{"id":486358,"date":"2026-02-17T19:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/486358\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T19:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:30:07","slug":"social-media-reacts-to-rousey-and-caranos-mma-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/486358\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media reacts to Rousey and Carano’s MMA return"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two pioneers of women’s MMA will clash later this year, as Most Valuable Promotions announced that Gina Carano<\/a> will take on former UFC champion Ronda Rousey<\/a> in the main event of an upcoming MMA fight card<\/a>. The fight card will take place at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California on May 16 and will be aired on Netflix.<\/p>\n

Rousey and Carano, who retired from MMA in 2016 and 2009, respectively, are both coming out of retirement for this bout.<\/p>\n

Tuesday morning’s announcement made waves among athletes throughout combat sports, as boxers, MMA fighters and even professional wrestlers reacted on social media.<\/p>\n

A LEGACY SHOWDOWN \ud83d\udd25 #RouseyCarano<\/a> <\/p>\n

RONDA ROUSEY vs. GINA CARANO
Saturday May 16
LIVE only on Netflix pic.twitter.com\/cybtQHNyPT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Netflix Sports (@netflixsports) February 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Surreal moment. I started taking judo because of Ronda Rousey. Now I get to work with her and Gina Carano to bring MMA to Netflix. Here we go…@MostVpromotions<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/zphmZM47kO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jake Paul (@jakepaul) February 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd21 all those years of ducking me at 145 when we were both in our prime?!<\/p>\n

I thought you had CTE or something?<\/p>\n

\u2014 CrisCy\u20bforg.Com (@criscyborg) February 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Turn it up. \ud83d\udd0a So blessed. Looking forward to making this walk AGAIN! <\/p>\n

Audio by @stylebender<\/a> <\/p>\n

MAY 16th!@RondaRousey<\/a> @MostVpromotions<\/a> @netflixsports<\/a> @netflix<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/keUQeWcdOJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Gina Carano \ud83d\udd6f (@ginacarano) February 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Damn they really put RONDA ROUSEY vs. GINA CARANO together ! I’m intrigued \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n

\u2014 Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) February 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Wow!!!! https:\/\/t.co\/wmhqSKyhPT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) February 17, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Gina the first woman to unlock the doors, Ronda the first woman to kick them out.. And Amanda the woman who helped glue the pieces together! What a moment for Women’s combat sports! \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udc95\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\udc51 https:\/\/t.co\/2Std4BBZD3<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PEARL GONZALEZ (@PearlGonzalez) February 17, 2026<\/a>
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