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Ronda Rousey to Face Gina Carano in Netflix’s MMA Debut on May 16

The bout launches Netflix and Jake Paul’s MVP into MMA after Rousey said her initial UFC pitch was rejected.

Overview

  • Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions will stream the main event live worldwide from Los AngelesIntuit Dome with no extra fee for subscribers.
  • The matchup is a professionally sanctioned featherweight contest under the Unified Rules—five five-minute rounds with 4-ounce gloves inside a hexagon cage.
  • Rousey, 39, has not competed since her 2016 loss to Amanda Nunes; Carano, 43, last fought in 2009 against Cris Cyborg.
  • Rousey said she first pitched the fight to UFC president Dana White, but those talks “didn’t exactly work out,” leading to the Netflix/MVP deal.
  • MVP, co-founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, is making its MMA debut, with a March 5 kickoff press conference when tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster.