Mailbag: How would Ronda Rousey do in the UFC today?

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Ronda Rousey, Jake Paul, and Gina Carano pose for a photo after the featherweight bout during the main card of Netflix's Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Intuit Dome on May 16, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix) | Getty Images for Netflix Ronda Rousey has come and gone, and in her wake, she left a new MMA organization.

MVP MMA 1 was an unequivocal success this past weekend, with Rousey, Gina Carano, Nate Diaz, and the rest of the gang drawing very respectable numbers for Netflix. So, let’s talk about the fallout from that event, plus Conor McGregor’s official return against Max Holloway. Ronda Rousey Related to your Ronda Rousey vs.

Julianna Peña poll: How many of the current Top 10 women’s bantamweights would Rousey beat right now? I want to be extremely clear: everything I’m about to say is NOT the result of me being super impressed with Rousey’s win over Carano, but a statement to the moribund state of the UFC’s women’s bantamweight division. The promotion has let this division die.

Here’s the thing about Rousey: for as much as you may not like her, and for as limited as her game is, Rousey is still one of the greatest female fighters of all time, and even at this age, a better athlete than most of the division. Rousey is a legitimate world-class athlete, with a unique and dangerous set of skills, and just generally the ability to actually punch with power. That alone makes her a threat to all but the very top of the women’s bantamweight division right now.