A baby "Rowdy" isn't on the way after all.
Ronda Rousey recently cleared the air after speculation arose that she was expecting a baby with her boyfriend, fellow MMA star Travis Browne.
Cris "Cyborg" Justino has been clamoring for a fight with Rousey in the Octagon, and has been shooting for a showdown at the historic UFC 205, which will be the first UFC event to ever emanate from the Mecca of Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Justino, however, killed speculation of a fight when she took to Twitter and claimed Rousey was pregnant.
"I keep hearing the rumor @RondaRousey is expecting and no longer fighting #ufc205," Justino tweeted. "If true congrats on the new life."
Though she has made it known she wants to have children with Browne in the past, Rousey spoke to UFC president Dana White and assured him that she wasn't pregnant, a message he then relayed to TMZ Sports.
While the former women's bantamweight champion hasn't been missing time due to a pregnancy, there is still no telling when she'll return to the Octagon. Rousey hasn't competed since she lost for the very first time and dropped her title to Holly Holm at UFC 193 back in November.
Holm then lost her belt in her first defense to Miesha Tate, who then fell to current title-holder Amanda Nunes at UFC 200 earlier this month in Las Vegas.
Justino has made no secret of the fact that she wants a piece of Rousey and she's confident how things will go if they were ever to go head-to-head.
"Ronda Rousey, after her last fight, she lost [and] she [didn't] come back to fight again," Justino told TMZ Sports in May. "I think she's trying to recover [from] the loss. I've been waiting when she [is] ready to fight me, we could fight. Ronda, don't be scared, you know? [Don't] be behind your pillow."
As for Rousey's relationship with Browne, she's made it very clear how important he is to her. After her loss to Holm, the formerly undefeated star said she had suicidal thoughts, but got over her depression thanks to her fellow UFC star boyfriend.
Rousey's future in the UFC remains a question mark, but she isn't being held back by a pregnancy.
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