Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions have revealed the on-air lineup for the MVP MMA 1: Rousey vs. Carano fight night, and the broadcast team is loaded with familiar sports voices and combat sports veterans. The event takes place Saturday, May 16, at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, with the prelims starting before the main card shifts exclusively to Netflix.
The matchup itself is already shaping up like a major Netflix sports moment, with the streamer calling it its first-ever live MMA broadcast. The MMA superfight will stream globally on Netflix at no additional cost to subscribers.
Netflix Reveals Broadcast Team for Rousey vs. Carano
For the upcoming event, Netflix has rolled out a combination of veteran MMA analysts, former champions, and experienced broadcasters for its next major live sports presentation. The streamer has assembled a stacked lineup of combat sports voices and analysts:
- Rousey vs. Carano Broadcast Team:
- Mauro Ranallo — Play-by-play commentator
- Kenny Florian — Analyst
- Ariel Helwani — Desk host and analyst
- Elle Duncan — Studio host
- Tyron Woodley — Analyst
- Sibley Scoles — Backstage correspondent
- Sean Wheelock — Rules analyst
- Kody “Big Mo” Mommaerts — In-cage announcer
- Special Guest Analysts:
- Jon Jones
- Cain Velasquez
- Cat Zingano
What to Know About Rousey vs. Carrano
Netflix is gearing up for one of the biggest MMA fights of the year when “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey takes on the “Face of MMA” Gina Carano. The streamer has invested in a broadcast team with real fight-night credibility that mixes polished studio talent with experienced MMA voices and former champions who know the sport from the inside.
For as low as $8.99 per month, subscribers can stream the full event live and thousands of shows and movies on Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, and many other compatible devices. View the match card below and set a reminder for the fight at the bottom of the page.
Main Card (9:00 PM ET): Streaming on Netflix
- Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano (featherweight)
- Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry (welterweight)
- Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins (heavyweight)
- Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross (lightweight)
- Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne (heavyweight)
Preliminary Card (6:00 PM ET): Streaming on Netflix (and MVP & Tudum YouTube pages)
- Namo Fazil vs. Jake Babian (welterweight)
- Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta (catchweight)
- Jason Jackson vs. Jefferson Creighton (welterweight)
- David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales (featherweight)
- Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong (catchweight)
- Chris Avila vs. Brandon Jenkins (catchweight