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RONDA ROUSEY RETURNS TO MMA TONIGHT VS. GINA CARANO ON NETFLIX

Ronda Rousey will return to the fighting cage tonight, battling Gina Carano in Rousey's first MMA bout since a December 2016 loss to Amanda Nunes.

The fight will headline a Netflix card from Los Angeles' Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.

The fight has been professionally sanctioned under the Unified Rules of MMA with bouts contested over five, 5-minute rounds using 4oz gloves, inside a hexagon cage.

The event will stream live on Netflix at 9 PM Eastern/6 Pacific.

MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS’ ROUSEY VS CARANO WEIGH-IN PHOTOS & VIDEO

 THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED GLOBAL LIVE SPORTS EVENT WILL STREAM EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX ON SATURDAY, MAY 16

LOS ANGELES, CA –  May 15, 2026  –  Today at the Intuit Dome, former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey (12-2, 9 Submissions, 3 KOs) and Gina Carano (7-1, 1 Submission, 3 KOs) stepped on the scales ahead of their highly anticipated showdown which will stream live globally on Netflix on Saturday, May 16 from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, CA. 

Fighters on the main and preliminary cards participated in the weigh-in, including combat sports icon Nate Diaz (22-13, 14 Submissions, 4 KOs) and the “King of Violence” Mike Perry (14-8, 11 KOs), lineal MMA heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou (18–3, 13 KOs, 4 submissions) and Brazil’s Philipe Lins (18–5, 9 KOs, 4 submissions), and undercard fighters Salahdine Parnasse (22-2, 7 submissions, 4 KOs), Kenneth Cross (17-4, 5 submissions, 7 KOs), Junior “Cigano” Dos Santos (21-10, 1 submission, 15 KOs) and Robelis Despaigne (5-2, 5 KOs). And on the preliminary card: Namo Fazil (9-1, 3 submissions, 4 KOs), Jake Babian (6-1, 1 submission, 4 KOs), Adriano Moraes (21-6, 11 submissions, 4 KOs), Phumi Nkuta (11-0, 2 submissions, 2 KOs), Jason Jackson (19-6, 4 submissions, 6 KOs), Jefferson Creighton (12-2-1, 3 submissions, 2 KOs), David Mgoyan (8-1, 1 submission, 5 KOs), Albert Morales (19-10, 6 submissions, 9 KOs), Aline Pereira (2-2), Jade Masson-Wong (3-2, 1 KO),  Chris Avila (8-9, 2 submissions, 5 KOs) and Brandon Jenkins (16-11, 3 submissions, 11 KOs).

For additional details on the final weights, please refer to the below bout sheet.

MAIN CARD 6:00 PM PT

Final Fight Featherweight Bout (145lbs)

Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano

142.0 | 141.4

5x5 rounds

 

Double Main Event Welterweight Bout (170lbs)

Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry

168.6 | 169.6

5x5 rounds

 

Double Main Event Heavyweight Bout (265lbs)

Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins 

257.0 | 220.6

5x5 rounds

 

Lightweight Bout (155lbs)

Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross

154.8 | 155.4

3x5 rounds

 

Heavyweight Bout (265lbs)

Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne

245.4 | 258.8

3x5 rounds

 

PRELIMS 3:00 PM PT

Welterweight Bout (170lbs)

Namo Fazil vs. Jake Babian

170.8 |  171.0

3x5 rounds

 

Catchweight Bout (130lbs)

Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta

129.0 | 130.0

3x5 rounds

 

Welterweight Bout (170lbs)

Jason Jackson  vs. Jefferson Creighton

170.8 | 168.2

3x5 rounds

 

Featherweight Bout (145lbs)

David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales

145.2 | 143.8

3x5 rounds

 

Catchweight Bout (130lbs)

Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong 

120.0 | 129.2

3x5 rounds

 

Catchweight Bout (165lbs)

Chris Avila vs. Brandon Jenkins 

164.0 | 164.2

3x5 rounds

MVP’s Rousey vs. Carano main card will stream live globally on Netflix on Saturday, May 16th at 6:00 PM PT / 9:00 PM ET from Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The preliminary card will begin at 3PM PT / 6PM ET and will be available to stream on Netflix and MVP’s YouTube channels.

For more information, follow on X via @MostVPromotions and @Netflix, on Instagram via @MostValuablePromotions and @Netflix, or on Netflix’s Tudum.

Visit the official Netflix page and click 'Remind Me' to ensure you're notified on Saturday, May 16th, when the action begins. Visit Tudum.com for up-to-date information about the event

About Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) 

Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) was founded in August 2021 by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian with a fighter first ethos. Since inception, MVP has produced 30 live boxing events and currently promotes nearly 60 fighters, 16 world champions, and 26 top contenders.

MVP has led boxing’s evolution in the streaming era through partnerships with the world’s leading platforms. In November 2024, MVP’s Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson and Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano 2 was the first-ever live professional sports event streamed on Netflix. Paul vs. Tyson shattered records, becoming the most-streamed sporting event of all time with 125 million live viewers worldwide. MVP went on to partner with Netflix twice in 2025 for MVP’s Taylor vs. Serrano 3 and Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day.

Today, MVP is the global home of women’s boxing. MVP’s Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano in 2022 was the first female fight to headline Madison Square Garden, while Taylor vs. Serrano 2 in 2024 saw 74 million viewers globally on Netflix and became the most-watched professional women’s sports event in US history with 47 million AMA in the US. Their 2025 trilogy on Netflix topped an all-women’s megacard that set the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most world championship belts ever contested on a single fight card, male or female, with 17 world titles, earning nearly 6 million viewers globally. 

About Netflix

Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services offering TV series, films, games and live programming across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time. 

About Intuit Dome

Intuit Dome, the home of the LA Clippers officially opened on August 15, 2024. In its first year, Intuit Dome has hosted over 100 live events and Clippers games and welcomed over one million fans. Located in Inglewood, Calif., Intuit Dome is built different and redefines fans' expectations for live experiences. To sign up to receive all Intuit Dome press releases and updates, email intuitdomepr@intuitdome.com and follow @IntuitDomePR.

 

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