Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are set to face off for the first time in a featherweight bout!
“Two MMA legends are coming to Netflix,” the streamer announced Tuesday morning on social media.
UFC Champion and Olympic medalist Rousey (12-2, 9 submissions, 3 KOs) and combat sports trailblazer Carano (7-1, 1 submission, 3 KOs), will compete in a hexagon cage over five 5-minute rounds with 4-ounce gloves. This fight marks Rousey’s return to MMA in almost a decade, while Carano’s was almost 16 years ago.
“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. “And we’re partnering with the fighter-first promotion MVP as well as the biggest and baddest streamer on the planet, Netflix. This is for all MMA fans past, present and future. More to come much more.”
The historic fight will take place on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
The duo is set to meet face-to-face in a press conference on March 5 at the venue, which will be hosted by combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani.
The fight in a collaboration between Netflix and Most Valuable Productions, which was established by boxer and influencer Jake Paul.
“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” Paul wrote on X.
Rousey, 39, is the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in judo and went on to completely transform the world of MMA with her record-setting career with the UFC, where she became Bantamweight Champion. She is also the first woman to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Later on, she took her talents to the WWE, where she debuted at WrestleMania 34 and headlined WrestleMania 35. She also took to acting, appearing in “Fast and the Furious” and “The Expendables” franchises.
Carano, 43, started her career in Muay Thai and later transitioned into MMA, where she was dubbed the “Face of Women’s MMA.” She headlined the first major MMA event featuring two women in the main event alongside Cyborg in 2009, making it a landmark moment in women’s MMA visibility. She also made the move into acting, appearing in “Haywire,” “Fast & Furious 6,” “Deadpool,” and “The Mandalorian.”
She was ultimately fired from “The Mandalorian” after a series of controversial Instagram posts resurfaced.
Tickets go on sale on March 5 at Ticketmaster.com. Fans can sign up right now for presale at www.rouseycarano.com.
Follow us on Instagram @WeArePauseRewind for all your pop culture obsessions.