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Gina Carano lost a ton of weight to fight Ronda Rousey.
When the fight was announced, Rousey revealed she wanted to convince Carano to agree to fight her so they could get in shape.
“I was nine months pregnant, and I saw a video of Gina Carano giving an interview, and she didn’t look good,” Rousey said. “She gained an unhealthy amount of weight, and my first thought was ‘oh my god, what can I do to help?’ The reason why I had that thought was that she’s the one woman not only in MMA that doesn’t owe me a damn thing but that I owe immensely. I’m always trying to look out what I could do for her.”
On Friday, Carano weighed in at 141.4 pounds for her fight against Rousey, nearly 4 pounds under the weight limit.
@jzosports Gina Carano weighs in at 141.2 vs Ronda Rousey #RouseyCarano
After weighing in, Carano revealed that she had lost 100 pounds since September 2024.
I just weighed in at 141.4 lbs.
Since Sept 2024 to today, May 15, 2026, I have lost 100lbs. It hurts to say that and share but I am going to share it because I worked so damn hard every week for over a year and a half to shed this weight. It did not happen overnight.
If it wasn’t for having this incredibly challenging goal in fighting
@rondarousey
I most definitely wouldn’t have reached this. I was pre-diabetic, had trouble simply walking in September 2024 and have been on the path to recovery to turn myself back into an athlete since then.
It was hard, SO damn hard.. 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.
Thank you to Ronda, who waited patiently while I lost this weight and giving me something to aim for.
Ok. Vulnerable post but here we are.
I just weighed in at 141.4 lbs.
Since Sept 2024 to today, May 15, 2026, I have lost 100lbs. It hurts to say that and share but I am going to share it because I worked so damn hard every week for over a year and a half to shed this weight.… pic.twitter.com/224i52wasN— Gina Carano 🕯 (@ginacarano) May 15, 2026
Fans have been in awe of how good Carano has looked during the lead up to her fight against Rousey.
@jzosports Gina Carano press conference fit #RouseyCarano