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Posted on 02/17/2026 8:10:43 AM PST by WhiteHatBobby0701
Ronda Rousey (12-2, 9 KOs) and Gina Carano (7-1, 3 KOs), two of the biggest names in women's mixed martial arts history, will un-retire and meet on May 16 in Los Angeles for a fight at the Intuit Dome, Most Valuable Promotions announced on Tuesday.
The fight between the 39-year-old Rousey and the 43-year-old Carano will take place in a hexagon cage over the course of five five-minute rounds and will stream live on Netflix.
Rousey's last MMA fight came in December 2016 when she was knocked out by Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 -- her second consecutive knockout loss -- and she was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018. Carano last fought professionally in August 2009, when she suffered the first and only loss of her career to Cris Cyborg in a Strikeforce event.
Since then, Carano moved over to the movie world, most notably starring in films like Fast & Furious 6 and Deadpool. Rousey likewise tried her hand at acting and became a WWE superstar, where she had a pair of reigns as champion before leaving the promotion in 2023.
"Ronda came to me and said there is only one person she would make a comeback for and it has been her dream to make this fight happen between us," Carano said in a press release. "She thanked me for opening up doors for her in her career and was respectful in asking for this fight to happen. This is an honor. I believe I will walk out of this fight with the win and I anticipate it will not come easy, which I welcome. This is as much for Ronda and me as it is for the fans and mixed martial arts community. What a time to be alive."
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This will be as staged as Tyson vs Jake Paul.
I don’t want to see women fight, it’s disgraceful.
Bring back the midget wrestling.
Don’t know how much Disney money Gina git but I pretty sure she is not doing this for the money. I would rather se her in a movie though. Just not the Mandalorian and Grogu future sure to be flop.
Gina will destroy Rousey. It’s not even close.
Jake Paul promoted that boxing match and will promote this MMA match, televised via Obamavision.
Yeah me too. Never watched any of it. Nothing I can do to stop it like so many other bad trends in society but I do my best to avoid such.
Gina was a 7-1-0 MMA fighter before getting in to movies.
Ronda is 12-2-0 and her recent “fighting” experience has been all WWF/WWE “wrestling”.
Watching them in the ring, Gina has that “I will dismantle you” fighting style while Ronda is more of a “brawler”.
Size, reach, and muscle mass advantage all go to Gina.
Middle Aged Women’s MMA used to take place every day at the Late lamented Filene’s Basement Bargain Store in Boston, back in the day.😁
What...they couldn’t get any radio spot gigs like other once famous people?
Is there mud involved? Jello?
Is there even enough interest to stage a match between these two? Some new names, new personalities would be nice.
What I recall most about Rhonda is seeing her crying after losing twice. This. after a lot of strutting around, cussing and trying to act like a Street Fighter.
I’d settle for midget throwing.
warm oil is preferred ...
Probably will be the “selling fight” to get tickets for the other fighters who are in the card.
That was how Mr. T first drew national attention.
1980-81, NBC ran a series called "Games People Play" about unusual competitions, like arm wrestling. One of them they featured was "American's Toughest Bouncer." Mr. T was one of the contestants and one of the events was the "midget toss."
They put midgets who were professional stunt men in body harnesses (so you could get a grip on 'em) and the contestants threw them as far as they could onto a padded floor.
Short clip here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkvnLfz1UKY
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080222/?ref_=fn_t_6
Rousey was a one trick pony who used the same submission hold for all her wins.
It didn’t take long for opponents to figure out she was one trick and develop a strategy to avoid it.
I guess the acting thing is not working out well for either of them.
It’s too bad. I liked the stuff they were doing. I am not really a fan of women beating each other. Or, women getting beaten as a general rule.
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