Josh Peter

USA TODAY Sports

LAS VEGAS — Ronda Rousey's long awaited return to the octagon was short, bloody and ugly.

Fighting for the first time in 13 months, Rousey suffered a punishing TKO defeat against bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.

With Rousey bloody and dazed, the referee stopped the fight 48 seconds into the first round of the scheduled five-round fight. Rousey didn't land a single punch.

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The crowd, which cheered loudly as Rousey entered the octagon, booed Nunes, who after the right held her index finger against her lips as if to shush her critics.

It was Rousey’s first fight since Nov. 15, 2015, when Holly Holm knocked out Rousey with a head kick and handed the UFC superstar her first defeat. After the fight, Rousey said she contemplated suicide and she retreated from public view for much of the next year.

Rousey, 29, falls to 12-2 and Nunes, 28, improves to 14-4.

Nunes had won the bantamweight championship on July 9 with a victory over Miesha Tate and Brazilian native became the first openly gay fighter to win a UFC championship.

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