Nobody saw this coming. Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano is confirmed for May 16, 2026, on Netflix, promoted by Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions, inside a six-sided hexagon cage at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California. Dave Simon, Fred Garcia, and AJ D'Alesio break it all down — then turn to UFC Houston picks and parlays for this Saturday night.

☎ Rousey vs Carano — What It Really Means:• Is Netflix entering MMA a genuine threat to the UFC's Paramount+ monopoly — or nostalgia bait?• Dave draws the AEW parallel: real competition means fighters get paid more. He doesn't like the UFC being a monopoly.• Fred pushes back: Bellator had money too. Show me the second event before we crown a competitor.• AJ is fully bought in: Netflix has 300 million subscribers. The UFC has Paramount+. That gap matters.• Dave's prediction: Ronda wins early by armbar. The real dream fight was always Ronda vs Cyborg — and that's not happening.💲 The Dana White Text That Killed the UFC Version of This Fight:• Gina was offered $1 million to fight Ronda in 2015 over dinner with Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta.• The deal collapsed. Then came a Dana text: "This bitch isn't f***ing us around."• Gina thought it went to the wrong person. Dana: "I don't think I did." That was their last exchange.• Flash forward: Carano sued Disney/Lucasfilm, the case was reportedly backed by Elon Musk, and settled in 2025.☎ Retired Fighter Matchups the Crew Would Actually Want to See:• Jake Paul vs Nick Diaz — MMA rules. The fight that the whole sport would watch.• Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva — a real MMA step up from the boxing experiments.• Dan Henderson on a legends card. Name still draws. Body is still dangerous.

💲 UFC Houston Picks — Saturday, February 21, 2026:• Main event: Hernandez (-275) vs Strickland (+205) — panel is split. Dave isn't convinced Hernandez solves the Strickland puzzle in a 10,000-person arena over five rounds.• Co-main: Uroš Medić at +170 over Geoff Neal. All 15 of Medić's pro fights have ended by finish. Bet the under.• Carli Judice moved from -400 to -800 in 10 days. Something is going on. Dave and AJ are riding her on their parlays.• Team Dave parlay: Judice + Medić (+204). AJ's monster: Strickland + Medić + Reese + Judice (+1690).

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Dave Simon and pro wrestler Genesis Johnny North break down SmackDown LIVE as WWE books a MASSIVE Elimination Chamber qualifier and announces two major championship matches for Chicago!🏆 SmackDown Main Event & Chamber Qualifier:• Cody Rhodes vs Sami Zayn vs Jacob Fatu triple threat for Chamber spot• Kevin Owens interferes to cost Sami the match• Why all three competitors are probably going to the Chamber anyway• Cody wins but nobody believes this story is over🔥 Elimination Chamber Matches OFFICIAL:• CM Punk defends World Heavyweight Title vs Finn Balor in Chicago• Becky Lynch defends Women's Title vs AJ Lee (Chicago connection!)• Both matches have legitimate heat and championship implications• February 28th at the Allstate Arena will be ELECTRIC👑 Women's Championship Match Review:• Jade Cargill retains vs Jordan Grace in rough title defense• Multiple botched spots including corner elbow sequence done three times• Liv Morgan at ringside with Dominik Mysterio on Valentine's Day date• Royal Rumble winner still hasn't announced WrestleMania opponent choice

🤼 WrestleMania 42 Card Crisis:• Night two is set: Roman Reigns vs CM Punk for World Heavyweight Title• Night one main event is still a complete mystery two months out• Cody vs Drew (with Jacob added?) feels like recycled content• Women's division might need to close night one• Elimination Chamber MUST create clarity for WrestleMania booking

💔 Sami Zayn's Championship Window:• WWE missed perfect moment at Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia• Only Arabic-speaking wrestler on roster, crowd wanted him to win• At 41 years old, Sami's window for world title run is closing• Kevin Owens interference adds fuel to their ongoing feud⚾ BONUS: Dave Gets Emotional About Montreal Expos!• Ashkan Karbasfrooshan's Project Peanut to bring baseball back to Montreal• Dave watched the Expos documentary and cried (he admits it!)• Dreams of taking his children to a Major League stadium in Montreal• Yankees World Series drought discussion and dynasty history

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Jon Jones needs hip surgery and might be done forever. The UFC White House card is entering matchmaking mode with zero American male champions. Dave Simon, AJ D'Alesio, and Fred Garcia break it all down.

🔥 Arman Tsarukyan's Social Media Masterclass

• Tsarukyan spotted with Jake Paul in Armenia — investing in his brand• From "nameless, faceless dude" to recognizable MMA star• Fred: He's earned a title shot on resume alone, but it's not always about resume• Dave locks in Tsarukyan vs. Topuria as the best fight at 155

⚠️ Jon Jones Hip Injury: Career Over?

