Rousey & Paul Mock UFC After Record Viewership Win

Ronda Rousey and Jake Paul have taunted the UFC and Dana White, claiming their event viewership surpassed the UFC's recent record at the White House. The UFC 250 Freedom event, held at the White House, reportedly reached 7 million viewers in the US on Paramount+. In contrast, Rousey's 15-second victory over Gina Carano, promoted by Paul's MVP, achieved a US average audience of 9.3 million, with a peak of 11.6 million viewers on Netflix.

Jake Paul, who co-founded MVP with Nakisa Bidarian, provocatively stated his position as the "biggest MMA promoter." This follows a history of Paul taunting UFC President White, with the MVP-promoted Rousey v Carano fight positioned as an "MMA takeover." Rousey herself directed a taunt at UFC chief business officer Hunter Campbell. The UFC's White House event averaged 8.2 million viewers across the US and Latin America, with Paramount reporting 17 million watched at least one minute in those regions, including 15.3 million in the US, according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. Netflix, however, did not release verified figures for the Rousey fight.