcoming UFC 205 card on Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Given this new timeline, it sounds like Rousey won’t be fighting in New York and might not even fight in 2016.
Rousey hasn’t stepped foot in the Octagon since November 2015 when she suffered a head kick knockout courtesy of Holly Holm at UFC 193 in Australia.
Since that time, Rousey has been focused on her acting career while just recently getting back in the gym to start work on her return to action.
Regardless of this delay, White says Rousey’s first fight back will still be for the title against whomever holds the belt at that time. Rousey was originally expected to face Holm when she returned, but the belt changed hands and now belongs to Miesha Tate.
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