{"id":240780,"date":"2026-05-17T16:39:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T16:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/ronda-rousey-reveals-her-next-steps-after-17-second-netflix-comeback-victory\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T16:39:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T16:39:50","slug":"ronda-rousey-reveals-her-next-steps-after-17-second-netflix-comeback-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/ronda-rousey-reveals-her-next-steps-after-17-second-netflix-comeback-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronda Rousey Reveals Her Next Steps After 17-Second Netflix Comeback Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ronda-rousey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ronda Rousey<\/strong><\/a> made her triumphant<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/sports\/news\/ronda-rousey-announces-surprising-mma-return-after-more-than-a-decade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> return back to the MMA octagon<\/a> \u2014 and is ready to take on her next challenge.<\/p>\n<p>After defeating fellow retired fighter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/gina-carano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gina Carano<\/strong><\/a> in just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/sports\/news\/ronda-rousey-gina-carano-result-netflix-comeback-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17 seconds via submission<\/a> on Saturday, May 16, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, Rousey, 39, revealed what she plans to do in the wake of her dominant win.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said, \u2018She\u2019s my f***ing hero and just thank you for everything and thank you for bringing me back home,\u201d Rousey told the in-ring reporter of what she said to her opponent after the live Netflix fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was so quick \u2014 is there any chance we can see more of this?\u201d the reporter asked. \u201cI think everyone wants to see more of you competing. You looked so good, so dominant out there. Listen to this crowd, look at the reception you\u2019ve had since coming back to MMA. Is there any chance we\u2019ll leave that door a little bit open?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/ronda-rousey-welcomes-2nd-baby-with-husband-travis-browne\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/ronda-rousey-welcomes-2nd-baby-with-husband-travis-browne\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Ronda Rousey Welcomes 2nd Baby With Husband Travis Browne<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tRonda Rousey has given birth to her second child with husband Travis Browne. The professional wrestler, 37, announced the arrival of their daughter via an Instagram post shared on Thursday, January 9. \u201cOur little girl came into this world during a windstorm into a city on fire, so grateful she made it safe and sound,\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rousey quickly responded, explaining to the reporter and the crowd that she couldn\u2019t have imagined a better way to walk away from the sport for good.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4335744\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4335744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2276641015rondarouseywhatsnextafternetflixfight.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Ronda Rousey celebrates after defeating Gina Carano by submission<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no way I could have ended it better than this,\u201d she said. \u201cI want to have some more babies and I gotta get cooking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ronda-rousey-opens-up-on-mma-return-motherhood-more-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rousey retired from the sport of MMA<\/a> in 2016 after back-to-back losses to fellow fighters <strong>Holly Holm<\/strong> and <strong>Amanda Nunes<\/strong>. After retiring, Rousey married former UFC star <strong>Travis Browne<\/strong> in 2017. In 2021, the pair welcomed their first daughter, La\u2019akea Makalapuaokalanip\u014d, followed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/ronda-rousey-welcomes-2nd-baby-with-husband-travis-browne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their second daughter<\/a>, Liko\u2019ula P\u0101\u2019\u016bomahinakaipiha, in 2025. (Brown also shares two sons, Kaleo and Keawe, with a previous partner.)<\/p>\n<p>Rousey announced her surprise return to MMA in February, officially ending her nearly decade-long retirement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBeen waiting so long to announce this: Me and Gina Carano are gonna throw down in the biggest super fight in women\u2019s combat sport history!\u201d she said in a statement at the time. \u201cAnd we\u2019re partnering with the fighter-first promotion MVP as well as the biggest and baddest streamer on the planet Netflix. This is for all MMA fans past, present and future. More to come\u2026 much more.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/celeb-moms-debut-postpartum-bodies-days-after-giving-birth\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jeannie-Mai-Shows-Postpartum-Body-Calls-4th-Trimester-the-Hardest-Yet.jpg?crop=0px%2C275px%2C1440px%2C814px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jeannie-Mai-Shows-Postpartum-Body-Calls-4th-Trimester-the-Hardest-Yet.jpg?crop=0px%2C275px%2C1440px%2C814px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jeannie-Mai-Shows-Postpartum-Body-Calls-4th-Trimester-the-Hardest-Yet.jpg?crop=0px%2C275px%2C1440px%2C814px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jeannie-Mai-Shows-Postpartum-Body-Calls-4th-Trimester-the-Hardest-Yet.jpg?crop=0px%2C275px%2C1440px%2C814px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jeannie-Mai-Shows-Postpartum-Body-Calls-4th-Trimester-the-Hardest-Yet.jpg?crop=0px%2C275px%2C1440px%2C814px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jeannie-Mai-Shows-Postpartum-Body-Calls-4th-Trimester-the-Hardest-Yet.jpg?crop=0px%2C275px%2C1440px%2C814px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jeannie-Mai-Shows-Postpartum-Body-Calls-4th-Trimester-the-Hardest-Yet.jpg?crop=0px%2C275px%2C1440px%2C814px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jeannie-Mai-Shows-Postpartum-Body-Calls-4th-Trimester-the-Hardest-Yet.jpg?crop=0px%2C275px%2C1440px%2C814px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jeannie-Mai-Shows-Postpartum-Body-Calls-4th-Trimester-the-Hardest-Yet.jpg?crop=0px%2C275px%2C1440px%2C814px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Jeannie May Shows Postpartum Body, Calls 4th Trimester \u2018the Hardest\u2019 Yet\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/celeb-moms-debut-postpartum-bodies-days-after-giving-birth\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celeb Moms Debut Postpartum Bodies Days After Giving Birth<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tCelebrity moms are becoming more and more open about their pregnancies \u2014 and have started sharing their postpartum bodies on social media. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Enter your email Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Carano, 44, said that a long-awaited dream match against Rousey was the only offer intriguing enough to bring her out of her own, near 17-year retirement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRonda came to me and said there is only one person she would make a comeback for and it has been her dream to make this fight happen between us,\u201d Carano said in February. \u201cShe thanked me for opening up doors for her in her career and was respectful in asking for this fight to happen. This is an honor. I believe I will walk out of this fight with the win, and I anticipate it will not come easy, which I welcome. This is as much for Ronda and me as it is for the fans and mixed martial arts community. What a time to be alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ronda-rousey-netflix-victory-mma-fighter-reveals-next-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronda Rousey made her triumphant return back to the MMA octagon \u2014 and is ready to take on her next challenge. After defeating fellow retired fighter Gina Carano in just 17 seconds via submission on Saturday, May 16, at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, Rousey, 39, revealed what she plans to do in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":240781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-240780","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/240781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}