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MMA trailblazer Ronda Rousey returns to the cage to face MMA pioneer Gina Carano in a featherweight main event for the Most Valuable Promotion on Saturday at Intuit Dome.
Rousey last fought in 2016, and Carano’s last fight was 17 years ago.
The card on Netflix also features former UFC stars Nate Diaz and Mike Perry in the co-main event and former UFC champion Francis Ngannou versus former PFL heavyweight tournament winner Philipe Lins.
READ: 10 questions with Ronda Rousey before the MMA icon’s final fight
Here are photos as former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against Carano during a training session at her home in Riverside.
- Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)- Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, at her home in Riverside. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Former UFC champion and Olympic medalist Ronda Rousey prepares for her fight against combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano during a training session with striking coach AJ Matthews at her home in Riverside, CA, on Monday, February 23, 2026. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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