5<\/p>\n Rousey went straight for the takedown and locked in an armbar with easeCredit: Getty 5<\/p>\n Carano couldn’t escape and tapped out instantlyCredit: GettyRousey vs Carano ends in 17 seconds<\/p>\n The 39-year-old was competing in MMA for the first time in 10 years<\/a> and instantly shot for a takedown seconds into the fight.<\/p>\n Carano attempted a guillotine with Rousey in her guard, but the latter quickly escaped and landed some quick follow-up blows on the ground.<\/p>\n In an instant, Rousey manoeuvred her body and quickly locked in a trademark armbar.<\/p>\n Carano tapped straight away and the fight was all but over in 17 seconds.<\/p>\n READ MORE MMA NEWS<\/p>\n Both female fighting stars had returned to the sport after lengthy retirements, with Carano revealing in the build-up to the event that she lost a whopping 100lbs to make weight<\/a>.<\/p>\n Rousey, who hadn’t fought since a December 2016 defeat in the UFC<\/a> to Amanda Nunes<\/a>, called Carano ‘my f***ing hero’ after getting the win.<\/p>\n “Gina is the person who brought me into MMA, she’s the only person who could’ve brought me back to MMA,” Rousey said.<\/p>\n “You brought me back home when nobody else could, you showed me where my home was when nobody else could.<\/p>\n “You changed my world, we changed THE world, and I will never be able to pay you back enough.<\/p>\n “I’m so glad we were able to share this moment.”<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Rousey and Carano were all smiles after Netflix’s first MMA eventCredit: GettyOne-and-done for Rousey and Carano<\/p>\n ‘Rowdy’ then definitively ruled out competing again, saying she wants to now go and have more children, despite the positive reception she’s received since returning.<\/p>\n “There’s no way I could’ve ended it better than this,” Rousey said.<\/p>\n “I want to have some more babies and I gotta get cooking.”<\/p>\n Carano was thankful that she was simply able to make it to the cage.<\/p>\n “I wanted that to last longer,” the 44-year-old said.<\/p>\n “I felt like I was so ready, I felt so good, but I haven’t been here for 17 years.<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Rousey was happy to get in and out as soon as she didCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Rousey vs Carano: Full results<\/p>\n Main card<\/p>\n Mike Perry def. Nate Diaz (Diaz retired in round two)Francis Ngannou def. Philipe Lins via first-round KOSalahdine Parnasse def. Kenny Cross via first-round KORobelis Despaigne def. Junior dos Santos via first-round KO<\/p>\n Prelims<\/p>\n Namo Fazil def. Jake Babian via second-round submissionAdriano Moraes def. Phumi Nkuta via third-round submissionJason Jackson def. Jeff Creighton via first-round KODavid Mgoyan def. Albert Morales via unanimous decisionAline Pereira def. Jade Masson-Wong via split decisionBrandon Jenkins def. Chris Avila via split decision<\/p>\n “I wanted to hit her, [but] right now, getting in the cage was a victory, fighting a legend was a victory.<\/p>\n “I feel great. I just feel like I wanted a fight and I didn’t get that.”<\/p>\n Carano, too, made it seem like it was a one-and-done for her in terms of fighting again.<\/p>\n Despite the bout ending in 17 seconds, it’s only the third fastest finish of Rousey’s career.<\/p>\n She scored first-round stoppages in 16 and 14 seconds during her historic reign in the UFC, where she became the promotion’s first female champion and inaugural female Hall of Fame inductee.<\/p>\n Rousey was reportedly paid a disclosed purse of $2.2million dollars for the fight, while Carano earned over $1m.<\/p>\n 5<\/p>\n Ngannou made a successful return to the cage on the Netflix cardCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Elsewhere at the Intuit Dome, Mike Perry defeated Nate Diaz in a bloodbath co-main event<\/a> and Francis Ngannou<\/a> demolished Philipe Lins in his MMA return.<\/p>\n Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n Furthermore, Junior dos Santos was brutally knocked out by Robelis Despaigne<\/a>, Jason Jackson scored another emphatic stoppage<\/a> and Alex Pereira’s sister, Aline, secured her third professional win<\/a>.<\/p>\n Conor McGregor’s return to the UFC was also announced<\/a> at the same time as the Netflix show by Dana White<\/a>, who was evidently looking to take some of the attention away from his rival promoters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ronda Rousey rolled back the years to defeat Gina Carano on her grand return to MMA. 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