MVP adds 8 more fights to Rousey vs. Carano Netflix card, including multiple former champions

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MVP’s official launch into MMA is coming into full view. On Tuesday, Jake Paul’s promotion announced the final eight fights to round out the undercard of the May 16 event, which airs live in Netflix and is headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome.

The Rousey vs. Carano main card already featured two other high-profile bouts: Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou vs. PFL tournament winner Philipe Lins, and Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry.

Joining among the newly-announced matchups is a heavyweight contest between former UFC champion Junior dos Santos vs. Karate Combat champion Robelis Despaigne, undefeated top flyweight Muhammad Mokaev vs. former ONE Championship titleholder Adriano Moraes, former Bellator welterweight champion Jason Jackson vs. longtime contender Lorenz Larkin, plus KSW lightweight champion Salahdine Parnasse and Karate Combat champion Aline Pereira — the sister of UFC star Alex Pereira.

The full Rousey vs. Carano fight card:

• Womens’ featherweight: Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano

• Welterweight: Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry

• Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins

• Heavyweight: Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne

• Flyweight: Muhammad Mokaev vs. Adriano Moraes

• Lightweight: Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenneth Cross

• Welterweight: Lorenz Larkin vs. Jason Jackson

• 130-pound catchweight: Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong

• Featherweight: David Mgoyan vs. Albert Morales

• Welterweight: Namo Fazil vs. Jake Babian

• 165-pound catchweight: Chris Avila vs. TBD

MVP’s May 16 card marks the first foray into MMA for both Netflix and Paul’s promotional company. UFC Hall of Famer Rousey recently kicked off promotion of the card with a noteworthy press conference, at which she lambasted the UFC as “one of the worst places to go” to “make a living and be paid fairly.”

“They’re bleeding talent because of their short-term greed,” Rousey said of the promotion that enshrined her into its Hall of Fame. “They’re thinking about the next quarter. They’re thinking about the shareholders and not thinking about their responsibility to be stewards of the future of the sport.”

Said Paul and fellow MVP co-founder Nikasa Bidarian following Tuesday’s announcements:

“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. ‘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.”