UFC Houston Delivers Finishes
UFC Houston prelims featured multiple finishes: Austen Lane scored a Round 1 KO, Robelis Despaigne won by Round 2 submission, and Parker Porter delivered a Round 2 knockout. Gable Steveson went 3-0 with 3 KOs, fueling calls for his UFC debut. Ronda Rousey confirmed the Gina Carano fight will not happen in Dana White's UFC.
- Austen Lane is a former NFL defensive end, drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2010; he played for four years in the league before transitioning to MMA. - Robelis Despaigne holds the record for the longest reach in UFC history at 87 inches. Following a loss to Austen Lane in October 2024, he was released from the UFC and has since found success in Karate Combat, winning their heavyweight championship. - Parker Porter, after his UFC contract ended in late 2023, transitioned to bare-knuckle boxing. He has had a successful run in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), including a comeback knockout victory over Anthony Garrett in December 2025. - Gable Steveson is an Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling who won his professional MMA debut via a first-round TKO at a Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) event in September 2025. His path to MMA included a stint with WWE after his Olympic victory. - The fight between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano is being promoted by Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions and will be streamed live on Netflix, marking the platform's first live MMA event. - The Rousey vs. Carano bout is scheduled for five, five-minute rounds and will be contested at the featherweight limit of 145 pounds. - This will be Ronda Rousey's first MMA competition since her loss to Amanda Nunes in 2016, and Gina Carano's first since her 2009 loss to Cris Cyborg.
