{"id":550699,"date":"2026-03-21T07:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/550699\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T07:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T07:20:08","slug":"nate-diaz-vs-mike-perry-added-to-rousey-vs-carano-netflix-mma-fight-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/550699\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry Added to Rousey vs. Carano Netflix MMA Fight Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

Combat sports icon Nate Diaz will face \u201cPlatinum\u201d Mike Perry in a professional MMA bout on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, joining one of the most star-studded fight cards ever assembled<\/a>. The massive event \u2014 promoted by Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) \u2014 will stream live globally only on Netflix at no additional cost to the platform\u2019s 325+ million members.<\/p>\n

The bout adds another explosive matchup to a blockbuster triple-headliner that already includes a heavyweight clash between Francis Ngannou and Philippe Lins<\/a> and a historic women\u2019s main event between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano<\/a>. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

News<\/p>\n

Rousey vs. Carano headlines a blockbuster card featuring Diaz vs. Perry and Ngannou vs. Lins.<\/p>\n

By Christopher Hudspeth<\/p>\n

March 16<\/p>\n

News<\/p>\n

The two heavyweight knockout artists will collide on May 16.<\/p>\n

By Christopher Hudspeth<\/p>\n

March 16<\/p>\n

News<\/p>\n

The April 11 card takes shape with Benn and Prograis set as co-main event.<\/p>\n

By Amanda Richards<\/p>\n

March 2<\/p>\n

Diaz vs. Perry will be contested under the Unified Rules of MMA over five five-minute rounds in the welterweight division (170 lbs). The matchup pits two of the sport\u2019s toughest competitors against each other: Diaz, long known for his relentless pressure and durability, and Perry, a knockout artist whose aggressive style has earned him the nickname \u201cKing of Violence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Together, the three fights bring together some of the most recognizable names in combat sports and mark a major moment as MVP and Netflix expand further into MMA following the success of their global boxing events.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

NATE DIAZ RETURNS TO THE CAGE<\/p>\n

Few fighters have captured the imagination of combat sports fans like Stockton, California\u2019s Nate Diaz. Known for his toughness and uncompromising fighting style, Diaz built one of the most recognizable legacies in MMA.<\/p>\n

His rivalry with Conor McGregor remains the biggest in MMA history, breaking box-office and pay-per-view records, while his BMF title fight against Jorge Masvidal drew historic attention to the sport.<\/p>\n

Since leaving the UFC, Diaz has continued competing across combat sports while launching his own promotion, Real Fight, Inc., and headlining sold-out events against Jake Paul in Dallas and Masvidal in Anaheim.<\/p>\n

\u201cGlad to be back n action. It\u2019s time,\u201d\u00a0said Diaz. \u201cDon\u2019t forget where this all came from. I got plans on doing a lot more in the next 10 years, no matter where it is. Time to set the bar again, so get ready for a new takeover again and again until the end of time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Get ready for a new takeover again and again until the end of time.<\/p>\n

Nate Diaz<\/p>\n

Perry returns to MMA after building a reputation as one of combat sports\u2019 most dangerous and unpredictable fighters.<\/p>\n

Following a 14-win UFC career with 11 knockouts, Perry expanded his resume across Triad Combat, boxing, and bare-knuckle fighting. He defeated Michael Seals in his Triad debut and quickly established himself in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, scoring major wins over fighters including Michael \u201cVenom\u201d Page, Luke Rockhold, and Eddie Alvarez.<\/p>\n

Perry was named BKFC Male Fighter of the Year in 2023 and continued his dominant run with a first-round knockout of Thiago Alves in 2024 before defeating Jeremy Stephens by TKO in October 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe King of Violence returns to MMA to elbow his opponent in the fucking face,\u201d Perry tells Netflix. \u201cSaturday, May 16th, on Netflix, Nate Diaz is going lights out.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Saturday, May 16th, on Netflix, Nate Diaz is going lights out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mike Perry<\/p>\n

The addition of Diaz vs. Perry alongside Ngannou vs. Lins and Rousey vs. Carano creates what MVP describes as one of the most star-powered MMA fight cards ever assembled.<\/p>\n

\u201cMVP delivered the most-viewed boxing event since the advent of cable, and now we’re set to break records again with the biggest viewership in MMA history,\u201d said Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions. \u201cNate Diaz is the Real BMF, and Mike Perry is the King of Violence \u2014 this will be a war from the first press conference all the way to the end when one of them has their hand raised. It\u2019s an absolutely massive night of fights in Los Angeles on Saturday, May 16th, as we continue building some of the biggest global events in combat sports. Thank you to Netflix for believing in our vision. The future of MMA is bright.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional fights and details about the full lineup will be announced as the event approaches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Combat sports icon Nate Diaz will face \u201cPlatinum\u201d Mike Perry in a professional MMA bout on Saturday, May…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":550700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[444],"tags":[49,48,641,638,82],"class_list":["post-550699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-fighting","tag-mma","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=550699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/550699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/550700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=550699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=550699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=550699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}