INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 14: Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey face off during the Press Conference for Netflix’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Intuit Dome on May 14, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)
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Tonight, Saturday, May 16, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood California, Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions holds its first MMA card. Two women’s MMA legends compete in the main event spot. That fight, Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano, finds the two women ending long pauses in their MMA careers. Rousey has not fought since losing a UFC title fight in 2016. Meanwhile. Carano’s last trip to the cage came in 2009 in a Strikeforce title bout.
Also on the fight card are notable bouts featuring several former UFC competitors. Those fighters include ex-UFC champs Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos, as well as Nate Diaz and Mike Perry.
Ronda Rousey Vs. Gina Carano Fight Card: Date, Time, Location, How To Watch Or Stream
Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California
Main Card Time: 9:00 p.m. EST
Preliminary Card Time: 6:00 p.m. EST
Rousey Vs. Carano Fight Card: How To Watch Or Stream
How to Watch or Stream Main Card: Netflix
How to Watch or Stream Preliminary Card: Tudum and the MVP YouTube page
MVP MMA 1 Main Card
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry
Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins
Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross
Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne
MVP MMA 1 Preliminary Card
Namo Fazil vs. Jake Bobian
Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta
Jason Jackson vs. Jefferson Creighton
David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales
Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong
Chris Avila vs. Brandon Jenkins
Ronda Rousey Vs. Gina Carano
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 15: Ariel Helwani interviews Ronda Rousey during the Weigh-In for Netflix’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Intuit Dome on May 15, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)
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Saturday’s fight marks the first MMA bout for Rousey since her UFC run ended with back-to-back knockout losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes in 2015 and 2016.
Prior to those contests, Rousey was the most dominant fighter in women’s MMA. She opened her career with six armbar submission wins, winning and defending the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title before the UFC bought that organization.
Rousey was named the UFC women’s champion in 2012. Her first defense of that crown was a 2013 submission win over Liz Carmouche at UFC 157. She won that contest by armbar.
Over the next two years, Rousey would defeat Miesha Tate (armbar), Sara McMann (TKO), Alexis Davis (KO), Cat Zingano (armbar), and Beth Correia (KO) before losing to Holm (KO) and then Nunes (KO).
Rousey was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018, becoming the first female inductee.
Following her run with the UFC, Rousey went on to the WWE, where she would win the Raw Women’s Championship, the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. Rousey also participated in the first women’s match to headline WrestleMania.
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MAY 15: Ariel Helwani interviews Gina Carano during the Weigh-In for Netflix’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Intuit Dome on May 15, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix)
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Carano began her MMA career in 2006. A striker by trade, Carano went 7-0 to open her career, picking up wins over fighters like Julie Kedzie and Tonya Evinger. In 2009, Carano fought Cris Cyborg for that promotion’s inaugural title. Cyborg won the contest via TKO at 4:59 of the first round.
After the Cyborg fight, Carano shifted her focus to acting, appearing in several projects, including The Mandalorian.
We will have more on the Rousey vs. Carano fight card on fight night nears.