Most Valuable Promotions will look to make a big splash in the MMA space when it hosts MVP MMA 1, a.k.a. Rousey vs. Carano, in Los Angeles and live on Netflix this Saturday.
Dwarfing the UFC Vegas 117 Fight Night card that same night, the event sees one of the UFC’s biggest stars of the 2010s, Ronda Rousey, return for one last fight against women’s MMA pioneer Gina Carano.
Also on the star-studded card, Mike Perry and Nate Diaz throw down, while MMA’s lineal heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou takes on former PFL and UFC fighter Philipe Lines.
While there have and will be complaints about the time Rousey and Carano have been away from the sport, since 2016 and 2009 respectively, there are plenty of bright spots on the card. One is Salahdine Parnasse, the former KSW double champ, considered one of the best featherweights outside the UFC. Another is undefeated flyweight Phumi Nkuta, who steps in to replace ex-UFC star Muhammad Mokaev on short notice opposite former ONE champ Adriano Moraes.
With Netflix being in more homes than any other streamer, MVP’s first foray into MMA is almost certain to be big. How big will likely dictate what, if any, future cards they put on, but they’ve at least pulled out all the stops for their debut.
Ahead of the event, tune in for the pre-fight press conference above, starting on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 9:30PM ET, 6:30PM PT.