Netflix To Stream Ronda Rousey Vs Gina Carano MMA Event

“Two pioneers… coming your way on May 16 live and exclusively on Netflix, airing its very first mixed martial arts event,” the event host said while announcing the cardboard.

The event will happen on the Intuit Dome and can feature Rousey competing in MMA for the primary time in a decade. Carano has not fought since 2009, when she lost to Cris Cyborg in a Strikeforce title fight.

Rousey built her repute because the UFC’s first female star, helping the promotion bring women’s MMA to the Octagon in 2013. Carano was one in every of the game’s early pioneers in the course of the Strikeforce era and have become one in every of the primary female fighters to headline a serious card.

The fight will headline a broader card that also includes former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou facing UFC veteran Philipe Lins. Each fighters appeared on the press conference and confirmed their participation within the event.

For Netflix, the event marks one other step into live combat sports. The streaming platform has previously tested the format with boxing events promoted by Most Worthwhile Promotions and can now expand that approach into MMA. Promoters described the cardboard as the primary of several potential MMA events on the platform if the launch proves successful.

Additional fights are expected to be announced in the approaching weeks as the cardboard is finalized ahead of the May event. The event is scheduled to stream globally on Netflix as the corporate continues experimenting with live sports programming.