Ronda Rousey ended Gina Carano's comeback in 17 seconds with a textbook armbar at Intuit Dome before shutting down any talk of a permanent return.
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Ronda Rousey and husband Travis Browne embrace after Rousey defeated Gina Carano in her featherweight bout during the main card of Netflix's Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Intuit Dome on May 16, 2026 in Inglewood, California. For the main event, as it turned out, Rousey needed only 17 seconds to end Carano's dream comeback.
Francis Ngannou sent the crowd into a frenzy after starching Philipe Lins with a terrifying counter left hand before circling the cage and screaming toward Jon Jones at cageside. Diaz’s face was split open by the end of the second round, the canvas looked like a crime scene and Perry stormed around the cage afterward,Mike Perry defeated Nate Diaz via a second-round TKO during their Welterweight Bout of the Mixed Martial Arts on Saturday night's main card event at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood of Los Angeles, California, United States on May 16, 2026.
Francis Ngannou defeated Philipe Lins by knockout at 4:31 of the very first round during their Heavyweight Bout of the Mixed Martial Arts on Saturday night's main card event at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood of Los Angeles, California, United States on May 16, 2026. Across the cage stood MMA pioneer Gina Carano, the original mainstream face of women’s MMA and the opponent fans spent years fantasy-booking against Rousey during the peak of both careers.
The second the fight began, Rousey exploded forward, secured a clinch, executed a textbook judo takedown, and immediately transitioned into her trademark armbar before Carano could settle into the fight. Ronda Rousey defeated Gina Carano by submission via a first-round armbar at the 17-second mark during their Featherweight Bout of the Mixed Martial Arts on Saturday night's main card event at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood of Los Angeles, California, United States on May 16, 2026.
For a split second, the crowd almost seemed stunned by how fast it happened. From where we at OutKick stood cageside — by media members and LA mayoral hopeful Spencer Pratt — everyone looked stunned while Rousey stood in the middle of the cage victorious.
"I feel great," Carano said after losing to Rousey. "I wanted to fight, and I didn’t get that. But she trained. She had her gameplan.
I have so much love and respect for her, and this was a victory in my life. She changed it. I woke up at 3 a.m. every morning thinking about her. I took 100 pounds off my body, which is going to give me a longer life.
"I fell back in love with mixed martial arts. There’s so many things to think about here. It’s just the fight didn’t go my way.
"Ronda Rousey defeated Gina Carano by submission via a first-round armbar at the 17-second mark during their Featherweight Bout of the Mixed Martial Arts on Saturday night's main card event at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood of Los Angeles, California, United States on May 16, 2026. After the fight, Rousey quickly shut down any talk about a permanent comeback.
Smiling with a microphone in hand, she told the roaring crowd this was a one-time return before heading back into retirement and family life.
"There’s no way I could’ve ended it better than this," Rousey said after the win. "I want to have some more babies and I’ve got to get cooking. " If this truly was Ronda Rousey’s final fight, it is hard to imagine a better way for her story to end. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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