Ronda Rousey Confirms 145-Pound Gina Carano Fight as Final MMA Match
Updated
Updated · Forbes · May 16
Ronda Rousey Confirms 145-Pound Gina Carano Fight as Final MMA Match
8 articles · Updated · Forbes · May 16
Rousey said at MVP MMA 1 ceremonial weigh-ins that Saturday’s bout with Gina Carano will be her last MMA fight, framing the Netflix event as a one-night return rather than a full comeback.
142-pound Rousey and 141.4-pound Carano both made weight for the 145-pound featherweight main event, with all 22 fighters on the Inglewood card clearing the scale.
Carano was the specific draw for Rousey’s return: she said it was a matchup the UFC never made, while MVP’s special-event format gave her more creative and financial control.
That stance effectively shuts down talk of a Holly Holm rematch or a Kayla Harrison fight, though promoters had floated both as possibilities if she kept competing.
Will Ronda Rousey’s final fight be a triumphant farewell or will a decade away prove too much to overcome?
Beyond the cage, can this event actually shift power from promotions to fighters in the long run?