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A women’s fight is headlining the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s summer showcase this week and Ronda Rousey has no part in it.

That in itself is no surprise, given that the last time Rousey stepped into the octagon here she lasted just 48 seconds.

Her conqueror on that late December night, Amanda Nunes, will top the bill at UFC 213 today, defending her bantamweight title against Valentina Shevchenko in the main event.

However, in one of the most empowering weeks for female fighting that the UFC has ever had, Rousey isn’t just absent from the cage, but seems to be completely out of the sight and minds of the mixed martial arts community.

On Thursday, the organisation hosted a ‘‘Women of UFC’’ discussion panel as part of a week-long series of events designed to bring fans into Las Vegas for several days, rather than just fight night.

Over the course of an hour and in front of several hundred fans, four prominent women’s UFC fighters and moderator Megan Olivi spoke about how far the sport has evolved, where it might be headed next and its position in providing role models to young girls and women.

And not once was Rousey’s name mentioned.

Mixed martial arts is arguably the toughest sport in the world, and it moves with remarkable haste.

Champions become chumps at warp speed, former superstars become quickly forgotten once their skills wane and their ranking dips.

Yet you never thought it would go like that for Rousey, at least not this quickly.

As recently as November, 2015, she was still seen as unbeatable, an all-conquering superwoman that the public couldn’t get