Ronda Rousey relaxes in LA after Octagon return is put back until after UFC 200

With no prospect of a fight until the second half of the year, Ronda Rousey took the opportunity to relax ahead of her busy filming schedule.

The former UFC bantamweight champion, who lost her title to Holly Holm last November, will not return to the Octagon at UFC 200 on July 9 as anticipated.

The 28-year-old will instead focus on her burgeoning acting career having already starred in Entourage, Furious 7 and The Expendables 3. 

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UFC star Ronda Rousey was spotted out and about with a friend in Los Angeles

Rousey will not return to the sport until the second half of the year after filming on her next movie was put back

Rousey has seen her role in another film, Mile 22, reduced after originally being cast as one of the leads

Rousey was spotted out and about in Venice, Los Angeles with a friend, the day after UFC president Dana White revealed she would given more time off after filming for her next film Road House was pushed back.

'The way I look at this one is, Ronda has worked her ass off for us for the last three years,' White told Yahoo.

'She's been fighting, promoting and building the sport. If anyone deserves the time off, it's her.

'The night [of her victory] Holly said she'd do the rematch and that Ronda deserved it and everything else. So we were holding it for her if she wanted to do it.'

Earlier this week it was also revealed that Rousey's role in another film, Mile 22, has been reduced. 

Rousey lost for the first time in mixed martial arts when she was knocked out by Holly Holm last November

Rousey had been a heavy favourite going into the fight but will now have to attempt to regain her title

Having initially been cast in a lead role, she will now focus on action, rather than acting.

'It allows Ronda to do everything she can and should do without having to carry any undue acting weight,' studio chairman Adam Fogelson told the New Yorker.

With Rousey out of action, Holm will defend her title against Miesha Tate at UFC 197 on March 5 as the co-main event to Conor McGregor's challenge for the lightweight title against Rafael dos Anjos.

Tate has twice lost to Rousey, once in Strikeforce and most recently in the UFC.

Were she to surprise Holm in Las Vegas, a trilogy fight with Rousey would be inevitable but that would wreck the company's plans for a lucrative rematch between Holm and the deposed champion. 

American stand-up comedian Amy Schumer posted a picture of herself hanging out with Rousey on Tuesday

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit editor MJ Day posted this image on Instagram lastweek