11 Bouts Make Weight for Netflix MVP Card as Rousey, Carano Near Saturday Return

9 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 15

All 22 fighters weighed in Friday in Los Angeles, clearing the 11-bout MVP MMA card set for Saturday on Netflix.
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano top the 9 p.m. ET main card in a women’s featherweight bout billed as the long-awaited return for both fighters.
Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry and Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins anchor the rest of the main card, alongside Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenny Cross and Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne.
The 6 p.m. ET prelims add six fights, including Adriano Moraes vs. Phumi Nkuta, Aline Pereira vs. Jade Masson-Wong at 130 pounds and Chris Avila vs. Brandon Jenkins at 165 pounds.

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