Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are set to face off for the first time in a featherweight bout!<\/p>\n
\u201cTwo MMA legends are coming to Netflix,\u201d the streamer announced Tuesday morning on social media.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s return to MMA in almost a decade, while Carano\u2019s was almost 16 years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeen waiting so long to announce this: Me and Gina Carano are gonna throw down in the biggest super fight in women\u2019s combat sport history!\u201d Rousey said. \u201cAnd we\u2019re 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
The historic fight will take place on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The fight in a collaboration between Netflix and Most Valuable Productions, which was established by boxer and influencer Jake Paul.<\/p>\n
\u201cSurreal 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\u201d Paul wrote on X.<\/p>\n
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 \u201cFast and the Furious\u201d and \u201cThe Expendables\u201d franchises.<\/p>\n
Carano, 43, started her career in Muay Thai and later transitioned into MMA, where she was dubbed the \u201cFace of Women\u2019s MMA.\u201d 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\u2019s MMA visibility. She also made the move into acting, appearing in \u201cHaywire,\u201d \u201cFast & Furious 6,\u201d \u201cDeadpool,\u201d and \u201cThe Mandalorian.\u201d<\/p>\n
She was ultimately fired from \u201cThe Mandalorian\u201d after a series of controversial Instagram posts resurfaced.<\/p>\n
Tickets go on sale on March 5 at Ticketmaster.com. Fans can sign up right now for presale at www.rouseycarano.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow us on Instagram @WeArePauseRewind<\/a> for all your pop culture obsessions. <\/p>\n