Get ready for a historic night in combat sports! On Saturday, May 16, Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions is bringing us an electrifying MMA fight card headlined by two of the most iconic women in the sport: Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano. The action goes down at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, and it's streaming live on Netflix.
This isn't just about the main event, though. The MVP MMA card is stacked with 10 other bouts featuring some serious star power, including fan favorites Nate Diaz, Mike Perry, and the ferocious Francis Ngannou. It's a lineup that promises fireworks from start to finish.
Let's talk about the odds for some of the key matchups you'll want to keep an eye on:
Main Event: Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano — a clash of pioneers that has fans buzzing.
Other notable fights:
- Salahdine Parnasse (-1800) vs. Kenneth Cross (+900)
- Junior dos Santos (+285) vs. Robelis Despaigne (-350)
- Jason Jackson (-450) vs. Jefferson Creighton (+350)
For Rousey, Saturday marks her long-awaited return to the MMA cage. It's been nearly a decade since she last competed, with her UFC run ending in 2015 and 2016 after back-to-back knockout losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes. But before those setbacks, Rousey was nothing short of a force of nature. She opened her career with six straight armbar submissions, winning and defending the Strikeforce women's bantamweight title before the UFC absorbed the organization.
Named the UFC women's champion in 2012, Rousey defended her crown with a submission win over Liz Carmouche at UFC 157. Over the next two years, she ran through a who's who of the division: Miesha Tate (armbar), Sara McMann (TKO), Alexis Davis (KO), Cat Zingano (armbar), and Bethe Correia (KO). Her dominance was so complete that she became the first female inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2018.
After her UFC run, Rousey transitioned to the WWE, where she captured the Raw Women's Championship, the SmackDown Women's Championship, and the WWE Women's Tag Team titles. Now, she's stepping back into the cage to face Carano, a fellow trailblazer who helped put women's MMA on the map. This is a fight that transcends sport—it's a celebration of legacy, grit, and the evolution of women in combat sports.