RONDA ROUSEY is reportedly planning a shock return to the octagon - nearly TEN YEARS after her last fight.

The former dominant women's bantamweight champion walked away from the sport following her 48-second defeat to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 in December 2016.

Rousey has well and truly distanced herself from the world of mixed martial arts since her unceremonious retirement.

The 38-year-old mother-of-two recently set tongues wagging by sharing training footage on her social media channels.

Rousey's accompanying caption for the video, which showed her honing her once Olympic-level judo, read: "Martial art nerd s**t .

And former three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen has claimed the Hall of Famer is preparing to return against the winner of the eagerly-anticipated women's 135l

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