This first MVP MMA event offers a main card of early finishes. If not for the Nate Diaz bloodbath, which ends with a corner stoppage, they would be all first-rounders. KO artists Robelis Despaigne, Salahdine Parnasse and Francis Ngannou do as expected. Ronda Rousey still being able to win via armbar as quick as she does is a pleasant surprise. “There’s no way I could’ve ended it better than this”, she says and she’s probably right.
my rating : 4 of 5
2026
2025 December 19
netflix.com
“It might not look like much is happening,” David Haye says during the uneventful first round, “but all of a sudden a shot will land and Woodley will go down.” That’s exactly what happens in round 2. It’s an odd knockout though as the ref waits till Woodley gets up and resets to stop it. Anderson Silva should also stop here, but his Chris Weidman callout would make for a more appropriate career ender.
my rating : 2 of 5
2025
2025 July 11
2025 May 06
arielhelwani.com
2024
mmafighting.com
2023
dazn.com
2023
bt.com
This fight is closer than I thought it would be. I was concerned, as an Anderson Silva fan, that Jake Paul would knock him out à la the Tyron Woodley rematch, so a decision loss in a competitive bout is somewhat of a moral victory.
Silva has his moments, but it’s his lack of activity (offense) overall; he doesn’t really start fighting until the second round; that costs him the bout. Paul is busier and lands more punches, including a big knockdown near the end.
my rating : 3 of 5
2022
2021
worldofsuey.com
2021
espn.com
2021
espn.com