A historic moment in combat sports is about to unfold as Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano prepare to face each other in a highly anticipated MMA showdown streaming live on Netflix. The groundbreaking event, scheduled for May 16, 2026, will take place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles and marks the first time the streaming giant hosts a live professional MMA event.  This fight represents more than just a sporting event—it is a clash between two pioneers of women’s mixed martial arts who helped bring the sport into the global spotlight. Rousey, a former Olympic judo medalist and UFC Hall of Famer, returns to the cage after nearly a decade away from professional MMA. Her last fight took place in 2016 before transitioning to other ventures including professional wrestling and entertainment.  On the other side of the cage stands Gina Carano, one of the earliest female MMA stars and a trailblazer who helped popularize the sport in its early years. Carano last competed in 2009 before shifting her career toward Hollywood, appearing in major action films and television productions. Now, after a remarkable 17-year absence from professional fighting, she returns for what many fans are calling one of the most nostalgic and symbolic fights in women’s combat sports history.  The bout will be contested over five rounds in the featherweight division (145 pounds), under unified MMA rules, making it a full professional contest between two legends whose paths never crossed during their original careers. For years fans speculated about a potential fight between them, but contractual obligations and different promotions prevented it from happening—until now.  Behind the scenes, the event is being promoted by Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), the combat-sports company co-founded by Jake Paul. Paul has positioned the event as the beginning of a new era for MMA, aiming to challenge the traditional fight-promotion model and provide fighters with greater exposure and compensation.  The card is expected to feature several major names from t