Rousey, who recently stunned in before-and-after photos herself, returned to MMA this year. She claims it’s because she wanted to help Carano lose weight.
“I was nine months pregnant, and I saw a video of Gina Carano giving an interview and she didn’t look good,” Rousey told ESPN (H/T SBNation).
You can see what Carano looked like back in 2024. The fighter and actress did, in fact, put on several pounds while going through personal issues. But she is back.
The 43-year-old showed a remarkable body transformation, wearing a short, tight-fitting black dress as she attended a press conference this week.
“For women, I think they try to put you out to pasture, like if we’re some Golden Girls already, and I think that we’re learning so much about the human body, I’ve learned so much about what the body is capable of,” she said.
“You can do anything, if I can come back and do an MMA fight after all this time, you can definitely reach your goals,” Carano added.
Carano will fight Rousey on May 16 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, in a Netflix event streamed worldwide.
Gina Carano has transformed her body, rediscovered her passion, and is ready to rewrite the ending of her MMA story. Whether she beats Rousey or not, she’s already accomplished something remarkable.
At 43, with a new body and a renewed spirit, she’s proving that it’s never too late to chase the fights that matter most.