Ronda Rousey announces rivalry against UFC and Paramount+ and warns: 'Netflix is ​​not playing around'

Ronda Rousey She is a former UFC champion. (Photo: Reproduction/Twitter)

Ronda Rousey believes that her name can help Netflix to dethrone Paramount+ at least in the combat sports scene. Last Tuesday (17), the American surprised fans by announce a confrontation against Gina Carano, which will be promoted by Most Valuable Promotions and broadcast by the streaming giant. According to the judoka, the event aims to compete directly with the UFC, currently shown on the rival platform.

In a post on the social media platform 'X', the former champion highlighted that the rivalry between Netflix and Paramount+ has many layers and expressed confidence in the potential of her duel with Gina Carano to surpass the audience numbers achieved by the UFC on the 'streaming platform of the mountains'.

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“This rivalry has many layers, Netflix isn’t messing around, I bet we can surpass the numbers of Paramount+ and the UFC,” wrote the former champion.

This rivalry has so many layers – @netflix isn’t playing around – bet you we can beat @paramountplus' @ufc Numbers 😈👊🏼🔥https://t.co/0GyZ1M2d2B

— Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) February 18, 2026

Ronda Rousey tried to return to the UFC.

In an interview with ESPN, Ronda Rousey He explained that he contacted Dana White to see if the UFC was interested, but negotiations didn't progress, which ultimately paved the way for the fight to take place outside the organization.

“I contacted Dana and asked if he would be interested in this. It didn’t exactly work out with the UFC, but that brought us to where we are today. I was nine months pregnant,” she said. Ronda Rousey.