Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Netflix today announced a colossal MMA showdown headlined by the return of former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey (12-2, 9 Submissions, 3 KOs) vs. combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano (7-1, 1 Submission, 3 KOs) in a featherweight bout at 145lbs.
This event will be professionally sanctioned under the Unified Rules of MMA and contested over five, 5-minute rounds using 4oz gloves, inside a hexagon cage. It will take place on Saturday, May 16, at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, CA, and will stream live globally, only on Netflix at no additional cost to its 300+ million members. More fights on the card will be announced at a later date.
Rousey vs. Carano represents a historic moment in combat sports as Netflix’s first-ever live MMA broadcast and MVP’s inaugural MMA event. The matchup unites Rousey, the woman who shattered the glass ceiling for female fighters and became the face of an entire, sport male or female, with Carano, the sport’s first true crossover star in a highly anticipated fight that has been years in the making.
This event follows the unprecedented global success of MVP and Netflix’s boxing partnership, which has redefined the sport for the streaming era. The collaboration reached a historic peak in November 2024 with Paul vs. Tyson, which shattered records as the most-streamed sporting event of all time with 125 million viewers (Live+1), while the Taylor vs. Serrano 2 co-main event became the most-watched professional women’s sports event in U.S. history. Following the massive 2025 successes of Taylor vs. Serrano 3 and Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua: Judgment Day, MVP and Netflix are now bringing that same disruptive energy to Mixed Martial Arts.
Tickets for Rousey vs. Carano will go on sale Thursday, March 5 at 10am PT/1pm ET on Ticketmaster.com and fans can sign up for presale now at RouseyCarano.com. The event will also feature the return of MVP’s exclusive VIP experiences, including the MVP Owner’s Experience.
Rousey and Carano will meet face-to-face for the Rousey vs. Carano Kickoff Press Conference on Thursday, March 5 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.
