{"id":1160281,"date":"2026-02-17T16:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/?p=1160281"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:40:46","slug":"video-gina-carano-towers-over-ronda-rousey-in-first-netflix-face-off-ahead-of-may-16-super-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/video-gina-carano-towers-over-ronda-rousey-in-first-netflix-face-off-ahead-of-may-16-super-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Gina Carano towers over Ronda Rousey in first Netflix face off ahead of May 16 super fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/390789\/ronda-rousey-shares-mma-training-footage-finding-my-love-for-the-sport-again\">Love has been found!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey are going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/ufc-news\/422625\/ronda-rousey-gina-carano-skip-ufc-white-house-book-may-16-super-fight-on-netflix\">headline a special Netflix MMA card<\/a> on Sat., May 16, 2026 from inside Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2012\/10\/3\/3450128\/strikeforce-womens-mma-ronda-rousey-cyborg-drug-testing\">holding gold in the bantamweight division<\/a>, Rousey will move up to 145 pounds for her five-round main event against \u201cConviction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Netflix posted their first official face off earlier this morning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>A LEGACY SHOWDOWN \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RouseyCarano?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RouseyCarano<\/a><\/p>\n<p>RONDA ROUSEY vs. GINA CARANO<br \/>Saturday May 16<br \/>LIVE only on Netflix <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cybtQHNyPT\">pic.twitter.com\/cybtQHNyPT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Netflix Sports (@netflixsports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflixsports\/status\/2023759338280472827?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Rousey has been out of action for more than nine years, while Carano has been MIA since 2009.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cBeen waiting so long to announce this,\u201d Rousey said in today\u2019s release. \u201cMe and Gina Carano are gonna throw down in the biggest super fight in women\u2019s combat sport history! And we\u2019re partnering with the fighter-first promotion MVP as well as the biggest and baddest streamer on the planet Netflix. This is for all MMA fans past, present and future. More to come\u2026 much more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Considering Rousey is 39 and Carano is 43, I would definitely say it\u2019s for MMA fans past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cAfter the record-breaking success in boxing, we wanted our first MMA event to be truly legendary,\u201d said Gabe Spitzer, Netflix VP of Sports. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to continue our partnership with MVP and bring together Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano to deliver the kind of high-stakes, icon-driven competition that our members crave. These are more than just athletes \u2014 they are generational stars and having them headline our MMA debut at the Intuit Dome is a defining moment for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">A special kickoff press conference is scheduled for March 5 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/video-gina-carano-towers-over-164046832.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/video-gina-carano-towers-over-164046832.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love has been found! 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