Gina Carano Loses 100 Pounds, Weighs 141.4 for Netflix MMA Return Against Ronda Rousey
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 15
Gina Carano Loses 100 Pounds, Weighs 141.4 for Netflix MMA Return Against Ronda Rousey
15 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · May 15
141.4 pounds put Gina Carano safely under the 146-pound featherweight limit Friday, making her Saturday main event with Ronda Rousey official.
Carano said the weigh-in capped a 100-pound cut since September 2024, when she was pre-diabetic and struggling to walk before targeting the Rousey fight as her comeback goal.
Rousey also made weight at 142 pounds, clearing the way for the headline bout on Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions debut MMA card and Netflix’s first live MMA broadcast.
The fight marks Carano’s first MMA appearance since 2009, reviving a matchup long discussed by fans after her pioneering role in women’s MMA.
Ronda Rousey wants to rewrite her ending, but could this final fight irrevocably tarnish her pioneering legacy?
Will this nostalgia-fueled event permanently alter fighter pay and challenge the UFC's market dominance?
With two icons returning after years away, is this a celebration of pioneers or a dangerous spectacle?