On Saturday night, former UFC champion Ronda Rousey did her thing. That thing? Go out and submit her opponent via armbar in under a minute. Rousey’s opponent on the MVP MMA card at Intuit Dome was former Strikeforce women’s title challenger Gina Carano. The two MMA legends both earned disclosed fight purses of over $1 million, with Rousey taking home a reported $2.2 million and Carano earning $1.05 million. The fight lasted 17 seconds.
Below, we look at the full list of fight purses for the first MMA card from Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions.
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano Full Fight Card Payouts
Ronda Rousey, $2.2 million
Gina Carano, $1.05 million
Nate Diaz, $500,000
Mike Perry, $400,000
Francis Ngannou, $1.5 million
Philipe Lins, $100,000
Salahdine Parnasse, $70,000
Kenneth Cross, $50,000
Junior Dos Santos, $80,000
Robelis Despaigne, $50,000
Namo Fazil, $40,000
Jake Babian, $40,000
Adriano Moraes, $80,000
Phumi Nkuta, $60,000
Jason Jackson, $110,000
Jeff Creighton, $50,000
David Mgoyan, $50,000
Albert Morales, $40,000
Aline Pereira, $40,000
Jade Masson-Wong, $40,000
Chris Avila, $50,000
Brandon Jenkins, $40,000
Payouts disclosed via California State Athletic Commission. All fighters were paid a flat rate. There was no win/show pay for this event, which is common under the UFC’s pay structure.
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano Full Fight Card Results
Women’s featherweight: Ronda Rousey def. Gina Carano by Submission (Armbar) at 0:17 of Round 1
Welterweight: Mike Perry def. Nate Diaz by TKO (referee stoppage) at 5:00 of Round 2
Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou def. Philipe Lins by TKO at 4:31 of Round 1
Lightweight: Salahdine Parnasse def. Kenneth Cross by TKO at 4:18 of Round 1
Heavyweight: Robelis Despaigne def. Junior dos Santos by KO at 2:59 of Round 1
Welterweight: Namo Fazil def. Jake Babian by SUB
Catchweight: Adriano Moraes def. Phumi Nkuta by SUB (Rear naked choke) at 4:59 of Round 3
Welterweight: Jason Jackson def. Jeff Creighton by KO at 0:22 of Round 1
Featherweight: David Mgoyan def. Albert Morales by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)
Catchweight: Aline Pereira def. Jade Masson-Wong by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)
Catchweight: Brandon Jenkins def. Chris Avila by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
The Rousey vs. Carano fight marked the first time the fighters had stepped into the cage in years. Rousey’s previous bout was her 2016 knockout loss to Amanda Nunes for the UFC women’s bantamweight title. As for Carano, her last fight was a 2009 knockout setback to Cris Cyborg for the Strikeforce crown.
