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Ronda Rousey was not impressed with the UFC White House lineup. | Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
Ronda Rousey was feeling triumphant after Most Valuable Promotions added Francis Ngannou to its upcoming event.
Rousey will headline the MVP event against Gina Carano in a card broadcast via Netflix on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. On Tuesday, the promotion announced that Ngannou will face Philipe Lins in the evening’s heavyweight co-main event. Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion, was released from his Professional Fighters League contract last week.
“[Ngannou vs. Lins] joins [Rousey vs. Carano] on Netflix May 16,” Rousey wrote on social media. How’s THAT for a bamf laden double headliner? That’s what happens when you put fighters and fans ahead of shareholders.
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“P.S. UFC’s White House card sucks,” Rousey added, punctuating her post with a double-middle finger emoji.
As one-half of the first women’s bout in the UFC, Rousey helped usher in a new era in the Las Vegas-based promotion. The Olympic judoka captured bantamweight gold while emerging as one of the UFC’s biggest stars during her tenure, which ended following a loss to Amanda Nunes in December 2016. Now, Rousey seems to be relishing her role as a foil to UFC CEO Dana White.
Rousey is expected to appear as part of an MVP press conference in Los Angeles on Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET/noon PT.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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