Given Ronda Rousey’s self-requested media ban, it’s not altogether surprising that she didn’t hang about to pose for photographs at the official UFC 207 weigh-ins.
‘Rowdy’ will get the chance to reclaim the UFC women’s bantamweight title that she lost last November when she shares the Octagon with reigning champion Amanda Nunes this weekend.
But, in unprecedented circumstances, Rousey has not taken part in the fight week media obligations that all other fighters are forced to go through.
A fleeting appearance in UFC Embedded was essentially all we got from the former champ and her weigh-in was similarly brief.
Rousey looked in phenomenal shape but left immediately after confirmation that she had made the 135lbs weight limit arrived, as shown in the below video from MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.
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Nunes too weighed in at championship weight, meaning that the fight is all set for Friday night in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Defending UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and his challenger Cody Garbrandt, who fight in the evening’s co-main event, both came in at 135lbs too.
All fighters will take to the stage later on Thursday evening for the ceremonial UFC weigh-ins where, if we’re lucky, we might actually hear Rousey speak.
No promises though…
