MMA Tonight: What Time Does The Rousey Vs. Carano Fight Card Start?

Tonight, Saturday, May 16, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood California, Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions holds its first MMA card. Two women’s MMA legends compete in the main event spot. That fight, Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano, finds the two women ending long pauses in their MMA careers. Rousey has not fought since losing a UFC title fight in 2016. Meanwhile. Carano’s last trip to the cage came in 2009 in a Strikeforce title bout.

Also on the fight card are notable bouts featuring several former UFC competitors. Those fighters include ex-UFC champs Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos, as well as Nate Diaz and Mike Perry.

Ronda Rousey Vs. Gina Carano Fight Card: Date, Time, Location, How To Watch Or Stream

Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California

Main Card Time: 9:00 p.m. EST

Preliminary Card Time: 6:00 p.m. EST

Rousey Vs. Carano Fight Card: How To Watch Or Stream

How to Watch or Stream Main Card: Netflix

How to Watch or Stream Preliminary Card: Tudum and the MVP YouTube page

ForbesRonda Rousey Vs. Gina Carano Full Fight Card Set With 11 BoutsBy Trent Reinsmith

MVP MMA 1 Main Card

Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano

Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry

Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins

Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross

Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne

MVP MMA 1 Preliminary Card

Namo Fazil vs. Jake Bobian

Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta

Jason Jackson vs. Jefferson Creighton

David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales

Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong

Chris Avila vs. Brandon Jenkins

Ronda Rousey Vs. Gina Carano

Saturday’s fight marks the first MMA bout for Rousey since her UFC run ended with back-to-back knockout losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes in 2015 and 2016.

Prior to those contests, Rousey was the most dominant fighter in women’s MMA. She opened her career with six armbar submission wins, winning and defending the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title before the UFC bought that organization.

Rousey was named the UFC women’s champion in 2012. Her first defense of that crown was a 2013 submission win over Liz Carmouche at UFC 157. She won that contest by armbar.

Over the next two years, Rousey would defeat Miesha Tate (armbar), Sara McMann (TKO), Alexis Davis (KO), Cat Zingano (armbar), and Beth Correia (KO) before losing to Holm (KO) and then Nunes (KO).

Rousey was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018, becoming the first female inductee.

Following her run with the UFC, Rousey went on to the WWE, where she would win the Raw Women’s Championship, the SmackDown Women’s Championship, and the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. Rousey also participated in the first women’s match to headline WrestleMania.

Carano began her MMA career in 2006. A striker by trade, Carano went 7-0 to open her career, picking up wins over fighters like Julie Kedzie and Tonya Evinger. In 2009, Carano fought Cris Cyborg for that promotion’s inaugural title. Cyborg won the contest via TKO at 4:59 of the first round.

After the Cyborg fight, Carano shifted her focus to acting, appearing in several projects, including The Mandalorian.

We will have more on the Rousey vs. Carano fight card on fight night nears.