Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano headline a Netflix-broadcast MMA card in Inglewood, Calif., as Jake Paul-backed MVP makes its long-awaited leap into mixed martial arts. Rousey, a six-time UFC bantamweight title defender, returns after years in WWE and a late-career pivot back to fighting. Carano, last in MMA in 2009, is returning after Hollywood work and a resolved wrongful-termination lawsuit. The show also features Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry and Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins, beginning on Netflix at 9 p.m. ET.
Welterweight striker Sam Patterson arrives at UFC Fight Night in London saying he’s at his peak, set to face UK standout Michael Page. Patterson is coming off four consecutive first-round finishes and insists a win could vault him into the welterweight top 15, while keeping his ultimate goal—world title contention—firmly in sight.
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