Gina Carano is back. And the former star of women’s mixed martial arts has secured the biggest fight of her life.
Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions just dropped a bombshell: Gina Carano is returning to the cage on May 16, 2026.
"Been waiting so long to announce this: Me and Gina Carano are gonna throw down in the biggest super fight in women’s combat sport history!" Rousey said about the upcoming fight. "This is for all MMA fans past, present and future."
For Carano, the fight represents the final chapter of a long, redemptive journey.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 16: Gina Carano arrives for the World Premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker", the highly anticipated conclusion of the Skywalker saga on December 16, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 31: UFC Strawweight Champion Ronda Rousey of the United States poses for photographers during the UFC 190 Rousey v Correia weigh-in at HSBC Arena on July 31, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
Her path back to the arena was obstructed not by a physical opponent but by corporate power.
In 2021, Carano became a high-profile casualty of the political outrage that defined the early decade. She was cast out of a galaxy far, far away after sharing a post that urged empathy and warned against neighbors turning on neighbors over politics.
Rather than debate the substance of her message, critics mobilized online.
The hashtag "#FireGinaCarano" trended, and Disney and Lucasfilm responded by labeling her views "abhorrent" and cutting ties.
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