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UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey is returning to MMA not the WWE.
Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Netflix announced today that Rousey (12-2, 9 Submissions, 3 KOs) will be taking on movie, TV star and combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano (7-1, 1 Submission, 3 KOs) in a featherweight bout at 145lbs.
The bout will take place on Saturday, May 16th, at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, CA. It will stream live globally only on Netflix at no additional cost to its members.
More fights on the card will be announced at a later date.
This event will be professionally sanctioned under the Unified Rules of MMA and contested over five, 5-minute rounds using 4oz gloves, inside a hexagon cage.
Tickets for the event will go on sale Thursday, March 5 at 10am PT/1pm ET on Ticketmaster.com and fans can sign up for presale now at RouseyCarano.com.
Rousey and Carano will meet face-to-face for the Rousey vs. Carano Kickoff Press Conference on Thursday, March 5 at Intuit Dome. The press conference will be hosted by Ariel Helwani.
Ronda Rousey completely transformed the world of martial arts, with a record-setting career as the UFC’s first and most dominant female fighter and Bantamweight Champion. She was the first woman inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame and catapulted the women’s WWE division towards its first WrestleMania main event in history. Rousey, Baddest Woman on the Planet, was the first America woman to win an Olympic medal in judo since it became official event. Rousey is also a New York Times bestselling author, one of the most-followed female athletes on social media, and an actress who has appeared in both the Fast and the Furious and The Expendables franchises. She is married to former UFC heavyweight contender Travis Browne. They live in Los Angeles with their two sons and two daughters.
“I have been waiting so long to announce this: Me and Gina Carano are gonna throw down in the biggest super fight in women’s combat sport history!” said Ronda Rousey.
Gina “Conviction” Carano had a pioneering and impactful career in MMA, compiling a professional record of 7–1–0. Before transitioning to MMA, she built a strong foundation in Muay Thai with a record of 12–1–1. She is widely recognized as a key figure in popularizing and legitimizing women’s MMA before women were invited to compete in the UFC. Due to her skill, marketability, and mainstream appeal, she was often called the “Face of Women’s MMA.” Carano headlined the first major MMA event featuring two women in the main event alongside Cris Cyborg in 2009, marking a landmark moment in women’s MMA visibility. Following her historic fighting career, Carano transitioned into an acting career, becoming a commanding presence in Hollywood action cinema and major franchises, including Haywire, Fast & Furious 6, Deadpool and The Mandalorian.
“Ronda came to me and said there is only one person she would make a comeback for and it has been her dream to make this fight happen between us,” said Gina Carano. “She thanked me for opening up doors for her in her career and was respectful in asking for this fight to happen. This is an honor. I believe I will walk out of this fight with the win and I anticipate it will not come easy, which I welcome. This is as much for Ronda and me as it is for the fans and mixed martial arts community. What a time to be alive.”
Additional information, including undercard bouts and full event details, will be announced in the coming weeks.
