Former MMA star Ronda Rousey is pre-emptively shutting down any possibility of appearing in President Trump's cage fight at the White House.
It has been confirmed that Trump will host a match on the South Lawn of the White House next summer to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States.
It is sure to be an unforgettable spectacle, but Rousey, 38, says she wants no part of the historic event.
When asked if she would accept a potential invite, the former UFC bantamweight, who has been retired since 2016, told the Lapsed Fan podcast that she has "better s*** to do."
While there is no indication that the White House has asked her to fight, Rousey is ruling it out.
“I’m not fighting at the White House,” she said. "After Mike Tyson being in the biggest fight of the year, never say never, but I ain’t fighting at the f***ing White House.”
"Even if offered? I got better s*** to do," she said.
Rousey has a history of support for Democratic politicians, backing Bernie Sanders for the presidency in 2016. She has made comments critical of Trump, who was an early supporter of UFC.
Earlier this year, Rousey said she agreed to stop publicly bashing Trump as a favor to UFC president Dana White, who is old friends with Trump.
“In 2016, Dana White specifically made me promise to not say anything bad about Donald Trump because back when they needed a venue and no one would give it to them, he did,” Rousey told NewsNation in April. “And because I feel like I owe Dana my life, I told him, ‘Alright.’”
White has credited Trump with helping to launch the UFC brand by offering his Trump Taj Mahal casino to stage fights, and the president continues to regularly attend UFC events.
After helping UFC grow to what it is today, Trump is taking the promotion company to new heights with plans for an extraordinary cage fight on the South Lawn next June.
There will be weigh-ins at the Lincoln Memorial, the Wall Street Journal reported.
“This will be one of the greatest and most historic sports events in history, and President Trump hosting it at the White House is a testament to his vision to celebrate America’s monumental 250th anniversary,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung told the WSJ.
