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Ronda Rousey Faces Gina Carano on Netflix MMA Historic Card with Nate Diaz Francis Ngannou
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Published on 15 May 2026
Rousey says this fight could reshape MMA forever
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano headline a Netflix-broadcast MMA card in Inglewood, Calif., as Jake Paul-backed MVP makes its long-awaited leap into mixed martial arts. Rousey, a six-time UFC bantamweight title defender, returns after years in WWE and a late-career pivot back to fighting. Carano, last in MMA in 2009, is returning after Hollywood work and a resolved wrongful-termination lawsuit. The show also features Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry and Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins, beginning on Netflix at 9 p.m. ET.
- Rousey vs Carano is a five-round featherweight non-title main event
- Rousey holds a 12-2 MMA record; Carano enters at 7-1
- Nate Diaz vs Mike Perry runs five rounds at welterweight
- Ngannou returns after boxing losses to Fury and Joshua, facing Philipe Lins
- Netflix broadcast portion starts at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday in Inglewood
- Rousey targets a new MVP model beyond the UFC, including contracts and matchmaking
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