Ronda Rousey, the former UFC women's bantamweight champion and first female fighter inducted into the UFC's Hall of Fame, has declared her May 16 return bout against Gina Carano "the biggest MMA fight of all time," saying it marks "the beginning of something huge" for the sport. The fight, which will stream live on Netflix and serves as boxing promotion company MVP's debut in MMA, pairs two pioneers of women's combat sports: Rousey, 39, last fought in 2016, while Carano, 43, has not competed since a 2009 loss to Cris Cyborg. Rousey cited the 108-million-viewer audience for the November 2024 Mike Tyson–Jake Paul bout as evidence that fan appetite for high-profile comeback fights remains strong, and confirmed that every fighter on the MVP card will earn a minimum purse of $40,000.