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Ronda Rousey says she asked Dana White to arrange a UFC bout with Gina Carano, but the UFC didn’t commit. The fight will instead take place on Netflix on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles under Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, marking a high-profile MMA return for both veterans.
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano end their retirements to fight on May 16 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood in a 145-pound, five-round bout broadcast on Netflix and promoted by Most Valuable Promotions, a historic clash between two MMA pioneers who helped bring women’s combat sports into the mainstream.
Retired due to concussion problems, Ronda Rousey reportedly plans a comeback to fight Gina Carano in an MVP-organized event, a historic all-women’s showdown. Carano says Rousey approached her about the bout, and she expects to win. The match would mark MVP’s first foray into MMA and comes after Carano’s Disney lawsuit settlement.
Netflix is staging its first live MMA event, a May 16 bout at the Intuit Dome in LA between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano, produced with MVP; the five-round, 4-ounce-glove fight will be sanctioned under the Unified Rules inside a hexagon, with tickets on sale March 5. The event signals Netflix’s expansion into combat sports amid ongoing Warner Bros. Discovery–Paramount talks, and cements both fighters’ status as icons in women’s MMA.
The promoter of the boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson has dismissed claims that the fight was rigged as "incorrect and baseless." Paul won the match by unanimous decision, and the event set streaming and betting records. Despite criticism from figures like Oscar De La Hoya, who suggested the fight was staged, Most Valuable Promotions defended the legitimacy of the bout, emphasizing that both fighters competed without restrictions. The controversy was fueled by Paul's post-fight comments about not wanting to hurt Tyson.
Jake Paul and his promotion company, Most Valuable Promotions, have denied accusations that his recent fight against Mike Tyson was rigged. The fight, which ended in a unanimous decision for Paul, faced criticism for being lackluster, leading to rumors of contractual restrictions. MVP emphasized that the match was professionally sanctioned and that both fighters performed to their best abilities. The company also highlighted the importance of their partnership with Netflix and dismissed the rigging claims as insulting and illogical.