Overview
- Rousey, speaking Monday on The Ariel Helwani Show, accused UFC executive Hunter Campbell of dismissing and trying to undermine a proposed UFC version of the fight after Dana White initially supported it.
- She said White floated a plan to stage the bout for the vacant women’s featherweight title, then talks collapsed as Campbell questioned the matchup and the division’s value.
- Rousey explained that a Cleveland Clinic diagnosis of migraine aura and preventive treatment cleared health concerns that she says derailed her final UFC fights and made this return possible.
- She reaffirmed that the Carano bout is intended to be her last fight as she promised her husband not to continue and wants to focus on family after Saturday.
- The event headlines Most Valuable Promotions’ debut MMA card at the Intuit Dome on May 16 and streams worldwide on Netflix, positioning a streamer-promoter model that Rousey argues could give fighters more leverage outside the UFC.