{"id":681632,"date":"2026-05-20T09:59:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/681632\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:59:11","slug":"rousey-v-carano-sets-record-as-17m-watch-mma-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/681632\/","title":{"rendered":"Rousey v Carano sets record as 17m watch MMA event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ronda Rousey’s win over Gina Carano on Saturday set a new record for the most-watched MMA event in the US.<\/p>\n

The 15-second demolition job<\/a> peaked at 17 million viewers globally on Netflix, shattering the previous record of nine million.<\/p>\n

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UFC 329 in 2018, headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov v Conor McGregor, was the most-watched pay-per-view event with 2.4m buys, while UFC on FOX 1 in 2011 was believed to be the previous most-watched MMA event with an 8.8m audience.<\/p>\n

Rousey v Carano had a “minute audience” of 12.4m with Francis Ngannou and Nate Diaz<\/a> also on the main card.<\/p>\n

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) co-founders Nakisa Bidarian and Jake Paul suggested the viewing figures opened the door to stage more MMA events on Netflix.<\/p>\n

Rousey v Carano was the first MMA event live on the the streaming platform and did a \u00a31.64m ($2.2m) gate at the Intuit Dome in California.<\/p>\n

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The victory for Rousey was a vintage performance from the 39-year-old, who was fighting in MMA for the first time in 10 years.<\/p>\n

Rousey insisted this would be her final fight, while Carano, 44, suggested she may compete again considering how quickly her comeback lasted.<\/p>\n

“I wanted to throw, battle, win, but I kicked when I should have moved and was down and done,” Carano said on Instagram.<\/p>\n

“If I hadn’t tapped she would’ve broken my arm, as it had begun to crackle. The disappointment of losing like that is very humbling.”<\/p>\n

“Now I feel like this is just the beginning,” Carano added. “I can’t wait to see where I can push my body to go next.”<\/p>\n

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