Overview
- Ronda Rousey is slated to face Gina Carano on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, in a Most Valuable Promotions event streaming live on Netflix.
- UFC CEO Dana White said he and Rousey discussed the matchup since last year but that a deal to stage it in the UFC "just didn’t work out," adding he is happy for both fighters.
- Rousey has said the UFC’s shift away from pay-per-view under its new Paramount rights deal undercut guaranteed-purse talks, prompting her to sign with MVP for the Netflix card.
- CSAC executive director Andy Foster said both athletes will undergo extensive medical and neurological evaluations, including concussion battery testing, and must pass to be licensed.
- The fight is planned at featherweight (145 pounds), with reactions ranging from CM Punk cautioning about returns at an older age to Urijah Faber expressing enthusiasm and Sean Strickland criticizing the matchup.