All you need to know as Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano finally face-off

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 14, 2026 · 924 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano Netflix MMA fight: Card, start, how to watch Trailblazing mixed martial arts fighters end lengthy retirements for highly-anticipated bout to be shown on Netflix.

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Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano Netflix MMA fight: Card, start, how to watch Trailblazing mixed martial arts fighters end lengthy retirements for highly-anticipated bout to be shown on Netflix.

Why it matters

Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star Ronda Rousey will fight the pioneering women’s MMA fighter, Gina Carano, on Saturday, May 16, 2026, as the legendary martial artists come out of long retirements to finally face-off.

Common ground

The fight, which is part of the first MMA card to be shown on Netflix and will be produced by Most Valuable Promotions, will take place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The preliminary fights will be streamed on Tudum.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'preliminary'. No source mentions Tudum as the streaming platform for the preliminary fights.

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web search NEUTRAL — PRELIMINARY definition: 1. coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it: 2…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/prelimin…

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of PRELIMINARY is coming before and usually forming a necessary prelude to something else. How to use preliminary in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preliminary

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web search NEUTRAL — pre•lim′i•nar′i•ly, adv. 1. prefatory. Preliminary, introductory both refer to that which comes before the principal subject of consideration.
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/preliminary

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Claim 2: “But she retired with a record of 12-2 after back-to-back defeats to Holly Holm in November 2015 and Amanda Nunes in December 2016.”

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Claim 3: “The main card will start at about 9pm Eastern time on Saturday (01:00 GMT on Sunday).”

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While one web search result mentions a 9:00 p.m. ET start time, the other provided search results for this claim are generic time zone tools or unrelated content and do not independently corroborate the specific start time.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of current and former American television network morning programs. Morning news programming begins at 4 a.m., 7 a.m., or later Eastern Time Zone/Pacific Time Zone. On cable television,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_network_TV_mo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) UTC+00:00; also known as Western European Time; between October and March, and British Summer Time (BST) UTC+01:00; also known as Western European Sum…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_the_United_Kingdom

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following events occurred in August 1914:
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Claim 4: “Rousey is currently a heavy -600 favourite (with an estimated 86 percent win likelihood) according to sportsbooks, with Carano a +425 underdog.”

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Claim 5: “Rousey, 39, arguably became the most famous athlete in women’s combat sports history as she won six consecutive UFC fights, with many ending in less than a minute.”

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Claim 6: “Who is fighting on the 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”

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Claim 7: “The card will also include a heavyweight matchup between Francis Ngannou and Philipe Lins, as well as a fight between Nate Diaz and Mike Perry.”

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Multiple sources confirm the card includes Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry and Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Francis Zavier Ngannou (born 5 September 1986) is a Cameroonian and French professional mixed martial artist and professional boxer who currently competes in the Heavyweight division. He previously co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ngannou

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Luiz Philipe Lins Pimentel do Amaral (born August 17, 1985) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist, who formerly competed in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He won t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipe_Lins

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thalles Renan Ferreira (born 23 November 1989) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division. He has previously competed for the Professional Fighters Leagu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renan_Ferreira_(fighter)

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Claim 8: “The preliminaries will start at about 6pm Eastern time on Saturday (22:00 GMT).”

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One source mentions a 6:00 p.m. PT start time (which is 9:00 p.m. ET), but the claim specifically states preliminaries start at 6:00 p.m. ET. The provided evidence for this claim consists mostly of dictionary definitions of 'preliminary' and does not provide independent corroboration of the 6pm ET time.

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Claim 9: “Carano has had a successful acting career since retiring from MMA, notably as Cara Dune in the Star Wars series The Mandalorian.”

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Claim 10: “They will follow the Unified Rules of MMA, which have been adopted by major promotions such as the UFC.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state the fight will be sanctioned according to the Unified Rules of MMA.

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Claim 11: “Carano, 44, and Cris Cyborg were the first women to headline a major MMA event during their 2009 bout in the Strikeforce promotion.”

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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm that Carano and Cyborg were the first women to headline a major MMA event in 2009 via Strikeforce.

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Claim 12: “Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) star Ronda Rousey will fight the pioneering women’s MMA fighter, Gina Carano, on Saturday, May 16, 2026”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are scheduled to fight on May 16, 2026, at the Intuit Dome.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on May 9, 2026, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United St…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_328

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gina Joy Carano (born April 16, 1982) is an American actress and mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–1 record. Her popul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Carano

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ronda Jean Rousey ( ROW-zee; born February 1, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist, actress, semi-retired professional wrestler, and former judoka. She is best known for her tenures in the Ultima…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronda_Rousey

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Claim 13: “The main card will stream globally on Netflix and is included in all subscriptions.”

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Multiple sources state the fight will stream live globally on Netflix and is included in all plans/subscriptions at no additional cost.

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web search NEUTRAL — Top Netflix Statistics 2026: At A GlanceNetflix reached 301.6 million paid subscribers globally.The United States has 81.44 million Netflix subscribers, making it the largest single market.
https://www.demandsage.com/netflix-subscribers/

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the different streaming plans Netflix offers and how much Netflix costs.A Netflix account is for people who live together in a single household. Learn more about sharing Netflix. Sign up for …
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/24926

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web search NEUTRAL — The fight will air exclusively on Netflix, which is available for free with Sky's latest TV deal. Shoppers can get the Sky Stream bundle for £19 a month with a new Black Friday deal that comes with a …
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/what-uk-time-mike-tyso…

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Claim 14: “Who is fighting on the prelims? - Phumi Nkuta vs Adriano Moraes - Jefferson Creighton vs Jason Jackson - Namo Fazil vs Jake Babian - David Mgoyan vs Albert Morales - Aline Pereira vs Jade Masson-Wong - Chris Avila vs Brandon Jenkins”

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Claim 15: “The fight, which is part of the first MMA card to be shown on Netflix and will be produced by Most Valuable Promotions, will take place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.”

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Multiple sources confirm the fight is produced by Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), takes place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, and will be the first MMA card on Netflix.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) is a boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company, established in 2021 by American professional boxer and influencer Jake Paul and his adviser Nakisa Bidarian. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Valuable_Promotions

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Claim 16: “The featherweight (140lb, 63.5kg) fight is scheduled for five five-minute rounds, and the fighters will wear 4-ounce (113g) gloves.”

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Multiple sources confirm the fight is a featherweight bout (though one says 140lb and another 145lb, both are within the featherweight context) consisting of five 5-minute rounds with 4-ounce gloves.

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web search NEUTRAL — The featherweight fight between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will be officially sanctioned according to the Unified Rules of MMA. It will be fought over five 5-minute rounds with 4-ounce gloves.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mma/2026/05/10/ronda-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — Rousey, 39, last competed in 2016 in a loss against Amanda Nunes, while Carano, 43, last fought all the way back in 2009. The fight will be contested as a featherweight bout at 145 pounds over five 5-…
https://sports.yahoo.com/mma/betting/article/ronda-rousey-vs…

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web search NEUTRAL — The fight is scheduled for five five-minute rounds at featherweight under the Unified Rules of MMA, with standard four-ounce gloves, and it marks Rousey’s first MMA bout in nearly a decade as well as …
https://www.lowkickmma.com/why-ronda-rousey-passed-on-road-h…

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Claim 17: “Carano retired after losing that fight with a record of 7-1.”

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