The women’s MMA pioneer hasagreed to fight Ronda Rouseyon May 16 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood.
It’ll be the first time she’s professionally mixed it up on the mats since 2009, and if the responses to the blockbuster matchup’s announcement on Tuesday were any indication, there will be a significant amount of eyeballs tuned in to the bout, which will be streamed live on Netflix.
Butbefore she and Rousey touch glovesand throw hands at one in another in a clash put on by Jake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions, here are five things fans need to know about Carano heading into the tilt.
Carano’s first-ever pro fight came on June 10, 2006, when she took on Leticia Pestova in a World Extreme Fighting matchup.
She won by knockout in just 38 seconds, and went on to earn six more consecutive victories through October 2008 in Strikeforce and EliteXC.
In August 2009, Carano had the biggest match of her career — a headlining battle with Cris Cyborg.
She ultimately lost that bout by TKO, and retired afterward.
Shortly after her MMA career ended, one on the silver screen began.
She landed her breakout role in 2011 in the action flick “Haywire.” She played Mallory Kane, a tough secret agent, and was lauded for her performance.
She went on to have parts in several other movies, including “Fast & Furious 6” and “Deadpool” — before she scored a gig in the hit TV series “The Mandalorian” in 2019.
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