Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will finally meet inside the cage for a historic mixed martial arts fight this afternoon.
Rousey (12-2) and Carano (7-1) are legends of women's MMA, but their paths had not crossed until now.
Their meeting will headline a debut MMA event for Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions, rather than in the UFC.
Netflix has the broadcast rights to this fight, a historic milestone for their first-ever MMA event after making inroads with major boxing matches, including Anthony Joshua vs. Jake Paul and Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov.
The fight will follow the Unified Rules of MMA, which all major promotions including the UFC also follow.
Rousey vs. Carano is scheduled for five rounds of five minutes. They will wear four-ounce gloves.
There is no world championship on the line, but history is certainly at stake.
Carano was feted as a pioneer of women's MMA before Rousey's popularity enabled it to explode on the UFC scene. Now, the two icons will share a cage.
Rousey, now 39, hasn't fought in a decade. Her dominance in the UFC was ended by a famous loss to Holly Holm and a subsequent stoppage defeat against Amanda Nunes.
Carano is now 44 and hasn't fought since 2009.
The event will also feature the MMA return of former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, plus Nate Diaz is in action.
Francis Ngannou is back in the cage tonight — and he’s bringing his devastating knockout power to Netflix.
The former UFC heavyweight champion returns to MMA against Brazil’s Philipe Lins.
The matchup marks another major chapter in Ngannou’s combat sports career following his crossover into boxing and dominant 2024 PFL championship run.
Ahead of the fight, Ngannou says, while the world was busy talking, he was busy evolving.
He adds silence should not be mistaken for absence — it is the sound of a predator closing the distance.
The ever-popular Diaz is stepping back into action against fellow veteran Mike Perry.
Ex-UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos is fighting Robelis Despaigne.
The fights are at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.
