Much hay has been made over Ronda Rousey’s refusal to engage with the public leading up to her first fight in over a year. But now that we’re down to the final days before she faces Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 on Friday, the reclusive superstar is starting to pop up in various promotional material from the UFC. First there was a video from the UFC’s social media team featuring Rousey signing posters for the event, declaring ‘The return of Ronda Rousey has begun!’
The return of @RondaRousey has begun! #UFC207 pic.twitter.com/eeDrfOw86S
— UFC (@ufc) December 27, 2016
And now, after being absent from the first episode of the UFC Embedded fight week video blog, Ronda shows up in three segments for episode two. The first one has her receiving a present from Marvel Comics: a custom made piece of comic book art featuring Ronda in a shirt that reads ‘No DNB’, a reference to her old ‘Do Nothing B*tch’ catchphrase. The scene then cuts to a ridiculously ripped looking Ronda Rousey taking new profile pictures for the UFC media department, clad in a unique blue Reebok fight uniform.
We’ve noted in the past that Ronda has been looking fit AF based on recent photos from her Instagram and Twitter account. You also couldn’t miss her massive pipes during her appearance on Conan O’Brien. And here she’s looking more buff than ever as she completes her weight cut down to 135 pounds. Rousey’s new slogan leading up to this fight has been ‘Fear The Return’, and if her physique is any indication of the hard work she’s put into that return, fear may be the correct response.
The video ends with Rousey recording an interview where she reminds people that her fight is on Friday night, not the typical Saturday most UFC pay-per-views take place on. So keep that in mind: Friday night. Not Saturday. You don’t want to miss the most anticipated comeback of the year. Whoever ends up winning between Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes, it’s pretty much guaranteed to be violent and exciting.