Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano End Retirements: Historic MMA Showdown on Netflix

The event announced by Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) and the Netflix platform is electrifying the world of combat sports. Ronda Rousey, the first woman inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, returns after a nearly ten-year hiatus. Her last fight took place in December 2016, when she lost to Amanda Nunes. Rousey's opponent will be Gina Carano, a legend who has not fought professionally since 2009. The clash will take place in the featherweight division and is scheduled for five rounds. Organizers confirmed that the fight will be the main event of the card at Intuit Dome, a modern arena capable of seating 18,000 spectators. The beginnings of women's MMA date back to the turn of the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century, but it was Gina Carano in the EliteXC federation and later Ronda Rousey in the UFC who brought the discipline into the mainstream of sports media.Due to the long absence of both fighters, the athletic commission has imposed strict medical requirements. Particular emphasis has been placed on neurological tests and examinations for concussions. Rousey, now 39, has publicly admitted in the past that head injury issues were one of the main reasons for her retirement from MMA. Meanwhile, the 43-year-old Carano has focused on an acting career in Hollywood in recent years, making her physical condition a major mystery to experts. Netflix, by signing the broadcast deal, continues its strategy of entering the market for live sports events. 10 years — Ronda Rousey's retirement lasted before her return to the cageThe involvement of Jake Paul as a co-owner of MVP gives the project enormous commercial scale. Rousey described the upcoming clash as "the biggest fight in the history of women's combat sports." While critics note that both fighters are long past their prime, the marketing potential of this meeting is unprecedented. The broadcast will reach over 260 million subscribers of the platform worldwide, which could set new viewership records for the sport of MMA. Tickets for the gala in Los Angeles are expected to go on sale in the coming weeks. „I've waited so long for this, it's time to show the world where it all began.” — Ronda Rousey Netflix debuted in live sports with broadcasts of exhibition tennis matches and celebrity golf tournaments, but entering the brutal world of combat sports marks a new era in the battle for viewers with traditional sports television.