That loss was preceded by another knockout defeat, which came courtesy of former boxing champ Holly Holm.

Those losses were the first of Rousey’s MMA career. The former Olympic judoka rattled off 11 straight wins to start her run in the sport, finishing all of them—and many of them in the first round. Highlights of that streak included quick and devastating wins over the likes of Bethe Correia, Cat Zingano, Sara McMann, and Miesha Tate, which helped turn her into one of the biggest sporting stars of the day.

The big question is who she would fight. Without further ado, here are four options that make sense for the former champ.

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Julianna Peña

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Peña is currently ranked No. 1 in the bantamweight division. Usually, it would be pretty cruel to pit someone like Rousey, who has not fought in almost seven years, against the No. 1 contender in their weight class. However, Peña’s lofty perch is due almost exclusively to her shocking 2021 defeat of Amanda Nunes, which Nunes effortlessly avenged before retiring and vacating the belt earlier this year.

After her two-fight series with Nunes, Peña is just 3-3 in her last six, with two submission losses in that stretch. Submissions, of course, are Rousey’s bread and butter. You can see where we’re going with this. It’s probably not as tough a matchup for Rousey as it looks.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) Ronda Rousey faces Holly Holm in their UFC women's bantamweight championship bout during the UFC 193 event at Etihad Stadium on November 15, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 17: Miesha Tate prepares to fight Marion Reneau in their bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on July 17, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)

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LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 4: Valentina Shevchenko prepares to fight Alexa Grasso in their Women's Flyweight fight during the UFC 285 event at T-Mobile Arena on March 4, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV, USA. (Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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