Hope they don’t plan on staying on Netflix cause I’ll pirate every single event then
The Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano superfight peaked at nearly 17 million global viewers on Netflix, cementing its status as a massive broadcast success despite the main event lasting just 17 seconds.
16.9 million live viewers concurrently watched Ronda Rousey submit Gina Carano. The event pulled an estimated average minute audience (AMA) of 12.4 million Live+1 viewers across its triple-main event. The main card averaged 9.3 million domestic viewers and peaked at 11.6 million viewers, completely shattering the previous U.S. record for the most-watched MMA event in history (8.8 million peak for UFC on FOX 1 in 2011).
The blockbuster generated 1 billion global impressions across Netflix’s official social channels, trending at #1 on X in the United States and Brazil.H
While a major win for combat sports distribution, the metrics tracked behind Netflix’s massive boxing blockbusters. According to reports compiled by Variety, it was outpaced by Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua (33 million average) and the record-holding Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson card (108 million average global viewers).
However, the strong metrics have prompted Most Valuable Promotions to evaluate expanding long-term MMA distribution plans on the streaming platform.