Ronda Rousey stops Gina Carano with signature armbar move 17 seconds into their MMA comeback bout

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Ronda Rousey stopped Gina Carano with her signature armbar just 17 seconds into the iconic fighters' mixed martial arts comeback bout Saturday night. The 29-year-old Rousey ended a 9 1/2-year absence from MMA when she took the cage with the 44-year-old Carano, who hadn't fought in 17 years. Rousey (13-2) wasted absolutely no time when the door finally closed, charging and tackling Carano an instant after the opening bell rang. Rousey quickly moved into position and applied her famous finishing move, wrenching Carano's arm as the fight was stopped. Rousey famously won eight fights in less than a minute during her meteoric rise through MMA in the 2010s. This improbable double comeback bout united two of the most important fighters from MMA's past two decades. Rousey became one of the world's most famous athletes as she won the first women's title in the UFC, which only began to promote women's MMA because of Rousey's undeniable talent and star power. Rousey first became interested in MMA because of Carano, whose athleticism and star power made her into a television head

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