Rousey vs. Carano video: Bloody Nate Diaz stopped on stool by Mike Perry when coach intervenes
Mike Perry defeated Nate Diaz via TKO after Diaz's corner stopped the fight between the second and third rounds at the Rousey vs. Carano event. Diaz, bleeding heavily from strikes including a knee that dropped him at the end of round two, remained on the stool as his coach Richard Perez waved off the contest. The bout, part of a Netflix-streamed card at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, marked Diaz's return to MMA after over three years and Perry's first MMA fight since 2021.
- ▪Mike Perry defeated Nate Diaz via TKO due to a corner stoppage between the second and third rounds.
- ▪Coach Richard Perez stopped the fight to prevent Diaz from taking further damage while he was on the stool.
- ▪The event was headlined by Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano and streamed live on Netflix from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California.
- ▪Diaz had not fought in MMA since late 2022, with recent bouts in boxing against Jorge Masvidal and Jake Paul.
- ▪Perry, previously a top bareknuckle boxer, returned to MMA for the first time since April 2021.
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