Netflix will quickly be including blended martial arts to its stay sports activities roster, as Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are set to headline a battle evening on Could 16.
The stay sporting occasion at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome follows the streamer’s boxing partnership with Most Precious Promotions, which noticed Jake Paul tackle Mike Tyson because the most-streamed sporting occasion ever with 125 million viewers. Extra fights on the Rousey vs. Carano card are nonetheless to come back.
“Been ready so lengthy to announce this,” Rousey advised Tumdu. “Me and Gina Carano are gonna throw down within the largest superfight in girls’s fight sport historical past, and we’re partnering with the fighter-first promoter, MVP, in addition to the baddest streamer on the planet, Netflix. That is for all MMA followers previous, current, and future.”
“Ronda got here to me and mentioned there is just one particular person she would make a comeback for, and it’s been her dream to make this battle occur between us,” Carano added.
Rousey is a UFC champion and Olympic medalist with a report of 12-2 (9 submissions, 3 KOs), whereas Carano broke floor for girls within the sport with Elite Xtreme Fight and Strikeforce and a 7-1 report (1 submission, 3 KOs). Each featherweights have additionally notably made the transfer from athlete to actress.
“After the record-breaking success in boxing, we needed our first MMA occasion to be actually legendary,” Netflix VP of Sports activities Gabe Spitzer mentioned in a Tuesday assertion. “These are extra than simply athletes — they’re generational stars, and having them headline our MMA debut on the Intuit Dome is a defining second for us.”
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano airs stay on Could 16, with tickets occurring sale March 5.
