Rousey to face Carano in first MMA bout in 10 yearsImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ronda Rousey (left) and Gina Carano are two key pioneers in women’s MMAPublished45 minutes agoUFC legend Ronda Rousey will fight Gina Carano in May – a decade after she retired from MMA.The bout between the two icons will be staged at the 18,000-seat Intuit Dome in California and will be the first MMA fight to be streamed live on Netflix.Rousey, 39, is considered the biggest female MMA star of all time and was the first woman to sign with the UFC and win a UFC belt.”Been waiting so long to announce this: me and Gina Carano are going to throw down in the biggest super-fight in women’s combat sport history,” Rousey reported.The bout on 16 May will be over five rounds at 145lb (10st 5lb).Rousey is a decorated all-round athlete, having also won an Olympic gold medal in judo and competed in the WWE after retiring from MMA at the age of 29.After a five-year unbeaten streak, Rousey lost her UFC bantamweight title to Holly Holm in a shock defeat and when she was beaten by Amanda Nunes in her comeback the following year, she retired from MMA.
