It wasannounced back in Februarythat former MMA champion Ronda Rousey was going to fight MMA pioneer Gina Carano on May 16 in Los Angeles at the Intuit Dome, streaming on Netflix.
The fight is the first-ever live MMA card on Netflixand will promoted by Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. Nate Diaz will also fight Mike Perry on the card, along with Francis Ngannou taking on Philipe Lins.
Oddsmakers have installed Rousey as a big favorite to win.
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Rousey is currently a -650 favorite (implied probability of 86%) to win the fight at sportsbooks, with Carano a +450 underdog. Rousey, 39, last competed in 2016 in a loss against Amanda Nunes, while Carano, 43, last fought all the way back in 2009.
The fight will becontested as a featherweight bout at 145 poundsover five 5-minute rounds, using 4-ounce gloves.
As Yahoo Sports’ Ben Fowlkes noted, thisdream fight may be a decade late, but it will be a big deal — and plenty of fans will surely tune in. Both women were pioneers in the sport, both have had success out of the ring and both stayed in MMA long enough to suffer some big defeats.
We’ll be on the lookout for any large wagers as well as the fight approaches.
