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Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano: 5 big takeaways from Netflix's wild MMA debut

By Ben FowlkesYahoo Sports

The five biggest takeaways from Netflix's big MMA debut, ranging from Ronda Rousey's lightning finish to Francis Ngannou's bottomless well of punching power.

Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions rolled out a successful MMA launch on Netflix on Saturday night , even if the big struggle was filling time between all the fast finishes. Here are the five top takeaways from the newest player in the MMA game. 1.

Oh yeah, that’s what a Ronda Rousey fight looks like. It’s been so long I almost forgot. One takedown.

Some perfunctory striking. Then slap on the armbar and call it a night. There’s bound to be something unsatisfying about sitting through that many ads and interviews for just 17 seconds worth of fighting, but you can’t blame Rousey.

She got in, got paid and got out. That’s the goal, and it’s tough to do it any better than that. Did it tell us anything about where this 2026 version of Rousey would fit into the overall pecking order in the modern iteration of women’s MMA?

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