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05/19 19:19 CDT Rousey's return draws US-record MMA viewership for Netflix
Rousey's return draws US-record MMA viewership for Netflix
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- The first live MMA event broadcast on Netflix ---
featuring a double-comeback bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano ---
attracted the most U.S. viewers in the sport's history.
Netflix and Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions reported on Tuesday that
Saturday's event in Inglewood, California, drew as many as 17 million viewers
worldwide, including a peak of 11.6 million in the U.S.
The U.S. figure surpassed the previous MMA record of 8.8 million in 2011 for
UFC on FOX 1.
The 39-year-old Rousey, performing in a mixed martial arts cage for the first
time in nearly a decade, defeated the 44-year-old Carano with her signature
armbar move just 17 seconds into the bout. Carano was fighting for the first
time in 17 years.
Other featured bouts at the Intuit Dome on Saturday included a fight between
UFC veterans Mike Perry and Nate Diaz. Perry won the welterweight matchup on a
doctor's stoppage after bloodying Diaz.
In another bout, former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou knocked out
Philipe Lins in the first round.
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