Jose Aldo: I Don’t Think Ronda Rousey Fights Again

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo knows what it’s like to be undefeated for a long period of time. Before UFC 193, Ronda Rousey knew what it was like as well.  According to Aldo, Rousey will not be coming back to MMA following the biggest loss in her career to Holly Holm at UFC 193.

“I think it’s really hard for her to return to fighting,” Aldo told MMAFighting.com. “Her career has taken a different direction. If I’m making a lot of money doing movies or something else, I’d go that direction too. Am I going to mess my face up getting punched in the face? You’re crazy [laughs]. In my opinion, I don’t think (she fights again). If she comes back, of course, she can (win the title). She was always a fighter, but if I were her, I wouldn’t come back.

“I see this as Gina’s situation,” said Aldo, comparing Rousey’s loss to Cris Cyborg’s win over Gina Carano at Strikeforce. “Gina was a great fighter and went her way to become an actress after she lost to Cyborg, and she’s getting more attention than if she was still fighting. No diet, not getting punched in the face, nothing.”

Aldo believes she has already made a huge impact on the MMA world, which is very true since the UFC does major business when she is fighting for them on pay-per-view.

“I think the legacy Ronda leaves behind is that she changed women’s MMA,” Aldo said. “”She put it where no one ever imagined, where even Dana White said it would never be, and it is now. That’s her legacy. She has done a lot for women’s sport.”

Aldo will be fighting Conor McGregor at UFC 194 for the UFC featherweight title.

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