Netflix Debuts 1st MVP MMA Card With Knockouts and Submissions

11 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · May 17

Inglewood’s Intuit Dome hosted MVP’s first Netflix MMA card on May 16, with the debut broadcast built around a string of violent finishes rather than long decisions.
Robelis Despaigne delivered the card’s signature result, knocking out former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos in the main-card heavyweight bout.
The prelims kept the same pace: Namo Fazil won by submission over Jake Babian, Adriano Moraes scored a technical submission against Phumi Nkuta, and Jason Jackson added another knockout.
The event, branded around Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano, marked Netflix’s latest push into live combat sports after launching the inaugural MVP MMA broadcast.

Will the success of Netflix's first live MMA event signal a major shift in how combat sports are broadcast and consumed globally?

After its blockbuster debut, can MVP's high-pay model for fighters genuinely disrupt the UFC's long-standing dominance in the MMA world?