{"id":2375,"date":"2026-05-20T08:15:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2026-05-20T08:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:15:58","slug":"ronda-rousey-comeback-shatters-viewing-records-for-netflix-mixed-martial-arts-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=2375","title":{"rendered":"Ronda Rousey comeback shatters viewing records for Netflix mixed martial arts fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"hydrate-root sc-1ihz57b-0\" data-component=\"Newsletter\" data-loading=\"lazy\" data-theme-name=\"independent\">\n<div data-theme-wrapper=\"independent\" style=\"display:contents\">\n<aside class=\"sc-y4bm30-0 jwWhkK newsletter-component sc-1ge0fwe-0\" data-newsletter-key=\"receiveInsideSportNews\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/InsideSport1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Inside Sport\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-1 inRDZn\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-3\">\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-4 hfveGa\">\n<p><h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-6 fvoxRM cLEJmn\">Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-8 fvoxRM iTZFOX\">Get our free Inside Sport newsletter<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"sc-y4bm30-5 sc-y4bm30-7 fvoxRM iGYpOF\">Get our free Inside Sport newsletter<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"sc-eaj12q-0 hKcUSR sc-culv3z-0 eifaJK sc-1ix0cah-0 PYnPb sc-y4bm30-10 fUEDPX\"><use href=\"#600f53465147d717\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-y4bm30-2 kcLSBk sc-y4bm30-9 iQYNfz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletters\/InsideSport1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Inside Sport\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/netflix\">Netflix<\/a>\u2019s groundbreaking mixed martial arts event, featuring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/general\/rousey-carano-result-submission-armbar-ngannou-nate-diaz-b2978065.html\">highly anticipated double-comeback bout <\/a>between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/ronda-rousey\">Ronda Rousey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/gina-carano\">Gina Carano<\/a>, has shattered viewership records in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Netflix and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/jake-paul\">Jake Paul<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/ufc\/jake-paul-ronda-rousey-nate-diaz-ngannou-mvp-b2940034.html\">Most Valuable Promotions<\/a> announced on Tuesday that Saturday&#8217;s spectacle at the Intuit Dome in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/inglewood\">Inglewood<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/california\">California<\/a>, attracted an estimated 17 million viewers globally. Crucially, it achieved a peak of 11.6 million viewers in the US, surpassing the previous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/mma\">MMA<\/a> record of 8.8 million set in 2011 by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/ufc\">UFC<\/a> on FOX 1.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable fights at the Intuit Dome included UFC veterans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/mike-perry\">Mike Perry<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/nate-diaz\">Nate Diaz<\/a>, with Perry securing a welterweight victory via doctor&#8217;s stoppage after bloodying Diaz. Former UFC heavyweight champion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/francis-ngannou\">Francis Ngannou<\/a> also delivered a first-round knockout against Philipe Lins.<\/p>\n<p>The bout was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/general\/gina-carano-ronda-rousey-controversy-cancelled-reason-record-b2959224.html\">Carano\u2019s first in 17 years<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/general\/ronda-rousey-gina-carano-fight-date-record-b2961834.html\">Rousey\u2019s first in a decade<\/a>, as the trailblazers of women\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/mma\">MMA<\/a> met in an unexpected clash. And it was over almost as soon as it began, as former UFC champion Rousey took down Carano and locked in a signature armbar.<\/p>\n<p>Carano tapped out almost immediately, ending the bout in just 17 seconds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-2 cbpRGD sc-awdjp1-3 image align-center\">\n<figure class=\"sc-1cbdeug-0 cXcwgU\">\n<div class=\"sc-awdjp1-0 jyDGFr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/05\/19\/10\/download..\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/05\/19\/10\/download..?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2026\/05\/19\/10\/download..?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp 640w\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ronda Rousey applying an armbar on Gina Carano\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1cbdeug-1 sc-1cbdeug-3 YlsWU hgzWpY\">Ronda Rousey applying an armbar on Gina Carano<span class=\"sc-1cbdeug-7 gjqsiM\"> <!-- -->(<!-- -->AP<!-- -->)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carano, 44, has since reflected on the experience. In a post on Instagram she wrote: \u201cThis was one of the best rides of my life. I felt locked in fight night. No fear just focused positive adrenaline. Love to my team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart is heavy, I wanted to throw, battle, win, but I kicked when I should have moved and was down and done. If I hadn\u2019t tapped she would\u2019ve broken my arm, as it had begun to crackle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe disappointment of losing like that is very humbling. [Former UFC champions Jon Jones and Cain Velasquez] came up to my table after the fight. They set my mind straight. Jon said, \u2018You haven\u2019t fought in 17 years? Do you know how big your balls have to be to get back in there after that long? Did you set some sort of record or something? Respect!\u2019 That\u2019s exactly what I needed to hear from the best to ever to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/ufc\/ronda-rousey-fight-record-holm-nunes-losses-b2963382.html\">Rousey had last competed in 2016<\/a>, suffering a first-minute knockout by Amanda Nunes in a UFC title fight. One year earlier, she was knocked out by Holly Holm. Meanwhile, Carano had not fought since suffering the first and \u2013 previously \u2013 sole defeat of her career, a KO by Cris Cyborg.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855.jpeg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855-300x200.jpeg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855-768x512.jpeg",640,427,true],"large":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855-1024x683.jpeg",640,427,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855.jpeg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855.jpeg",1200,800,false],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855-1115x715.jpeg",1115,715,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855-800x500.jpeg",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855-1024x683.jpeg",1024,683,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855-540x340.jpeg",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2276639855-400x250.jpeg",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?cat=6\" rel=\"category\">Sports<\/a>","tag_info":"Sports","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}