• Secretly recorded admitting he needs hip surgery via Meta smart glasses• Fred: "Jon Jones is already retired and has been retired for a while"• AJ's conspiracy: Is Jones playing the leverage game for one last payday?• Dave: "We may never see him again" — devastating for the White House card

🏛️ UFC White House Card: Building the Dream Card

• Dave predicts six title fights: Gaethje-Topuria, Yan-O'Malley, Joshua Van defense, Islam welterweight defense, Pereira defense, Kayla Harrison• America's champion crisis: Kayla Harrison is the ONLY American titleholder• Nate Diaz vs. Max Holloway guarantees an American winner• Sean Strickland's path to the White House via UFC Houston• Fred vs. Dave debate: 3 title fights or 6?

💥 Also Discussed

• Shavkat Rakhmonov knee injury sidelines top welterweight contender• Sean Strickland vs. Anthony Hernandez preview (UFC Houston)• Stacking the card with Trump supporters — and the problem of them losing• Super Bowl halftime show debate and Olympics talk

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Roman Reigns delivered a KILLER promo, choosing CM Punk for WrestleMania 42 night two. But beyond that blockbuster, WWE is scrambling to fill night one. Dave Simon and Genesis Johnny North break down the full WrestleMania picture, AEW's shocking Dynamite, and more.☎ WWE WrestleMania 42 Analysis:• Roman Reigns vs CM Punk promo breakdown — why Roman won the exchange• Night one main event crisis: Cody vs Drew is stale, women's tag could close the show• Sami Zayn's world title window is closing — WWE missed the perfect moment• Chelsea Green's engineered babyface turn via WWE's Unreal show• Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar WrestleMania build (and the accent problem)• Elimination Chamber qualifying matches and predictions💲 AEW Dynamite Shockers:• Brody King squashes MJF — earns world title shot at Grand Slam Australia• Andrade beats Kenny Omega, changes title picture entirely• Las Vegas crowd creates pa olitically charged moment during the main event• Ricochet's Twitter rant torches WWE: "They killed my love of pro wrestling."• Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford upset women's tag champions🔴 LIVE EVERY FRIDAY AT 10 PM ET!Follow Ringside Report Network at RingsideReport.net

Dave Simon and AJ D'Alesio break down the UFC 325 fallout, the massive White House super card announcement, and this weekend's Apex predictions.

☎ UFC 325 Recap: Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes• Alexander Volkanovski wins by decision but the fight felt unnecessary• Diego Lopes failed to take risks in almost an hour of fighting Volk across two bouts• Movsar Evloev vs. Lerone Murphy (March 21, UFC London) determines the real #1 contender• Is Volkanovski the greatest featherweight of all time? The José Aldo comparison

💲 UFC White House: 8 Title Fights on June 14th

• Every UFC champion is available with zero fights booked beyond March 2026• Division-by-division breakdown of potential matchups• Jon Jones needs hip surgery, effectively ruling out a heavyweight title fight• Alex Pereira, Islam Makhachev, Ilia Topuria, Khamzat Chimaev are all in play• 5,000-seat stadium on the South Lawn, 80,000 fans on the Ellipse

☎ The Death of Pay-Per-View• Numbered UFC events no longer carry more weight than Fight Nights• Paramount wants subscribers, not individual buyrates• The Super Bowl model: one mega event to drive sign-ups• What happens to July-December when all your champions fight in June?

💲 UFC Apex Predictions• Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira main event breakdown• Dave's parlay: Farid Basharat + Kyoji Horiguchi ($20 → $34.38)• AJ's picks: Vinicius Oliveira upset, Horiguchi, Jailton Almeida• Key prospect watch: Farid Basharat (14-0) at 135 pounds

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Royal Rumble 2026 is HOURS AWAY! Dave Simon and Genesis Johnny North deliver their OFFICIAL PREDICTIONS for the biggest WWE event of the year from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

🎯 Official Predictions:

• Men's Rumble: Roman Reigns (BOTH hosts agree!)
• Women's Rumble: Tiffany Stratton (Dave) vs. Liv Morgan (Johnny)
• WWE Title: Drew McIntyre retains over Sami Zayn
• Career Match: Gunther defeats AJ Styles (AJ's FINAL WWE match)

Plus: Dave shares his LIVE experience from Saturday Night's Main Event in Montreal, we react to the chaotic SmackDown from Saudi Arabia (empty seats, production errors), and break down AEW's Kenny Omega title chase.

📅 Watch Along Schedule:

• 5:00 PM ET: Royal Rumble Watch Along
• 9:00 PM ET: UFC 325 Watch Along

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Dave Simon, Fred Garcia, and AJ D’Alesio break down the fallout from UFC 324 and preview UFC 325: Volkanovski vs Lopes 2 in Sydney, Australia.⚡ UFC 324 Fallout:• Justin Gaethje proved EVERYONE wrong, including us• Paddy Pimblett took a vicious beating—will he ever be the same?• Where was Pimblett’s wrestling? His corner begged for takedowns• Eye-poke controversy and the Tony Ferguson comparison• Pimblett vs McGregor at the White House RUMORS💥 Bantamweight Drama:• Sean O’Malley beats Song Yadong—but we weren’t impressed• Merab Dvalishvili DESERVES the rematch• Skipping Merab for O’Malley would be “very rude”• Umar Nurmagomedov is the worst matchup for O’Malley🏆 UFC 325 Preview – Sydney, Australia:

