Ronda Rousey submits Gina Carano by armbar in 17 seconds - ESPN

INGLEWOOD, California — Ronda Rousey's storied MMA career could end only one way: in the first round via armbar.

Rousey (13-2), 39, turned back the clock on Saturday inside Intuit Dome, submitting Gina Carano (7-3) in just 17 seconds with her signature submission. The 145-pound featherweight bout headlined Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions' first MMA card on Netflix. The result was probably inevitable — Carano, 44, hadn't fought since 2009 and represented a different era from Rousey — but it was special to Rousey, nonetheless.

«I was hoping to come out as unscathed as possible,» Rousey said of the quick finish. «I didn't really want to hurt her. It was beautiful martial arts, that's what I think that was. It was art.»

Of course, Saturday's result was very different from Rousey's initial exit from MMA. The former UFC bantamweight champion, who famously changed UFC CEO Dana White's mind on promoting women's MMA in 2013, suffered knockout losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes in 2015 and 2016, and then immediately distanced herself from the sport.

Saturday's event was a chance for her to rewrite that ending. Afterward, Rousey definitively stated she will not fight again.

Carano, who said she lost 100 pounds after accepting Rousey's proposal for the fight in late 2024, admitted she was left a bit unsatisfied by the 17-second contest. Widely considered the original pioneer of women's MMA, Carano wasn't able to throw a single punch in the fight. Rousey immediately ducked into her hips for a takedown, moved to full mount and then transitioned to the armbar.

«I wanted that to last longer,» Carano said. «I was so ready. I felt so good. I've never felt that good. I haven't competed in 17 years, I wanted to hit her. But getting