"Ronda Rousey will fight the pioneering women's MMA fighter, Gina Carano, on Saturday, May 16, 2026, as the legendary martial artists come out of long retirements to finally face-off. The fight, which is part of the first MMA card to be shown on Netflix and will be produced by Most Valuable Promotions, will take place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The card will also include a heavyweight matchup between Francis Ngannou and Philipe Lins, as well as a fight between Nate Diaz and Mike Perry."
"The main card will start at about 9pm Eastern time on Saturday (01:00 GMT on Sunday). The preliminaries will start at about 6pm Eastern time on Saturday (22:00 GMT). The main card will stream globally on Netflix and is included in all subscriptions. The preliminary fights will be streamed on Tudum."
"The featherweight (140lb, 63.5kg) fight is scheduled for five five-minute rounds, and the fighters will wear 4-ounce (113g) gloves. They will follow the Unified Rules of MMA, which have been adopted by major promotions such as the UFC. Pride and bragging rights since there is no title on the line."
"Carano, 44, and Cris Cyborg were the first women to headline a major MMA event during their 2009 bout in the Strikeforce promotion. Carano retired after losing that fight with a record of 7-1. Rousey, 39, arguably became the most famous athlete in women's combat sports history as she won six consecutive UFC fights, with many ending in less than a minute. But she retired with a record of 12-2 after back-to-back defeats to Holly Holm in November 2015 and Amanda Nunes in December 2016."
Ronda Rousey will face Gina Carano on May 16, 2026 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, ending long retirements for both pioneering women’s MMA fighters. The bout is scheduled for five five-minute rounds at featherweight (140 lb) with 4-ounce gloves under the Unified Rules of MMA. The fight has no title on the line, focusing on pride and bragging rights. The event will be the first MMA card shown on Netflix, with the main card streaming globally on Netflix and preliminaries streamed on Tudum. The card also includes Francis Ngannou vs Philipe Lins and Nate Diaz vs Mike Perry, with the main card starting around 9pm Eastern time.
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