MVP managed to get 17 million people watching their first MMA show on Netflix earlier this month and UFC commentator Joe Rogan thinks that’s great for not only athletes, for the sport as a whole. Rogan welcomed MMA referee Big John McCarthy and retired fighter Josh Thompson on his podcast to discuss the current state […]

Former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez hasn’t fought in over six years, but his recent appearance at the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card immediately stirred up interest about a potential comeback to MMA. While injuries derailed huge parts of his career, Velasquez is widely regarded as one of the most talented heavyweights of all […]

Ronda Rousey is confident she would beat Holly Holm in a rematch even if it’s never going to happen. Ahead of her lightweight title fight in boxing on Saturday, Holm addressed Rousey’s rapid-fire win over Gina Carano in her first action back in a decade and paid respect to her former opponent but admitted they’d […]

Nate Diaz had a rough outing against Mike Perry at the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card but he’s promising a much better performance when he returns to action again. On Tuesday, Diaz released a statement addressing his loss to Perry, which came at the end of the second round after the one-time UFC title […]

Dana White says he wasn’t focused on Most Valuable Promotion’s MMA event, and his former heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou when dropping a blockbuster announcement. During the Rousey vs. Carano event earlier this month — and while Ngannou was walking to the cage to face Philipe Lins in the featured bout — White went live on […]

Ronda Rousey has come and gone, and in her wake, she left a new MMA organization. MVP MMA 1 was an unequivocal success this past weekend, with Rousey, Gina Carano, Nate Diaz, and the rest of the gang drawing very respectable numbers for Netflix. So, let’s talk about the fallout from that event, plus Conor […]

According to the viewership numbers, the MVP MMA card — headlined by Ronda Rousey’s quick stoppage of Gina Carano — was a big success. Now what’s next for MVP as they plan to continue on in the space moving forward, and how can they pull it off? On an all-new edition of BTL, the panel […]

Phumi Nkuta knows he should have left the debut MVP MMA event with a win over a former ONE champion but instead he’s back home with a controversial loss on his record. After accepting a short notice fight against Adriano Moraes on the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card, the flyweight prospect put on a […]

Nate Diaz got lumped up by Mike Perry. On Saturday, Diaz suffered the third stoppage loss of his MMA career when his corner called off the bout after the second round. It had been a tough fight for Diaz before that as Perry batter him around the cage, opening multiple cuts and just generally beating […]

Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano is the most-watched MMA event ever in the United States. This past Saturday, Rousey and Carano headlined Most Valuable Promotion’s first MMA event, broadcast live on Netflix. Heading into the event, Rousey was outspoken about hoping to exceed nine million viewers on Netflix, which would break the previous U.S. record […]

Aljamain Sterling can’t believe the decision Herb Dean made at Saturday’s MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano event—and that he won’t face any repercussions for it. One of the biggest talking points coming out of the Rousey vs. Carano preliminary card was Phumi Nkuta’s submission loss to Adriano Moraes. In the closing seconds of their fight, […]

Ronda Rousey speaks out for the first time since fighting for the last time. The combat sports legend released a statement on social media Tuesday, following her main event win over Gina Carano in the inaugural MVP MMA event on Netflix this past Saturday in Los Angeles. Rousey needed just 17 seconds to defeat Carano […]

Claressa Shields has been banned from all future Most Valuable Promotions events after slapping fellow boxer Alycia Baumgardner during Saturday’s MVP MMA event headlined by Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano in California, MVP announced Tuesday. Shields and Baumgardner were caught on tape arguing in the VIP area before Shields slapped her. Shields is the WBA, […]

Dana White and Hunter Campbell had a good idea that Ronda Rousey was going to dispatch Gina Carano rather quickly and that ultimately played a part in deciding not to promote the fight, which eventually ended up under Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions with the event airing live on Netflix this past Saturday night. In […]

Ronda Rousey had a lot of reasons to return to fighting 10 years after back-to-back losses in the UFC and ending her career on a win was a huge part of that. But as much as Rousey clamored for the chance to finally face Gina Carano — a fight the UFC attempted to put together […]

