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Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano make weight for MVP MMA main event, Francis Ngannou has 37-pound advantage
TL;DR
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano successfully made weight for their upcoming MVP MMA main event, weighing in at 142 and 141.4 pounds, respectively. This marks Rousey's first weigh-in since 2016 and Carano's since 2009.
Key points
- Ronda Rousey weighed in at 142 pounds
- Gina Carano weighed in at 141.4 pounds
- This is Rousey's first weigh-in since 2016
- This is Carano's first weigh-in since 2009
- Francis Ngannou has a 37-pound weight advantage
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Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are officially set for a duel of women’s MMA legends.
At Friday’s official weigh-ins for the first MVP MMA show on Netflix, Rousey and Carano both successfully weighed in Saturday’s featherweight main event. Rousey came in at 142 pounds and Carano was also well under the 145-pound limit at 141.4 pounds. This was the first weigh-in for Rousey since her last UFC fight in 2016 and Carano’s first since she stepped away from competition in 2009.
Watch the headliners weigh in below.
Fan favorites Nate Diaz and Mike Perry also weighed in without issue for the welterweight co-main event, with Diaz registering at 168.6 pounds and Perry at 169.6.
The third major bout of the billed triple-header features former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou taking on 2018 PFL tournament winner Philipe Lins, and as expected, Ngannou will enter the cage Saturday with a massive size advantage. Ngannou officially weighed in at 257 pounds, almost 37 pounds heavier than Lins (220.6).
All 22 fighters competing Saturday successfully made weight for the inaugural MVP MMA show, which takes place at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles and airs live on Netflix.
Check out Rousey vs. Carano weigh-in results below.
Main Card (Netflix at 9 p.m. ET)
Ronda Rousey (142) vs. Gina Carano (141.4)
Nate Diaz (168.6) vs. Mike Perry (169.6)
Francis Ngannou (257) vs. Philipe Lins (220.6)
Salahdine Parnasse (154.8) vs. Kenneth Cross (155.4)
Junior dos Santos (245.5) vs. Robelis Despaigne (258.8)
Preliminary Card (MMA Fighting at 6 p.m. ET)
Namo Fazil (170.8) vs. Jake Babian (171)
Adriano Moraes (129) vs. Phumi Nkuta (130) — 130-pound catchweight bout
Jason Jackson (170.8) vs. Jefferson Creighton (168.2)
David Mgoyan (145.2) vs. Albert Morales (143.8)
Aline Pereira (128) vs. Jade Masson-Wong (129.2) — 130-pound catchweight bout
Chris Avila (164) vs. Brandon Jenkins (164.2) — 165-pound catchweight bout
Q&A
What were Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano's weigh-in results for the MVP MMA event?
Ronda Rousey weighed in at 142 pounds, while Gina Carano weighed 141.4 pounds for the MVP MMA main event.
When was Ronda Rousey's last weigh-in before this event?
Ronda Rousey's last weigh-in before this event was in 2016, prior to her last UFC fight.
What is the weight advantage of Francis Ngannou in the MVP MMA event?
Francis Ngannou has a 37-pound weight advantage over his opponent in the MVP MMA event.