Netflix’s MMA debut was capped off with a high-stakes women’s legacy fight, as inaugural UFC bantamweight championRondaRousey made her return to the sport opposite Gina Carano – with Rousey winning with her signature armbar only 17 seconds into the featherweight fight at Inglewood, Calif., at Most Valuable Promotions’ first MMA event.

Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano

The 39-year-old, an Olympic bronze medallist in judo in 2008, wasted no time when the fight began at the Intuit Dome in the first MMA card staged by Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. She took down the 44-year-old Carano, quickly moving into position for the armbar, forcing her opponent to tap out quickly or risk her arm being broken.

Rousey (13-2-0 MMA) secured her 10th submission win, returning to the cage following an exit from MMA in December of 2016.

Ronda Rousey Announces Re-Retirement

She announced after the win that she’s once again retiring to focus on having more children.

“There’s no way I could’ve ended it better than this,” Rousey said at the InTuit Dome. “I want to have some more babies and I’ve got to get cooking.”

Rousey, held back by tears, gave it up for Carano following the fight.

“Gina is the person who brought me into MMA,” Rousey said. “She’s the only person who could have brought me back to MMA. She’s my f***ing hero, man.”

Carano (7-2-0 MMA) had been inactive in the sport since August of 2009, returning to MMA after a conversation last fall at Rousey’s encouragement. She admitted the fight was too fast for her, regretting what more she could have done in a short timeframe.

“I feel great,” Carano said after the loss. “I wanted to fight, and I didn’t get that. But she trained. She had her gameplan. I have so much love and respect for her, and this was a victory in my life. She changed it. I woke up at 3 a.m. every morning thinking about her. I took 100 pounds off my body, which is going to give me a longer life. I fell back in love with mixed martial arts. There’s so many things to think about here. It’s just (that) the fight didn’t go my way.”

Carano, 44, is unsure whether she’ll return to MMA, choosing to keep the door open.

Who is Ronda Rousey?

Ronda Rousey is one ofthe biggest pioneers to ever step into the cage.She changed the game forever long before she was a household name.She dominated asa world-class judoka onthe MMA mats, becoming the first American woman to win an Olympic bronze in judo at Beijing 2008.When she transitioned to mixed martial arts, her terrifying athleticism and relentless armbar secured hera contract with Zuffa and the UFC, solidifying her placeas the promotion’s first Women’s Bantamweight Champion.Inarguably one of the most dominant athletes in the sport’s history, she decimated her opponents in seconds, carving outa path for women to sell out huge pay-per-view cards.Since hanging up her MMA gloves in 2016, she has competed atthe topof the game in World Wrestling Entertainment, starred in Hollywood blockbusters, and become a legend.