{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-27/mvp-netflix-bidarian-ki-mma","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-27/mvp-netflix-bidarian-ki-mma.md","title":"Netflix Partner MVP Denies Split as Bidarian Eyes Ki MMA","headline":"MVP's Nakisa Bidarian Denies Netflix Split and Floats Ki MMA Cross-Promotion","description":"MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian says Netflix remains a long-term partner and would consider a cross-promotional MMA event with Scott Coker's Ki MMA.","section":"Partnerships","published_at":"2026-10-27T01:57:50+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-27T01:57:50+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian said Netflix is a long-term partner and that MVP is in active discussions with a number of platforms.","MVPW-07 takes place on November 8, 2026, at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, with Elif Nur Turhan defending her IBF lightweight title against Alycia Baumgardner.","Bidarian said MVP would do a co-promotion with Scott Coker's Ki MMA if it made sense for the fighters and the fans."],"companies":[{"name":"Netflix","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000044i/netflix","website":"https://www.netflix.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Forbes","title":"MVP’s Nakisa Bidarian Addresses Netflix Rumors, Opens Door to Ki MMA","url":"https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2026/10/26/nakisa-bidarian-fires-back-at-netflix-rumors-about-mvp-mma-thats-bs/"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Partnerships","Netflix"],"body_markdown":"MVP co-founder Nakisa Bidarian said [Netflix](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000044i/netflix) remains a long-term partner of the MMA promotion and that MVP is in active discussions with a number of platforms, dismissing reports that its access to the streamer was in jeopardy. [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2026/10/26/nakisa-bidarian-fires-back-at-netflix-rumors-about-mvp-mma-thats-bs/) reported the comments on October 26, 2026.\n\n## Bidarian on Netflix and the MVP MMA Slate\n\nBidarian addressed reports that MVP's access to Netflix was in jeopardy after a shakeup among the streamer's executives. \"We're in active discussions with a number of platforms, and Netflix is a long-term partner of ours and we'll continue to do events with Netflix,\" he said. He added that MVP never expected a full calendar on the service, saying, \"Our assumption was never that we were going to do 16, 18, 20 shows on Netflix. That's not their strategy.\"\n\nBidarian also rejected the speculation directly. \"I did see some tweets last week around, 'Oh, Netflix is never doing an MVP MMA event again.' That's rubbish. That's bulls---,\" he said, describing it as \"just Twitter chatter, or X chat, or people who are trying to get attention.\"\n\nMVPW-07 is scheduled for November 8, 2026, at the College Park Center in Arlington, Texas, and will be broadcast on ESPN and the ESPN App. Elif Nur Turhan (14-0, 8 KOs) defends her IBF lightweight title against Alycia Baumgardner (18-1, 7 KOs) in the main event. Ramla Ali (11-2, 3 KOs) faces Mikiah Kreps (11-0, 3 KOs) for the vacant WBO and IBF super bantamweight titles in the co-main event. Skye Nicolson faces Miyo Yoshida for the WBC super bantamweight title, and Irma Garcia meets Nataly Delgado for the IBF and WBA super flyweight titles.\n\n## Netflix's Studio and Data Deals\n\nNetflix held a topping-off ceremony for stages 3 and 4 at its Fort Monmouth, New Jersey studio complex, a nearly $1 billion project on a 292-acre site expected to create nearly 4,000 construction jobs and become its flagship East Coast production hub upon completion in summer 2027, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The same records list a multi-year data collaboration with Omnicom Media, using Acxiom audience intelligence, as Netflix's first major data partner for AI-powered, personalized ad creative formats, launching in the U.S. with global expansion planned by end of 2026. Netflix's Q1 2026 revenue was $12.25 billion, and full-year 2026 revenue guidance is $50.7 billion to $51.7 billion.\n\n## Netflix's October Content Rollout\n\nNetflix released 12 new films and series from October 26 to November 1, including 'Aquele Sobre Matthew Perry,' 'A Queda de El Mayo,' and 'Um Trabalho do Inferno,' Estadao reported. The Filipino horror series 'Balaraw: Blood Island,' starring Janine Gutierrez as Sabina, premiered on Netflix on October 29, 2026, Gestion reported. Netflix's November 2026 lineup includes new series such as Bass X Machina, The Body, and The Altruists, plus returns of Love Is Blind and Habibi, PCMag reported.\n\n## Ki MMA Cross-Promotion Talks\n\nBidarian said MVP would be open to a cross-promotional event with Scott Coker's Ki MMA. \"Boxing, as you know, is constantly filled with cross-promotion. It's a part of the business,\" he said, pointing to PFL's crossover with RIZIN in early September. \"And so, of course, we'd be open to doing that with Scott or any other promotion where it makes sense for the fighters and for the fans.\" He said MVP's strategic route gave it \"the benefit of almost 300 fighters,\" including Usman Nurmagomedov and Dakota Ditcheva, and concluded, \"And yes, to conclude, we would definitely do a co-promotion with Scott Coker if it made sense.\"\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}