• Alexander Volkanovski (c) vs Diego Lopes – Featherweight Title• Dan Hooker vs Benoît Saint-Denis co-main event• Rafael Fiziev vs Mauricio Ruffy• Unanimous Volkanovski pick—but we were unanimous on Pimblett too• Why Movsar Evloev got SCREWED out of the title shot💰 Betting Parlays:• AJ’s 6-fight parlay: +433 ($20 → $106.64)• Fred’s 2-fight parlay: Volk + Fiziev (+234)• Dave’s 3-fight parlay with Torres Finny underdog (+379)🔥 Also Discussed:• Canadian PPV pricing disaster ($90 vs $9 in the US)• Jon Jones vs Alex Pereira at the White House rumor• UFC’s new “Fight Mania” WrestleMania-style business model• Heavyweight division is CURSED• Stipe vs Cain: Who’s the greatest UFC heavyweight?🔴 LIVE EVERY THURSDAY AT 8 PM ET!📅 This Weekend on Ringside Report Network:• FRI 10 PM: Royal Rumble Preview• SAT ~5 PM: Royal Rumble Post Show• SAT 9 PM: UFC 325 Watch AlongFollow Ringside Report Network at RingsideReport.netSupport the show at membership.ringsidereport.netTwitter/X: @ringsidereportHosts: Dave Simon (@davesimonmma), Fred Garcia, AJ D’Alesio (@danebruk)

Dave Simon, AJ D'Alesio and Fred Garcia deliver their complete breakdown of UFC 324's interim lightweight championship and every main card fight.

☎ MAIN EVENT ANALYSIS:

• Why all three hosts unanimously pick Paddy Pimblett• Trevor Whitman's "last ride" comments about Gaethje• Dave: TKO | Fred: Decision | AJ: Submission• The age factor: 31-year-old prime vs 37-year-old veteran

💲 BETTING PICKS & PARLAYS:

• AJ's Parlay: Pimblett SUB, O'Malley, Waldo, Silva (+539)• Fred's Parlay: Pimblett, O'Malley, Jean Silva• Dave's Parlay: Pimblett, Natalia Silva, Umar, Ateba• Derrick Lewis knockout value at +375

🎯 SEAN O'MALLEY CONCERNS:

• Why Dave won't bet on "shook sugar."• The embedded series warning signs• Can wins fix his broken championship dreams?

💥 FULL CARD BREAKDOWN:• Lewis vs Cortes-Acosta: The hosts split• Natalia Silva vs Rose: "The Rose is wilted."• Jean Silva vs Arnold Allen: Autism discussion• Rising star Ateba Abega Gautier

💰 THE $100 PPV PROBLEM:

• Why Canadian fans are getting screwed• Paramount+ deal expansion hopes

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Drew McIntyre is WWE Champion, but Dave Simon reveals why this reign has an expiration date. The real question: who takes the title and when?☎ WWE Championship & Royal Rumble Analysis:• Saturday Night's Main Event fatal four-way preview: Sami Zayn vs. Randy Orton vs. Damian Priest vs. Trick Williams• Why Dave wants Sami Zayn to WIN the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble• Dave's dream scenario: Sami wins title, Cody turns heel at Rumble• Royal Rumble betting odds breakdown - Roman Reigns (+125) is the favorite• Why Roman winning his second Rumble makes the most sense

💲 AEW News & Kenny Omega's MJF Warning:

• Kenny Omega returns to Dynamite, immediately targets MJF• Will Hobbs leaving AEW for WWE - the pipeline continues• Darby Allin vs. PAC delivered the crazy bumps you'd expect• Don Callis Family keeps growing but lacks a clear leader🎬 Bonus: Johnny reviews "28 Years Later: Bone Temple" - a must-watch for zombie fans!🔴 LIVE EVERY FRIDAY AT 10 PM ET!Follow Ringside Report Network at RingsideReport.netDave Simon: @davesimonmma

Dave Simon and AJ D'Alesio break down the biggest UFC rumours of 2026—and why the promotion's booking strategy is driving fans away.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS:

• Kayla Harrison undergoes neck surgery, OUT indefinitely• Harrison vs Amanda Nunes CANCELLED—UFC's only legit Q1 2026 title fight gone• Dave's verdict: "The UFC has not booked anything serious in 2026."

🏛️ UFC WHITE HOUSE RUMOURS:

• Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz 3—the trilogy that makes sense• Jon Jones vs Alex Pereira or Francis Ngannou?• Dana shoots down Chandler—so who fights Conor?• Ngannou's PFL deal is OVER—UFC return imminent?• Dream scenario: Jones AND McGregor same card

🔥 TKO CRITIQUE:

• "A lot of sizzle, zero steak"—Dave on UFC and WWE's parent company• Why interim titles are destroying the sport

• The Paramount Plus deal changes supercard economics

💬 THE DEBATE:

• AJ defends UFC 312 as solid entertainment• Dave demands best vs best: Islam vs Shavkat, Chimaev vs anybody

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