Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) will stage its first-ever mixed martial arts (MMA) event on Sat. night (May 16, 2026) with “Rousey vs. Carano” at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. As the name suggests, the Netflix-streamed fight card will be headlined by the five-round featherweight affair pitting former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey opposite ex-Strikeforce attraction Gina Carano.
UFC veterans Nate Diaz, Mike Perry, Francis Ngannou, and Philipe Lins will also see
action.
California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) recently revealed the referee and judging assignments for this weekend’s big shebang, featuring the return of “Big” John McCarthy. He’ll oversee the Rousey vs. Carano headliner, while Derek Cleary, Michael Bell and Felicia Oh score the action from cageside.
Here’s the complete list of assignments, courtesy of MMA Fighting:
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
Referee: John McCarthy
Judges: Derek Cleary, Michael Bell, Felicia Oh
Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry
Referee: Mike Beltran
Judges: Chris Leben, Marcel Verela, Raphael Davis
Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins
Referee: Herb Dean
Judges: Ron McCarthy, Jonathan Romero, Chris Crail
Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross
Referee: Jason Herzog
Judges: Derek Cleary, Michael Bell, Felicia Oh
Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne
Referee: Frank Trigg
Judges: Chris Leben, Daniel Mobley, Chris Crail
Namo Baker vs. Jake Babian
Referee: Jason Herzog
Judges: Ron McCarthy, Michael Bell, Raphael Davis
Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta
Referee: Herb Dean
Judges: Derek Cleary, Daniel Mobley, Gokor Chivichyan
Jason Jackson vs. Jefferson Creighton
Referee: John McCarthy
Judges: George Allen, Marcel Varela, Jon Marigliano
David Ozmanian vs. Albert Morales
Referee: Jason Herzog
Judges: Jovany Varela, Gokor Chivichyan, Raphael Davis
Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong
Referee: Mike Beltran
Judges: George Allen, Jonathan Romero, John Margliano
Chris Avila vs. Brandon Jenkins
Referee: Frank Trigg
Judges: Jovany Varela, Daniel Mobley, Jon Marigliano
“I think that fighting for MVP and on Netflix, it makes this fight bigger than us,” Rousey said at the kickoff press conference. “It’s a game-changer for the entire industry. And I think that this is going to … everything’s going to be different for all of the fighters after this. This is an experiment that Netflix is undertaking, and I think that we’re going to outperform every single expectation on this card.”
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