Gina Carano reveals she lost 100 pounds for Ronda Rousey fight on Netflix: 'It hurts to say that'
The women's MMA pioneer weighed in at 141.4 pounds Friday ahead of her first fight since 2009.
Gina Carano’s unexpected MMA comeback may not be until Saturday, but she’s already accomplished a personal milestone ahead of her Netflix fight against Ronda Rousey . Carano, a women’s MMA pioneer who last fought in 2009, said Friday following the event’s official weigh-ins that she’s lost 100 pounds in the 20 months since the Rousey fight first came onto her radar. Carano tipped the scales Friday morning at 141.
4 pounds, well below the featherweight non-title limit of 146 pounds; Rousey also came in under, weighing 142 pounds, making their main-event bout official. Weights made, fights on! ⚖️ #RouseyCarano pic.
twitter. com/5X2BvaYN5S — Uncrowned (@uncrownedcombat) May 15, 2026 In a social media post Friday morning, Carano wrote that she was “pre-diabetic” and “had trouble simply walking” in September 2024 before her transformation began. “It was hard, SO damn hard,” she wrote.
“There was so much to learn, too much to unpack here, ups, downs, plateaus, things I learned late I wish I learned earlier, trial by error, but I did it. ” Ok. Vulnerable post but here we are.