Rousey to defend UFC title on July 5 in Las Vegas

By ADAM HILL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

11 years ago

Ronda Rousey celebrates after defeating Sara McMann during UFC 170 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Saturday night, Feb. 22, 2014. Rousey will defend her Women’s Bantamweight title on July 4 at UFC 175. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal File)

Ronda Rousey will defend the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight title against Alexis Davis in the co-main event of UFC 175 on July 5 at Mandalay Bay.

UFC president Dana White announced the fight on Twitter late Friday.

The card is scheduled to be headlined by Chris Weidman defending the middleweight title against Lyoto Machida.

There were rumors circulating that fighter-turned-actress Gina Carano would return to mixed martial arts to challenge Rousey this summer,but this announcement appears to put that speculation to rest.