The pre-fight medicals that Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will have to go through ahead of their May 16 matchup will be more extensive than the usual for an MMA fighter.

Perhaps the most noteworthy of the additional medical requirements is that the 39-year-old Rousey must go through concussion battery testing.

"We're going to put her through neurological and concussion battery testing and make sure she's OK," Foster said. "We're going to have our doctors take a look. The fighters are going to have to do a lot of medicals."

In her years away from the Octagon, Rousey has come clean about her history and battles with concussions. The inaugural UFC women's bantamweight champion and former Olympic bronze medal judoka admitted that she kept concussion diagnoses hidden from the UFC and fight officials, fearing a premature end to her career, as well as a target being placed on her in fights.

This is in accordance of recommendations from the Association of Ringside Physicians.

In spite of the extensive testing, Foster assures that if both women pass everything, the fight will go through.

"As long as these women pass their medicals and pass all their neurological batteries and do the things they need to do, there's nothing wrong with this fight," Foster said.

Carano, meanwhile, has not fought since her August 2009 loss to Cris Cyborg in Strikeforce. After the end of her MMA run, Carano had a successful transition to Hollywood, earning roles in films such as Fast & the Furious 6 and Deadpool, as well as the first two seasons of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian.

Rousey vs. Carano will headline the first MMA card for MVP Promotions, taking place on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California, and airing on Netflix.

The pre-fight medicals that Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will have to go through ahead of their May 16 matchup will be more extensive than the usual for an MMA fighter.

Perhaps the most noteworthy of the additional medical requirements is that the 39-year-old Rousey must go through concussion battery testing.

"We're going to put her through neurological and concussion battery testing and make sure she's OK," Foster said. "We're going to have our doctors take a look. The fighters are going to have to do a lot of medicals."

In her years away from the Octagon, Rousey has come clean about her history and battles with concussions. The inaugural UFC women's bantamweight champion and former Olympic bronze medal judoka admitted that she kept concussion diagnoses hidden from the UFC and fight officials, fearing a premature end to her career, as well as a target being placed on her in fights.

This is in accordance of recommendations from the Association of Ringside Physicians.

In spite of the extensive testing, Foster assures that if both women pass everything, the fight will go through.

"As long as these women pass their medicals and pass all their neurological batteries and do the things they need to do, there's nothing wrong with this fight," Foster said.

Carano, meanwhile, has not fought since her August 2009 loss to Cris Cyborg in Strikeforce. After the end of her MMA run, Carano had a successful transition to Hollywood, earning roles in films such as Fast & the Furious 6 and Deadpool, as well as the first two seasons of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian.

Rousey vs. Carano will headline the first MMA card for MVP Promotions, taking place on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California, and airing on Netflix.