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Mike Perry TKO’s Nate Diaz, First Win Since 2020

5/17/2026

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Perry Beats Diaz

Mike Perry beat UFC welterweight Nate Diaz by TKO after round two at the Intuit Dome after referee Mike Beltran stopped the bout between rounds at Diaz’s corner’s request.
The stoppage gave Perry a 15-8 record, his first MMA win since June 2020 and dropped Diaz to 21-14, first fight in three-and-a-half years.
The fight served as the co-main event of MVP MMA 1 on Netflix’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card.

Summary

Perry Beats Diaz

Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions staged MVP MMA 1 on May 16, 2026 at the Intuit Dome, with the main card at 9:00 p.m. EST.
Mike Perry, a Knuckle Fighting Championship champion with 11 knockout wins, and Nate Diaz, a 21-13 veteran who beat Tony Ferguson at UFC 279 and boxed Jake Paul and Jorge Masvidal, fought on the card.
Netflix broadcast the event alongside a Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano headline, expanding its combat-sports lineup.

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Historical Context

Fox first brought UFC to broadcast TV in 2011, airing four live events annually and other programming until the partnership ended in 2018. The promotion then signed a five-year ESPN deal, with the debut UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ drawing 525,000 new subscribers in 2019. That shift set the stage for today’s MVP MMA 1 at the Intuit Dome, where Netflix streams the bout.

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Perry Beats Diaz

Mike Perry beat UFC welterweight Nate Diaz by TKO after round two at the Intuit Dome after referee Mike Beltran stopped the bout between rounds at Diaz’s corner’s request.
The stoppage gave Perry a 15-8 record, his first MMA win since June 2020 and dropped Diaz to 21-14, first fight in three-and-a-half years.
The fight served as the co-main event of MVP MMA 1 on Netflix’s Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano card.

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