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VENICE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 13: Ronda Rousey participates in training during the Open Workout for Netflix's Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano at Venice Beach on May 13, 2026 in Venice, California. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images for Netflix) | Getty Images for Netflix
Ronda Rousey has talked a lot about being the next Dana White, and now sheâs laying out what her philosophy would be for booking events.
Rousey is set to face Gina Carano on MVPâs first MMA card. Up until recently, the promotion was mainly a vehicle for Jake Paul fights, but now theyâre branching out. Theyâve gone big on womenâs boxing and now Rousey wants to be the face of their MMA events.
Rousey talked about how sheâd run things in a new interview with All the Smoke Fight, and it involves moving away from title oriented matchmaking.
âThe point should be great fights,â Rousey said âWho really cares about a title? I would love to do through MVP, if we continued to do this, is make every single person at home a matchmaker. What fight do you want to see next? Who do you think would match up great? Put on great fights for the sake of great fights.â
This is in direct contrast to the UFC, which focuses heavily on title fights at the top of their cards, with a lot less attention to the undercard these days.
âTitles and belts are almost constricting or they force fights that arenât really great matchups,â she said. âIt should be about the fight itself. The future of the sport is not titles or brands. Itâs these showcase fights. When you see people that are characters that stand out, that know how to captivate people, thatâs something that needs to be nourished.â
It would be smart positioning for MVP, considering thereâs barely a belt left in MMA that can hold a candle to the UFC belt. The North American public simply wouldnât care about a hypothetical MVP MMA belt. But there is room for a promotion that lines up matches between fighters with star power.
Ronda Rousey believes in prioritizing great fights over title-oriented matchmaking in her approach to promoting MMA events.
Ronda Rousey is set to face Gina Carano on MVP's first MMA card, although the exact date is not specified in the excerpt.
MVP is expanding its focus from primarily Jake Paul fights to include more women's boxing and Ronda Rousey's MMA events.
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Will Rousey do this? Will MVP even continue to throw MMA events if Netflix isnât splashing them with cash for a fight like Ronda vs. Gina? Would the former UFC bantamweight champion have the fire to stick around and play the role of Dana White once she, as sheâs said repeatedly in the lead-up to this fight, focuses on her family and having more children? Or is this just talk to gain more attention for a fight that has had a hard time standing on its own merits?
A lot of questions and few answers, but the possibility of another organization pushing to put together big fights is always welcome.