Tonight, Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will emerge from retirement to square off in an unexpected mixed-martial-arts (MMA) showdown.
Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, knocked out Philipe Lins in trademark fashion in round one. Then, Diaz was pulled from his bout with Mike Perry after the latter bloodied the UFC icon badly.
Follow live updates and results from Rousey vs Carano, Ngannou vs Lins, and Diaz vs Perry, below:
Rousey speaks on possibility of another fight“There’s no way I could have ended it better than this. I want to have some more babies, and I’ve got to get cooking.”
Alex Pattle17 May 2026 05:20
Rousey speaks on victory“I was hoping to come out as unscathed as possible, because I didn’t really wanna hurt her.
“Luckily it was just beautiful martial arts, I think that’s what that was. It’s an art.
“My husband and kids are watching, I didn’t want to put them through any more.”
Alex Pattle17 May 2026 05:14
Rousey speaks on victory“Gina is the person who brought me into MMA, she’s the only person who could’ve brought me back. She’s my f***ing hero, man. You changed my world, and we changed the world. I will never be able to pay you back enough.
“Everybody here, everybody at home watching, you are what gives this value. You are giving the fighters our power back, thanks so much for caring about us. We’ll fight for you.”
Alex Pattle17 May 2026 05:13
Rousey and Carano in emotional embraceThey’re officially saying 17 seconds for the stoppage.
Rousey and Carano are in tears, embracing. Carano smiles away the defeat.
Alex Pattle17 May 2026 05:10
ROUSEY SUBMITS CARANO IN 15 SECONDSBoth women stand orthodox.
Rousey shoots for a body-lock takedown immediately and gets it!
Carano tries to defend with a guillotine choke, but she can’t secure it.
Rousey pops her head out and is in mount now, and she goes for her signature armbar…
THERE’S THE TAP! 15 SECONDS!
Alex Pattle17 May 2026 05:07
Rousey vs Carano: Round oneAnd we’re off!!
Alex Pattle17 May 2026 05:03
Rousey vs Carano ring walks under way!Carano almost skipped to the ring, touching the hands of the fans.
Now here’s Rousey, wasting no time and wearing a MEAN expression.
Alex Pattle17 May 2026 05:00
Carano on Rousey, Musk’s legal help… and a return to acting?When Gina Carano dialed into our Zoom call, she was celebrating her 44th birthday. Not actively celebrating – there was no music, no balloons, no oversized badge pinned to a dress – but this was the day.
Seated at a desk in a modestly-decorated room, sporting a black jumper, she seemed at peace. They say life begins at 40, but at 44, she is about to start her fighting life all over again.
Still, it was in the year she turned 40 that Carano got married, unbeknownst to the wider world, and this fresh decade has already been characterised by one of the most fraught chapters in her life: there was the tweet, the firing, and then the lawsuit.
It’s a lot to delve into, so here’s our interview with Carano:
Alex Pattle17 May 2026 04:52
Rousey reflects on Holm and Nunes KOs: ‘It’s finally caught up to me’Here’s what Rousey told The Independent specifically about her last two fights – KO defeats by Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes:
“I was having neurological issues, and I was getting hit and basically losing chunks of my vision, depth perception, ability to track moving objects, to think clearly.
“So, after my first loss, I was like: ‘F***, it’s finally caught up to me. I’m never gonna be able to compete at the highest level again.’
“But there were a lot of other factors. I had a bad mouthguard, stuff like that. My teeth got knocked loose, the very first punch of the [Holm] fight, so I convinced myself: ‘Maybe it was just that.’
“But then the same thing [against Nunes]: the first time I got hit, I couldn’t see.”
More here:
Alex Pattle17 May 2026 04:49
The inside story of Rousey’s rise and fall: ‘Constant insanity’Ahead of Rousey’s first fight in 10 years, Alex Pattle spoke to the controversial icon herself, her opponent Gina Carano, promoter Nakisa Bidarian, and journalist Chuck Mindenhall…
Ronda Rousey sits at a table in a spacious, modern kitchen, a bowl of cream of wheat reflecting in her thick-framed glasses. She feels the need to apologise for her bespectacled look; she’s been staring at a screen too long today, she explains, and our Zoom call will only extend that trend.
In the background, her husband Travis walks by carrying one of their two young daughters, whisking her away so Rousey can speak without distraction.
She’s sitting in a house that her MMA career built. Some would argue modern MMA is the house that Ronda Rousey built.
Full article:
Alex Pattle17 May 2026 04:46
