Tonight at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California, two pioneers of Women’s MMA, Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano, will face off in a dream fight. The other two big fights on this card are Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins and Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry. This card is airing on Netflix and is the first MMA card on the platform.
On DraftKings Sportsbook, Rousey is a -625 favorite with Carano being a +455 underdog. Ngannou is a -1350 favorite with Lins being the underdog at +800. Perry is a -205 favorite as Diaz is +170.
12:09 a.m. ET: Ronda Rousey defeats Gina Carano by first-round submission
Ronda Rousey beat Gina Carano by first-round submission. This is Rousey’s first victory since she beat Bethe Correia at UFC 190 in August 2015. This was Carano’s first fight since 2009.
Rousey was -115 to win this fight by first-round submission before the contest.
12:05 a.m. ET: Ronda Rousey makes her entrance
Here is Ronda Rousey’s entrance ahead of her fight against Gina Carano.
11:31 p.m. ET: Mike Perry defeats Nate Diaz by TKO
After the second round, the referee stopped the fight due to Nate Diaz’s continuous bleeding. This is Mike Perry’s first MMA victory since June 2020. This is Diaz’s first MMA loss since June 2021.
11:27 p.m. ET: Diaz vs. Perry – Round 2
Perry’s power advantage was a clear difference maker in this contest. Diaz began to heavily bleed during this round.
10-8 Perry, 20-17 Perry
11:20 p.m. ET: Diaz vs. Perry – Round 1
Perry dominated Diaz during the first three minutes. But then Diaz got back in the fight while using his jab and landed a big combination.
10-9 Perry
11:14 p.m. ET: Nate Diaz has arrived
Here is Nate Diaz’s entrance ahead of his contest against Mike Perry.
11:11 p.m. ET: Mike Perry is here!
Mike Perry made this entrance for his fight against Nate Diaz.
10:44 p.m. ET: Francis Ngannou calls out Jon Jones
After beating Philipe Lins, Francis Ngannou called out former UFC two-division Champion Jon Jones, who is in attendance.
10:33 p.m. ET: Francis Ngannou defeats Philipe Lins by first-round KO
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou defeats Philipe Lins by first-round knockout. This is the third consecutive knockout on tonight’s Netflix MMA card. Ngannou is now 19-3 with 14 career knockouts.
9:58 p.m. ET: Salahdine Parnasse defeats Kenny Cross by first-round KO/TKO
In the second fight of the Main Card, Salahdine Parnasse knocked out Kenny Cross. Parnasse is now 23-2 with 15 finishes. This is Parnasse’s sixth straight victory, with all of them coming by knockout.
Parnasse was +275 to win by first-round knockout before the contest began.
9:31 p.m. ET: Robelis Despaigne defeats Junior dos Santos by first-round KO
Robelis Despaigne defeats Junior dos Santos by first-round knockout. This is Despaigne’s first MMA win since March 2024 and is now 6-2 with six knockouts in the sport. The former UFC Champion dos Santos has suffered six consecutive MMA losses.
Before the fight, Despaigne was -110 to win by first-round KO/TKO on DraftKings Sportsbook.
9:21 p.m. ET: Cain Velasquez is here!
Cain Velasquez, the former UFC Heavyweight Champion, is at tonight’s Netflix MMA event and gets interviewed before the first fight.
9:15 p.m. ET: Ronda Rousey has arrived!
Former UFC Champion Ronda Rousey has made her way to the Intuit Dome ahead of her fight with Gina Carano.
Main Card
Women’s Featherweight Bout: Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
Heavyweight Bout: Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins
Welterweight Bout: Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry
Salahdine Parnasse def. Kenny Cross by first-round KO/TKO
Robelis Despaigne def. Junior dos Santos via first-round KO
Prelims
Namo Fazil def. Jake Babian via second-round submission
Adriano Moraes def. Phumi Nkuta via third-round technical submission
Jason Jackson def. Jeff Creighton via first-round KO
David Mgoyan def. Albert Morales via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)
Aline Pereira def. Jade Masson-Wong via split decision (29-29, 27-30, 29-28)
Brandon Jenkins def. Chris Avila via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
