Former WWE star Ronda Rousey making her return to MMA

Today, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and Netflix announced the mixed martial arts event that will be headlined by the return of former UFC Champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey (12-2, 9 submissions, 3 KOs), who’ll compete in her first fight in nearly a decade against fellow women’s MMA pioneer Gina Carano (7-1, 1 submission, 3 KOs).

The historic fight night will take place on May 16, marking Netflix’s first-ever live MMA broadcast and MVP’s inaugural MMA event. The bout will be contested inside a hexagon cage and will stream live globally on Netflix at no additional cost to subscribers.

“After the record-breaking success in boxing, we wanted our first MMA event to be truly legendary,” Gabe Spitzer, Netflix VP of Sports, says. “These are more than just athletes — they are generational stars, and having them headline our MMA debut at the Intuit Dome is a defining moment for us.”