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Former UFC champ Ronda Rousey joins WWE

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Former UFC champion Ronda Rousey announced yesterday she signed a contract to join World Wrestling Entertainment.

Rousey last fought in the UFC in December 2016, when she lost to Amanda Nunes.

“This is my life now,” Rousey told ESPN on Sunday, dismissing suggestions that she would make only sporadic appearances in the ring. “They have first priority on my timeline for the next several years and this is not a smash-and-grab. This is not a publicity stunt."

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