Staredown footage has been released for the main participants in the MVP promotion event scheduled for May 16. The card features three significant matchups: Ronda Rousey (12-2) versus Gina Carano (7-1), Nate Diaz (21-13) versus Mike Perry (14-8), and Francis Ngannou (18-3) versus Felipe Linns (18-5). The video shows the pre-fight face-offs between these notable fighters. This event brings together several high-profile names from combat sports history.
MVP Promotion has released staredown footage for three featured matchups on its upcoming May 16 card, giving fans a first look at the face-offs between some of combat sports' most recognizable names.
The headlining women's bout pits Ronda "Rowdy" Rousey against Gina "Conviction" Carano. Rousey, 39, carries a 12-2 record and built her legend on a ferocious grappling attack, averaging 6.26 takedowns and 4.8 submission attempts per 15 minutes across her career. The American out of Team Hayastan stands five-foot-seven with a 66-inch reach and connects at a 52 percent striking accuracy rate. Carano, also American and fighting out of Xtreme Couture, is 44 years old and holds a 7-1 record. She lands 4.5 significant strikes per minute at 47 percent accuracy and adds 1.24 takedowns per 15 minutes to her arsenal.
Also featured on the card is a welterweight clash between Nate Diaz and Mike Perry. Diaz, 41, represents the Cesar Gracie Fight Team and comes in at 22-13. The six-foot southpaw owns a 76-inch reach and lands 4.57 significant strikes per minute, while also averaging 1.3 submission attempts per 15 minutes — a nod to his dangerous Brazilian jiu-jitsu background.
The third matchup shown in the staredown footage involves Francis Ngannou and Felipe Linns, though verified data for those two fighters was not available at time of publication.
Why it matters
- Rousey vs. Carano reunites two of the most prominent women in MMA history in a high-profile crossover bout
- Diaz brings his trademark pressure and submission threat against the battle-tested Perry
- The Ngannou-Linns addition gives the card heavyweight star power at the top of the combat sports marquee
