Ronda Rousey Is Returning to the U.F.C. Cage. Can She Dominate Again ?
When the seemingly unbeatable Ronda Rousey lost her Ultimate Fighting Championship title to Holly Holm in November 2015, it was an epic shock. It also seemed to set up the opportunity for a quick comeback story. But Rousey is only now re-entering the Octagon after a sometimes troubled 13 months during which her star has dimmed and many fans have moved on to other idols. And it is not a sure thing who will turn up: the mixed martial arts fighter who won her matches in a matter of seconds or the one who was felled by a kick to the head in Melbourne, Australia. In February, on “ The Ellen DeGeneres Show ,” Rousey said tearfully that in the immediate aftermath of her loss she had thought to herself, “What am I anymore?” and that she briefly contemplated suicide. The news media seized on that interview and has been selling, and perhaps overselling, the fight Friday night in Las Vegas not as Rousey against Amanda Nunes , but as Rousey against her demons. In a...