After a successful first event in mixed martial arts, Most Valuable Promotions is already looking ahead to what could come next.
Jake Paul’s team staged Netflix’s debut MMA card on Saturday night, with Ronda Rousey’s successful comeback against Gina Carano closing the show in the main event.
The lineup featured a number of other notable names, including more ex-UFC stars in Francis Ngannou, Nate Diaz, and Mike Perry.
Moving forward, MVP has fights in mind for all of them, as well as for one of the top performers on the undercard at Inglewood’s Intuit Dome.
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Rousey announced her retirement after making Carano tap out to an armbar in just 17 seconds.
But should the former UFC women’s bantamweight champion change her mind, the MVP MMA co-founder has a rematch in mind for her.
“Whether it’s Ronda or Gina, I would love to see them fight Holly Holm,” Nakisa Bidarian told reporters backstage after the event.
Holm was the first woman to beat Rousey in MMA and is currently under the MVP banner as a boxer following her UFC exit.
Paul co-signed the wish to stage that rematch, and he also confirmed plans for a rematch between Saturday night’s two co-headliners.
“We want to see more from Ronda,” Paul said.
“I think we need to see a Nate Diaz vs Mike Perry rematch (too). That was an incredible fight… the bloodiest fight I’ve seen. Sacramento, what’s up?”
Diaz was beaten by Perry after a corner stoppage ahead of round three.
While there was not much controversy about the result, that has not stopped MVP from quickly moving forward with plans for a second dance.
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Paul and Bidarian also have a next fight in mind for ‘The Predator’.
After Ngannou knocked out Philipe Lins, a fight with Robelis Despaigne has been teased.
“Tonight, Francis Ngannou just became the headliner for another event, right?” Bidarian said.
“He could fight ‘Big Boy’ (Despaigne).”
The Olympic bronze medalist in taekwondo also emerged victorious on Saturday, as he brutally slept former UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos.
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2026-05-17 21:00:00
