Ronda Rousey says her subsequent combat with Gina Carano will mark the top of her MMA profession. She made this assertion throughout a current look on the podcast Ariel Helwani. Rousey will face Carano on Could 16, 2026 on the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
The bout will headline the primary MMA occasion from Jake Paul’s Most Precious Promotions and shall be streamed stay on Netflix. Underneath the Uniform MMA Guidelines, fighters full 5 five-minute rounds whereas carrying four-ounce gloves inside a hexagonal cage. A press convention was held in Inglewood on March 10, 2026, and the 2 sides confronted off. The complete card contains Junior dos Santos vs. Roberis Despaigne, Francis Ngannou, Muhammad Mokaev vs. Adriano Moraes, and Saladin Parnas vs. Kenneth Kross.
Ronda Rousey reveals retirement plans forward of return match in opposition to Gina Carano
Rousey mentioned this matchup was a dream combat for her and the best method to shut out her chapter in MMA. She instructed Helwani that she promised her husband, Travis Browne, that this might be her final combat after convincing her to assist her post-fight promotional efforts. He’s in opposition to additional preventing. Rousey added that she desires to have extra youngsters and plans to jot down a graphic novel. Her household already has sufficient freedom, so more money would not upset her.
“I promised my husband that this was the final time. Then he is the one I actually needed to persuade to get on board with this promoter shit. He is not 100% snug with it. After this, he isn’t going to combat in any respect. It is a dream combat. This is absolutely the pinnacle…That is the right ending.”
The return comes practically 10 years after Rousey’s final MMA bout, a first-round knockout loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 207 on December 30, 2016. Earlier than that, she was knocked out by Holly Holm at UFC 193 in 2015. Rousey cited concussions from judo and blended martial arts as the primary causes for her departure in 2016. She has a document of 12 wins, 2 losses, and 9 knockouts.
Carano shall be on a 17-year layoff following her KO loss to Cris Cyborg in 2009. Her document is 7 wins, 1 loss, and three KOs. Carano poses a notable risk, however the wager is in Rousey’s favor because of her grappling benefit.
Rousey made UFC historical past because the inaugural ladies’s champion in 2013, defending the bantamweight title six occasions earlier than shedding. She joined WWE in 2018 and headlined WrestleMania, however left in 2023 to take care of her household. Rousey was inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame in 2018.
The event is simply days away, and Rousey is 39 years previous and Carano is 44.
