Rousey vs. Carano Netflix trailer drops without UFC footage
Most Valuable Promotions cannot use a single frame of Ronda Rousey or Francis Ngannou from their UFC runs, and the new trailer for its May 16 Netflix card makes that abundantly clear.
The promotion dropped its official video package Thursday for Rousey vs. Carano at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, per MMA Fighting. The minute-long spot leans on quick edits, studio sparring clips, and shaky-cam footage set to a pounding soundtrack. Missing entirely: the moments that made most of these fighters famous. Rousey’s armbar finishes, Ngannou’s knockout of Alistair Overeem, Nate Diaz slapping Leon Edwards — all absent because MVP does not hold those rights.
What the Rousey vs. Carano card offers beyond the trailer
The lineup itself carries weight. Rousey has not competed since 2016, Gina Carano since 2009. Diaz and Mike Perry return to MMA rules after time in boxing and bare-knuckle. Ngannou makes his first cage appearance since leaving the PFL, facing 2018 tournament winner Philipe Lins as a heavy favourite. According to MMA Mania, the trailer represents “an improvement over the AI slop being peddled by UFC,” though the lack of archival footage forces the promotion to manufacture hype from scratch.
“It’s very, very needed in the sport,” MVP co-owner Jake Paul told Complex News about launching the MMA vertical. “I think it’s been a monopoly for so long, run by the UFC, and the fighters haven’t had another place to go where they get the exposure and more pay.”
The full card includes Junior dos Santos against Robelis Despaigne on the main slate and Muhammad Mokaev facing Adriano Moraes on the prelims. Netflix streams the event live, requiring only an existing subscription. First bell is May 16.
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