Ronda Rousey has been documenting her journey to get back in shape in 2025.
The former UFC bantamweight champion gave birth to her second child, a girl named Liko’ula Pā’ūomahinakaipiha, in January.
Six weeks later, ‘Rowdy’ began sharing videos of her workouts as she tried to get back in shape again.
UFC fans got excited about a potential Rousey comeback as she used MMA to help her lose weight.
Ronda Rousey completes body transformation
Last week, Ronda Rousey uploaded a video to mark six months on her fitness journey.
It showed the Olympian at six weeks postpartum and finished with her looking ripped half a year later.
“Here’s a little update on how the post-baby recovery is going,” Rousey captioned the Instagram post.
“Thank you @dangarnernutrition for helping me reclaim my bodily identity from my 2nd pregnancy 🙏🏼 thank you @rickylundell@babyfacebenoit@abletowill and @aj_mma for gettin my ass back in a cage again.
“Please reserve your judgment for my messy room and smeared mirror. I just had a baby and am too tired to clean that s— up
“I’ve heard recovery for the 2nd baby is easier than the first so maybe it’s partially due to that, but being able to train MMA again made such a huge difference this time – like my joints feel tighter and I just feel healthier and more sturdy compared to just doing regular gym lifting/cardio workouts like I did to recover from my first pregnancy.
“It’s been a blast finding joy in training again. I missed it, my body missed it.”
Will Ronda Rousey ever fight again?
Holly Holm knocked Rousey out to spoil her perfect 12-0 record at UFC 193 in November 2015.
13 months later, Rousey was stopped by strikes just 48 seconds into her fight with Amanda Nunes.
A second successive loss prompted Rousey to retire at just 29 years old. Ever since, MMA fans have been calling for her return, but in 2024, she shut down hopes of a comeback by revealing a concussion issue had derailed her UFC career.
“It’s nice to feel missed, I guess. But it’s not happening. I’m not neurologically fit to compete anymore at the highest level. I just can’t,” Rousey said last August.
“You just get to a level where the neurological injuries you take accumulate over time. They don’t get better.”
