All eyes are on UFC as former champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey steps into the octagon on May 16 for her first fight in a decade.
Rousey will headline an exhilarating, 11-card bout on Saturday, May 16 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California when she goes toe-to-toe with MMA legend Gina Carano.
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Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Netflix announced that the streaming platform would host its first-ever live mixed martial arts event on May 16 featuring the two legends. The MMA event is also the first for MVP.
“Been waiting so long to announce this,” Rousey told Netflix. “Me and Gina Carano are gonna throw down in the biggest superfight in women’s combat sport history, and we’re partnering with the fighter-first promoter, MVP, as well as the baddest streamer on the planet, Netflix. This is for all MMA fans past, present, and future.”
Rousey enters the bout with a 12-2 record including 9 submissions and 3 KOs, while Carano is 7-1, one by submission and three by knockout.
“Ronda came to me and said there is only one person she would make a comeback for, and it’s been her dream to make this fight happen between us,” Carano said to Netflix. “She thanked me for opening up doors for 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 I as it is for the fans and mixed martial arts community. What a time to be alive.”
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Here’s everything you need to know about the main event and full fight card:
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano full fight card for May 16
The start time for the preliminary round begins at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). The main card will begin approximately 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT) on Netflix.
Here are the matchups on the card:
Main Card
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Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
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Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross
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Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne
Preliminary card
The preliminary card will be available to stream on Tudum (Netflix) and on Most Valuable Promotions’ YouTube page.
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Namo Fazil vs. Jake Bobian
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Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta
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Jason Jackson vs. Jefferson Creighton
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David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales
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Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong
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Chris Avila vs. Brandon Jenkins
Gina Carano vs. Ronda Rousey fight contract rules
The Rousey-Carano fight is a professionally sanctioned fight under the Unified Rules of MMA. It includes five, five-minute rounds. Fighters will be using four-ounce gloves. The bout is listed as featherweight at 145 pounds.
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It’s mixed-martial arts so the fighters will be allowed to use various fighting styles and techniques including boxing, jiujitsu, wrestling, karate and judo.
The official rules for MMA, including the Rousey-Carano fight, allows grappling and kicking. Fights can stay standing or go to the ground.
How to watch the Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano fight
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Where: Intuit Dome in Los Angeles
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Where to stream the fight: Netflix
Full card, odds for MVP MMA 1
Odds are not yet available for some of the prelims
Main card
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Women’s Featherweight Bout: Ronday Rousey (-535) vs. Gina Carano (+400)
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Welterweight Bout: Nate Diaz (+176) vs. Mike Perry (-230)
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Heavyweight Bout: Francis Ngannou (-2000) vs. Philipe Lins (+830)
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Lightweight Bout: Salahdine Parnasse (-850) vs. Kenneth Cross (+500)
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Heavyweight Bout: Junior dos Santos (+390) vs. Robelis Despaigne (-590)
Prelims
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Welterweight Bout: Namo Fazil (-430) vs. Jake Babian (+300)
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130-pound contract weight fight: Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta
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Welterweight Bout: Jason Jackson vs. Jefferson Creighton
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Featherweight Bout: David Mgoyan (-520) vs. Albert Morales (+350)
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130-pound contract weight fight: Aline Pereira (-520) vs. Jade Masson-Wong (+350)
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165-pound contract weight fight: Chris Avila (+300) vs. Brandon Jenkins (-430)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano UFC fight card, mma event
