"MVP MMA's Rousey vs. Carano card wasn't a perfect event by any means, and there are lots of aspects about the show that can be criticized. However, if there's any one takeaway, it's that competition is good for the sport. With apologies to the PFL, MMA isn't a "league sport." It's not stick-and-ball. It's prize fighting, and the best comparisons are either boxing, or professional wrestling."
"90s wrestling fans will tell you, that business was at its best when the "Monday Night Wars" between WWE and WCW were in full swing. It forced both companies to innovate. Can MVP MMA, if it moves forward, do the same for the UFC, which has grown stale so far in 2026? Time will tell, but Rousey vs. Carano certainly suggested it's possible."
"Perhaps the downright dumbest discourse surrounding Rousey vs. Carano, in particular about the main event itself, came after the fight, with various talking heads on social media yelling "fix!" As if rigging the main event in favour of the fighter widely expected to win it, exactly in the fashion she did, would make any sense at all."
"Gina Carano was a massive underdog heading into Saturday's Netflix card. She had not fought in 17 years, and dropped 100 pounds in the year and a half leading up to the fight. In fact, her shape, her physical condition, was in part what led Ronda Rousey to propose the fight in the first place: she wanted to give Carano something to w"
MVP MMA brought mixed martial arts to Netflix with a debut event that generated significant attention. Social media engagement was high, and traffic increased across multiple websites, indicating strong public interest. The event was not flawless and faced criticism, but the overall takeaway emphasized that competition benefits the sport. MMA was framed as prize fighting rather than a league sport, with comparisons to boxing or professional wrestling. The article linked growth to rivalry, citing the “Monday Night Wars” between WWE and WCW as a period that forced innovation. It questioned whether MVP MMA could similarly push the UFC, which has appeared stale, and suggested Rousey vs. Carano showed that change may be possible. It also addressed claims of a fixed outcome, noting Carano entered as a major underdog after a long absence and significant weight loss.
Read at Cageside Press
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]