An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows MMA fighter Ronda Rousey on the ground with a referee attempting to intervene in a match against Carano, Image 2 shows Ronda Rousey hugs Gina Carano after defeating her in an MMA match

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Ronda Rousey only needs 17 seconds to defeat Gina Carano in stunning end to anticipated fight

Updated 2 hours ago
New York Post
Al Jazeera
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The event saw Ronda Rousey defeat Gina Carano in 17 seconds, submitting Carano with a armbar early in the bout. Al Jazeera reports the win by armbar after 17 seconds, noting it was a comeback bout in Los Angeles and that Rousey retired again. The New York Post coverage repeats the 17-second finish and frames it as a stunning end to the anticipated fight, with Carano expressing that she wanted more and Rousey securing the victory quickly. There is a disagreement about whether Netflix broadcast was involved, and both post-game remarks emphasize the brief duration of the fight.

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An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows MMA fighter Ronda Rousey on the ground with a referee attempting to intervene in a match against Carano, Image 2 shows Ronda Rousey hugs Gina Carano after defeating her in an MMA match
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/17/2026

Ronda Rousey only needs 17 seconds to defeat Gina Carano in stunning end to anticipated fight

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — When Ronda Rousey finally got back into a mixed martial arts cage after 9 1/2 years away from her sport, she couldn’t wait even one more minute to collect another arm — and to have her own arm raised one last time. Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the two.

Ronda Rousey retires again after 17-second submission defeat of Gina Carano
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Leaning left
5/17/2026

Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano fight: Rousey wins with a 17-second submission

Mixed martial arts (MMA) star Ronda Rousey has retired again after demolishing fellow combat sports trailblazer Gina Carano in their long-awaited nontitle comeback bout in Los Angeles, defeating her rival by armbar after just 17 seconds. After a hype-filled build-up, the bout on Saturday was a jarring anticlimax, with.

An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Gina Carano in red gloves, arms outstretched, during her introduction before a featherweight bout, Image 2 shows Ronda Rousey applies an armbar submission to Gina Carano in their featherweight bout
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/17/2026

Gina Carano left ruing 17-second return fight against Ronda Rousey: ‘Wanted that to last longer’

After her return to the boxing ring lasted just 17 seconds, controversial boxer-turned-actor Gina Carano was left wanting more. “I wanted that to last longer — I felt like I was so ready, I felt so good,” Carano, 44, said during an in-ring interview following her loss to Ronda Rousey on Saturday night in Inglewood.