Ronda Rousey beats Gina Carano in 17 seconds in MMA return: ‘I didn’t really want to hurt her’

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Ronda Rousey made a thunderous return to mixed martial arts Saturday night, submitting longtime rival Gina Carano in just 15 seconds with a lightning-fast armbar at Netflix's inaugural MVP MMA event inside Intuit Dome.

Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions turned the arena into a full-blown Netflix spectacle packed with celebrities, influencers, former fighters and longtime fans who grew up watching MMA greats like Rousey, Carano, Nate Diaz and Francis Ngannou.

The former UFC champion rolled back the years to beat her fellow icon, after Francis Ngannou’s undercard win and Nate Diaz’s defeat