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Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano Headline MVP MMA 1 Fight Card
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will face each other in the main event of MVP MMA 1 on May 16. The event, promoted by Jake Paul, also includes bouts featuring Nate Diaz, Mike Perry, Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos. The main card will stream on Netflix while the preliminary card streams on Tudum and the MVP YouTube page.
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Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will return to MMA this weekend after long absences to headline the first MVP MMA fight card. The bout is scheduled for Saturday, May 16. The event is promoted by Jake Paul. Also featured are matchups between Nate Diaz and Mike Perry, Francis Ngannou and Philipe Lins, and Junior dos Santos and Robelis Despaigne.
The main card, which includes the Rousey versus Carano bout, will stream on Netflix. The preliminary card will stream on Tudum and the MVP YouTube page.
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry Francis Ngannou vs. Kenneth Cross Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne
Namo Fazil vs. Jake Bobian Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta Jason Jackson vs. Jefferson Creighton David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong Chris Avila vs. Prior to those contests, Rousey opened her career with six armbar submission wins, won and defended the Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title, and became the UFC women’s champion in 2012.
Rousey defended the UFC title against Liz Carmouche by armbar at UFC 157 in 2013. She went on to defeat Miesha Tate by armbar, Sara McMann by TKO, Alexis Davis by KO, Cat Zingano by armbar and Beth Correia by KO. Rousey was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018 as the first female inductee.
She later competed in WWE, where she won the Raw Women’s Championship, the SmackDown Women’s Championship and the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship. Carano began her MMA career in 2006 and went 7-0 with wins over fighters including Julie Kedzie and Tonya Evinger.
