Is Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano free on Netflix? Cost, live stream, start time for 2026 MMA fight

Netflix is back once again in the world of combat sports, this time with a women's MMA match serving as its headliner.

Ronda Rousey will be back in the octagon and so will Gina Carano. Both are pioneers in the world of MMA, and have since set their sites on other worlds. For Carano, that's acting, becoming a cast member on The Mandalorian. For Rousey, it's WWE, though she dabbles in acting as well. 

This event is promoted by Most Valuable Promotions, a company established by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian. They worked with Netflix in 2024 for the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, and more recently promoted Amanda Serrano vs Katie Taylor. 

Here's what to know about where to stream Saturday's spectacle and when it will begin.

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Is Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano free on Netflix?

• Live stream: Netflix
  • Standard with ads: $8.99/month
  • Standard: $19.99/month
  • Premium: $26.99/month

The main fight card is available for all Netflix subscribers, regardless of which plan you purchase. There is no need for any extra PPV cost. Much like the fighters on Saturday, Netflix also has escalating incentives.

For $8.99/month, users get the same shows, movies and live events with good video quality and ads. With an upgrade to standard for $19.99/month, users can remove those ads. With premium, the video quality increases and Netflix provides immersive sound through spatial audio for $26.99/month.

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Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano start time

• Date: Saturday, May 16
• Main card start time (approx.): 9 p.m. ET | 6 p.m. PT | 2 a.m. BST (Sunday) | 12 p.m. AEDT (Sunday)
• Preliminary event start time: 6 p.m. ET | 3 p.m. PT | 11 p.m. BST | 9 a.m. AEDT (Sunday)
• Location: Intuit Dome, Inglewood, California

The Netflix broadcast of the main card will begin at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday, streaming around the world. 

For Rousey vs. Carano, the start time will vary based on the timing of the prior fights. A good estimate for the start time would be around 11 p.m. ET, but there is no way to know for certain until the fights preceding it conclude.

Rousey and Carano both have illustrious histories in the MMA, but neither has fought in years. Rousey's last fight was nine years ago, in December 2016. Carano last fought in 2009. 

Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano fight card

• Ronda Rousey vs.  Gina Carano; featherweights
• Mike Perry vs. Nate Diaz; welterweights
• Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins; heavyweights 
• Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross; lightweights
• Robelis Despaigne vs. Junior dos Santos; heavyweights
• Namo Fazil vs. Jake Babian; welterweights
• Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta; catchweight
• Jason Jackson vs. Jeff Creighton; welterweights
• David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales; featherweights
• Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong; catchweight
• Brandon Jenkins vs. Chris Avila; catchweight