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Netflix’s ‘MVP MMA: Rousey vs. Carano’ Trolled After Arena Looks ‘90% Empty’
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano weren’t the only two taking shots during Netflix’s MVP MMA event, which was held on Saturday, May 16.
The event — which was headlined by women’s MMA stars Rousey, 39, and Carano, 44 — was held at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, and broadcast live on Netflix.
Though the highly anticipated fight got plenty of people talking, some social media users didn’t have such great things to say.
“Rousey vs. Carano Netflix MVP MMA The place is 90% empty!!!!” one person wrote on X, attaching video from the fight that panned over the crowd to show plenty of empty seats.
“Wow the MVP / Netflix event is bombing baddddd. Zero fans in that arena. So bad,” another person wrote on X. “I guess everyone’s watching on Netflix? Should still do numbers?”
“They CANNOT say this is a success,” said another X user. “MVPMMA has no one in the crowd, apart from those on the floor, the arena is 90% EMPTY #MVPMMA.”
While many talked about how in-person attendance appeared minimal, others sounded off about the fight itself, with one X user writing, “Well that was f**king dumb.”
“#Netflix can’t be happy about that,” the social media user added. “That was ridiculous. F**king stupid waste of time #MVP every other fight was great they should have told Rousey to at least drag it out for 30 seconds #pissed.”
While it appears that official attendance numbers have not yet been released, sports business analyst Dave Meltzer said the view from people watching on Netflix may have looked skewed.
“The attendance for Saturday’s event at the Intuit Dome was 15,795 according to Wrestletix,” Meltzer wrote on X. “I expect actual paid numbers through the commission to be released. The idea the building was empty was ludicrous but it was not sold out.”
According to Intuit Dome’s website, the arena holds 18,500, so if there were actually 15,795 in attendance, there were 2,705 available seats available.
This event was the first MMA event produced by Most Valuable Promotions, which was established in 2021 by Jake Paul and his adviser Nakisa Bidarian.
Rousey came out victorious during the main event, which ended by her signature armbar submission in 17 seconds.