Dustin Poirier and Nate Diaz still have unfinished business. Diaz and Poirier are two of the most popular fighters in UFC history, and were once supposed to fight each other at UFC 230. Unfortunately, that fight fell through, and since then, the two have regularly sniped at each other in the media. That continued this […]

Gina Carano’s long journey back to MMA ended in just 17 seconds after she was submitted by Ronda Rousey in their main event fight, but she’s not walking away with her head down. Despite the result, Carano got in great shape, including dropping 100 pounds before setting foot in the cage for her first fight […]

Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos could be looking at a lengthy layoff after his brutal knockout loss to Robelis Despaigne at the first ever MVP MMA card this past Saturday night in Inglewood, Calif. On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission released the medical suspensions stemming from the card to MMA Fighting with […]

Ronda Rousey only gained a single pound between her weigh-in on Friday and running through Gina Carano in just 17 seconds in their fight on Saturday at the first MVP MMA event. On Monday, the California State Athletic Commission revealed the fight night weights to MMA Fighting for the card as part of the commission’s […]

Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano finally fought (can you call that a fight?), and it went exactly as everyone expected. On Saturday night, Rousey made quick work of Carano, submitting her in 17 seconds with her patented armbar. Before that, Mike Perry beat the brakes off an old Nate Diaz, and Francis Ngannou sent poor […]

Nate Diaz may have lost to Mike Perry in his return to MMA, but that doesn’t mean he’s done fighting. In what was arguably the most anticipated fight on the MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano card Saturday, Diaz struggled to get out of the gate with Perry inflicting a lot of damage and opening several […]

Ronda Rousey has the ending she always wanted. It took Rousey less than 30 seconds to secure the win in her comeback fight Saturday at the first-ever MVP MMA event on Netflix as she tackled Gina Carano and immediately forced her to tap out to an armbar. This was Rousey’s first fight since December 2016 […]

Jon Jones isn’t completely giving up hope on facing Francis Ngannou, but he knows it’s much more likely that he’s already fought for the final time in his career. Appearing as part of the first MVP MMA card on Saturday, Jones reacted to Ngannou’s devastating first-round knockout over Philipe Lins and then acknowledging that he […]

Jake Paul didn’t seem too bothered when he learned that UFC CEO Dana White announced Conor McGregor’s comeback fight in the middle of the first MVP MMA event Saturday. As Francis Ngannou was walking to the cage for his fight against Philipe Lins, White went live on Instagram with news that McGregor was finally making […]

Ronda Rousey got her fairytale ending. On Saturday night, Rousey returned to the cage after a nearly 10-year absence, headlining MVP’s first MMA event, and hoping to rewrite the sad ending to her historic MMA career, and she did just that, submitting Gina Carano with an armbar in just 17 seconds. But what does any […]

UFC CEO Dana White didn’t announce Conor McGregor’s return during the MVP MMA 1 main event, he just waited to do it two fights before, where former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou was set to face Philipe Lins. But White made it official, as McGregor faces Max Holloway in a rematch in the main event […]

Ronda Rousey delivered a vintage performance, but not everyone was satisfied by her lopsided win over fellow comeback queen Gina Carano at the first-ever MVP MMA event on Netflix. As she did against so many challengers in her prime, Rousey submitted Carano in seconds (17 to be exact) with her trademark armbar to cap off […]

Ronda Rousey needed just 17 seconds to score a takedown and snatch her signature armbar submission to finish Gina Carano in her one-night comeback to MMA. Following a decade long layoff, Rousey worked tirelessly to face Carano in her return to the cage and it was Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions that finally made it […]

Watch Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano full fight video highlights from their MVP MMA main event showdown Saturday night, courtesy of multiple outlets. Rousey vs. Carano took place May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, Calif. Ronda Rousey (13-2) and Gina Carano (7-2) squared off in the main event clash. The fight aired […]

This is the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano live blog for the featherweight main event at MVP MMA on Saturday at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Rousey (12-2) and Carano (7-1) are two key figures in the rise of women’s MMA, with Rousey becoming a household name in the UFC following Carano’s work alongside Cris […]