The Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card is set.
On Tuesday, Most Valuable Promotions announced eight additional fights have been added to the lineup for its May 16 event, headlined by the Rousey vs. Carano comeback fight, which takes place at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles and airs live in Netflix. The main card also features former UFC heavyweight champion and PFL star Francis Ngannou fighting Philipe Lins, and Nate Diaz facing Mike Perry in their return to MMA.
Some of the notable names now official for
MVP MMA include former UFC champion Junior dos Santos, undefeated flyweight Muhammad Mokaev, former ONE champion Adriano Moraes, former Bellator champion Jason Jackson, and Karate Combat champions Aline Pereira—the sister of UFC star Alex Pereira—and Robelis Despaigne, and KSW champion Salahdine Parnasse.
See the added fights below (bout order still to be finalized):
Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne
Muhammad Mokaev vs. Adriano Moraes
Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross
Lorenz Larkin vs. Jason Jackson
Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong
David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales
Namo Fazil vs. Jake Babian
Chris Avila vs. TBD
MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano is the first MMA event promoted by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian’s Most Valuable Promotions. The two have previously collaborated with Netflix on high-profile boxing matches for Paul, including his fights with Mike Tyson and Anthony Joshua.
“This card delivers on MVP’s ethos of building the biggest and most global events in combat sports that are mainstream must-sees while giving hardcore fans fights to feast on,” Paul and Bidarian said in a press release. “‘Cigano’ [dos Santos] is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and a Brazilian icon, Salahdine Parnasse is France’s brightest MMA star, Mokaev is one of the best in the sport and Larkin vs. Jackson is everything you want in a matchup.
“Alongside other exciting fighters from around the world, these fights make the card even bigger and reflect the true global scale of the sport. We are continuing to prove that MVP and Netflix can create blockbuster live experiences that bring together fans and fighters from everywhere to create the biggest nights in sport. This is what we do.”
