Gina Carano Hails Disney Settlement Ahead of 17-Year MMA Return

6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 15

Gina Carano said Disney’s 2025 settlement was a “huge victory” and that she would again accept the career fallout from speaking out, as she prepares for her first pro fight since 2009.
Thursday’s remarks in Inglewood revisited her 2021 firing from “The Mandalorian,” which followed social media posts she says led Disney and Lucasfilm to target her for conservative views.
The legal fight, backed financially by Elon Musk and X, ended in August 2025 with a settlement that Carano cast as a free-speech win; Lucasfilm later called her a “well-respected” talent and left open future work.
Saturday’s bout against Ronda Rousey headlines Netflix’s first live women’s MMA event, which Carano described as a personal chance to “reclaim” her body after years of public backlash.

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