Netflix MMA: Rousey vs Carano

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Rousey (12-2) vs Carano (7-1) at 145lbs; Ngannou vs Lins co-main; Diaz vs Perry; JDS vs Despaigne; Mokaev vs Moraes; Parnasse vs Pereira; card ~15 bouts; 325M+ subscribers; first Netflix live MMA; prelims 5PM ET, main 8PM ET. UPDATE Apr 14: Lorenz Larkin withdrew (knee injury). UPDATE Apr 15 NYC presser: Rousey revealed $40K minimum purse "even if they lose" as UFC swipe — "That's something the UFC cannot say." Kenneth Cross (unknown prospect) says he's making 5x UFC debut pay on this card. Pre-fight drama: Kayla Harrison called Rousey "blatant f*cking liar" about judo training stories on Masvidal's Death Row MMA pod. Harrison recovering from neck surgery. UPDATE Apr 15-17: Rousey goes scorched-earth at NY presser — Harrison "has the charisma of a wet towel," "will always be in me and Gina's shadow," "shut the f*** up and eat your groceries." Harrison replied "FIGHT ME DEN" on social. Shevchenko sided with Rousey's craft argument: "technique stays forever." Carano separately admitted viral 2009 lip-bite happened because she was "nervous and high" ("act normal").