female mma pioneer Ronda Rousey And gina carano Are coming out of retirement Headline the first MMA card down jake paulMost valuable promotions on May 16th.
Rousey fought for the last time KO loss in first round To Amanda Nunes At UFC 207 in December 2016. Carano retired after first round KO loss chris cyborg In August 2009 in the now defunct Strikeforce.
“Ronda Rousey is a one-of-a-kind athlete,” said Nakisa Biederian, co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions. told espn. “What other woman has ever sold over 50,000 tickets to an event and generated millions in pay-per-views? … And her vs. Gina Carano is the perfect combination to thrill the public and truly deliver a global night of MMA for all constituents.”
No other fights have been announced on the Rousey vs. Carano card, but we can’t help but wonder about a hypothetical matchup between the all-time greats who haven’t signed with an MMA promotion. Andreas Hell, Brett Okamoto and Jeff Wagenheim dug into their deep bag of epic fights in history and pulled out three fights they wanted to book for MVP.
anderson silva versus chris weidman 3
In 2013, after more than 10 years of consecutive UFC middleweight title bouts, former champions Silva and Weidman were scheduled to meet in a boxing match on the undercard of Paul vs. Gervonta “Tank” Davis last November. However, Weidman got injured during trainingand former UFC champion Tyron Woodley Silva knocked out Woodley in the second round on the undercard of Paul’s knockout loss to Anthony Joshua last December.
The third fight between Silva and Weidman, who leads the series 2-0, was never meant for the boxing ring, and if we really want an interesting co-main event for Rousey-Carano, the trilogy should happen here. Sure, Silva is now 50 years old, but in competition he has been nothing short of exceptional. Although he has regularly stated that his focus is on boxing, it is hard to believe that he would turn down the opportunity to avenge his stunning TKO loss to Weidman.
Weidman, 41, Joe lost three of his last four fights before retiring from MMA last yearHe is not as powerful as when he knocked out Silva to take the middleweight championship and won an immediate rematch with “The Spider”, who broke his leg in the Octagon five months later. Still, with millions of viewers watching on Netflix, Weidman may take advantage of the opportunity to prove his dominance over one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. –hel
Brock Lesnar versus frank mier 3
Call me old fashioned, but I love battles between athletes who are still in their prime. These “imaginary” fights don’t always go so well. But if we’re having some fun, out of nostalgia I might enjoy the long-awaited rubber match between Lesnar and Mir.
Those who have been following the sport for a long time will remember when Mir caught Lesnar in the knee during their first fight at UFC 81 in 2008 and the referee steve mazzagatti Was aggressively Late night stopped after Lesnar tapped several times. Who can forget the famous interview before the rematch, when Lesnar re-watched the first fight and broke the door on his way out of the room? Classic.
Lesnar got his revenge six months later at UFC 100, arguably the biggest landmark event in UFC history. A lot has changed, but not these two personalities. Lesnar is fierce, and Mir has always had that condescending tone that gets under his opponents’ skin. There will be an A+ storyline and the back and forth between these two will lead to a third fight. All the elements needed for a fight on Netflix. –Okamoto
nate diaz vs anyone
MVP and Netflix will keep me in Diaz. The opponent is an afterthought. It’s been three and a half years since Diaz was locked in the cage. Even though his last fight was against Tony FergusonJoe at his peak involved all the iconic mannerisms over the course of four rounds of action – pointing, stalking, combo-punching, turning away as if uninterested, laughing at the opponent, immediately submitting and then bowing. MMA misses this guy.
Diaz recently told reporters that he is ready to fight again and listed three potential foes: conor mcgregor (No, he’s not coming back), dustin poirier (Retired, but still under contract with UFC) and mike perry (Hmm interesting). Perry has reinvented himself in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships, where he is 6-0 with four KOs. Perry’s enthusiastic personality could set off fireworks before the bell even rang.
If Perry isn’t there, Nate will find someone else to co-star on the show. Any! Is george masvidal Free for a recap of the OG BMF fight? What is a two time Bellator champion? Aunt Gegard till? If Paul had not done this just had second surgery With Joshua recovering from a broken jaw from a right hand, I would be stoked to see “The Problem Child” make his professional MMA debut against the Stockton Slapper. Ignore the small print, just decorate the marquee with “Nate Diaz” in big, bold letters and watch the fans line up. — Wagenheim
