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LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 The first live MMA event broadcast on Netflix \u2014 featuring a double-comeback bout between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano \u2014 attracted the most U.S. viewers in the sport’s history.<\/p>\n

Netflix and Jake Paul\u2019s Most Valuable Promotions reported on Tuesday that Saturday’s event<\/a> in Inglewood, California, drew as many as 17 million viewers worldwide, including a peak of 11.6 million in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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