Jose Aldo hasn’t lost in a decade, so it has to be hard for the men’s featherweight champion to put himself in Ronda Rousey’s shoes after her loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193, but Aldo explains why he feels Ronda will walk away.
“I think it’s really hard for her to return to fighting,” Aldo said. “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.”
Truthfully, Ronda Rousey will be fine if she never steps in the octagon again.
Ronda has movie deals on the table and the WWE seems to be a perfect spot for her when she isn’t in Hollywood. The question is whether Ronda still has that competitive spirit and if her drive to become champion again is strong enough to lure her back?
