Overview
- Most Valuable Promotions released the official trailer and highlighted a May 16 Netflix lineup at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome with Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano, Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins, and Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry.
- The UFC will run a same‑night show at its Apex facility in Las Vegas headlined by Arnold Allen vs. Melquizael Costa, and Allen said the promotion is not trying to match MVP’s star power that evening.
- Jake Paul said Dana White is “checked out” and promoted MVP’s stated $40,000 minimum purse as part of a plan to challenge the UFC on fighter pay and exposure.
- Ronda Rousey cast herself as a potential MVP figurehead after the fight and said she still values her relationship with Dana White even as she critiques UFC practices.
- Questions about competitive stakes grew after former UFC champion Merab Dvalishvili, who trained with Gina Carano, predicted Carano could upset Rousey and called her the real deal.