Ronda Rousey says she is "smashing the record" alongside Gina Carano for the "most women have been paid in combat sports" and she could become the most powerful figure in MMA since UFC president Dana White.

Rousey, the former UFC champion, has vowed that her comeback fight will be the biggest fight in women’s MMA history.

In her 17-second submission of Gina Carano — by armbar, of course — Rousey didn’t just notch her first win since 2015; she helped open a debate about whether mixed martial arts would see its first ser...