Ronda Rousey will undergo extensive medical testing prior to her scheduled return fight against Gina Carano on May 16 in Los Angeles. Rousey has not competed in MMA since a December 2016 loss to Amanda Nunes. Rousey revealed during an Instagram Live session promoting her book that a long history of concussions forced her to retire. Rousey kept that concussion history secret for years in order to continue competing and avoided discussing it after a knockout loss to Holly Holm and during her WWE tenure. The planned fight is a five-round featherweight bout promoted by Most Valuable Promotions.
"So much had to do with having so many concussions when I was in judo before I even got into MMA, I couldn't talk about it at all when I was doing MMA. Because it would literally put a target on my head, and I might not have been allowed to compete any farther. Same thing with WWE. They have a complicated history with their performers getting concussions, and it would be a bad look on them."
"My concussion history that I had to keep secret for years, so I would be able to continue to compete and perform," Rousey said. "That's basically why I had to retire."
"So I felt like I really couldn't talk about it at all. So I feel like this [is the] long form that I would be able to adequately address it."
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