One thing is for sure: Ronda Rousey does not get paid by the hour!
In her first MMA fight since 2016, the baddest woman on the planet submitted fellow MMA legend Gina Carano in just 17 seconds with her armbar.
It’s a fight that followed most of Ronda’s history in the cage: a fast start and straight for the kill, a method which has worked for a majority of her career apart from her previous two fights.
The fight between Rousey and Carano headlined MVP’s first foray into MMA and took place at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. The show was not sold out, but was around 90% full by the time the main event kicked in.
In the post-fight interview, Rousey said that was it for her MMA career and there was no way she could have ended better than this and wants to go home and “make some more babies.”
In interviews leading up to the fight, Rousey hinted that this was going to be her last MMA fight of her career.
Rousey took a reported $2.2 million payout while Carano had a $1 million payout for the fight according to figures released.
JUST LIKE THAT.
RONDA ROUSEY DEFEATS GINA CARANO VIA ARMBAR IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS. #RouseyCarano pic.twitter.com/XFZQQlz3NF
— Netflix Sports (@netflixsports) May 17, 2026
