"The featherweight bout will be professionally sanctioned under the Unified Rules of MMA with five rounds at 5 minutes each. The fighters will use 4-ounce gloves and will face off inside a hexagon cage. "This is an honor," Carano said in a statement. "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.""
"The two MMA legends will come back May 15 at Intuit Dome for a fight that will stream live globally on Netflix. Tickets are on sale March 5. "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!" Rousey said in a statement Tuesday morning. "... This is for all MMA fans past, present and future.""
Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey will return May 15 at Intuit Dome for a featherweight mixed martial arts bout that will stream live globally on Netflix. The fight will be professionally sanctioned under the Unified Rules of MMA, scheduled for five five-minute rounds, contested with 4-ounce gloves inside a hexagon cage. Rousey was the UFC's first female fighter, first women's bantamweight champion and first woman inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame; her last professional fight was in 2016. Carano's final professional fight was in 2009 after starting in Muay Thai (12-1-1); she won her first seven MMA fights before losing to Cris Cyborg in Strikeforce's first women's championship bout. Tickets go on sale March 5.
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