Ronda Rousey announces shock comeback with Jake | Sports News

UFC icon Ronda Rousey has sensationally introduced her return to fight sports activities due to Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. 

Rousey rose to prominence and have become a mainstream star as she delivered a collection of spotlight victories and defended her bantamweight title six instances — with just one bout going past the primary spherical. She represented a blockbuster box workplace draw for Dana White’s promotion earlier than her gorgeous defeat to Holly Holm at UFC 193.

But now, for the primary time in a decade, Rousey is because of get back into the cage to combat Gina Carano on the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles in May. The pair are as a consequence of conflict in a featherweight bout at 145lbs.

This occasion shall be professionally sanctioned beneath the Unified Rules of MMA and contested over 5, 5-minute rounds utilizing 4oz gloves, inside a hexagon cage. The combat and card will stream stay globally, solely on Netflix at no extra price to its 300+ million members.

It is the most recent success for Paul’s MVP, following their big hits of Taylor vs Serrano 3 and Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua: Judgement Day. For the primary time, although, MVP and Netflix are teaming up for a historic inaugural MMA occasion.

Rousey shattered the glass ceiling for feminine fighters and have become the face of the game. She was the primary girl inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, and is making ready to combat for the primary time in a decade, tallying a 12-2-0 file.

“Been waiting so long to announce this: Me and Gina Carano are gonna throw down in the biggest super fight in women’s combat sport history!” stated Rousey. “And we’re partnering with the fighter-first promotion MVP as well as the biggest and baddest streamer on the planet Netflix. This is for all MMA fans past, present and future. More to come… much more.”

Carino has loved an impactful begin to her MMA profession, hovering to a 7-1-0 file. Before transitioning to MMA, she constructed a robust basis in Muay Thai and is widely known as a key determine in popularizing and legitimizing girls’s MMA earlier than girls had been invited to compete within the UFC.

Paul and his MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian launched a assertion for the announcement of Rousey-Carano, which learn: “MVP has always been driven by disruption and delivering the biggest moments in combat sports on a global scale, and today we are officially bringing that energy to MMA for the first time.

“Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are the two most formative figures in the history of women’s MMA; they are the icons who shattered the glass ceiling and helped build the foundation this sport stands on. MVP’s conviction in women’s boxing was driven by the success achieved by Ronda Rousey, who was the biggest star of the entire sport of MMA during her career.

“Following the unprecedented success of our boxing partnership, we are proving that MVP and Netflix can create blockbuster live events in multiple sports that engage fans across generations. This is what we do.”