"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."
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.
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