Gina Carano Biography
Gina Carano (Gina Joy Carano) is an American television personality, actress, fitness model, and former mixed martial artist. Since Carano retired from competition, she has pursued a career in acting. She performed as Crush in the revamped 2008 television series American Gladiators.
Carano’s film debut was in 2009 in “Blood and Bone” with Michael Jai White. Carano also appeared in Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 action film Haywire, and she has also appeared in Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and Deadpool (2016).
Gina Carano Age
She was born on April 16, 1982 in Dallas, Texas, United States. She is 40 years old as of 2022.
Gina Carano Height
She stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) weighing 143 lb (65 kg).
Gina Carano Family
Carano was born in Dallas, Texas, United States to her loving parents Dana Joy Cason(mother) and Glenn Carano(father) who is a former professional football player and also casino executive.Gina is the second born among three sisters. Gina’s parents divorced when She was only seven and she was mainly raised by her mother.
Gina Carano Husband – Gina Carano Boyfriend
At the start of her career in Muay Thai, Carano had dated Muay Thai kickboxer and former mixed martial artist, Kevin Ross for four years. The two separated for ten years but were reunited when they decided to give the relationship another chance in 2015. In 2013, she was in a relationship with actor Henry Cavill.
Gina Carano Net Worth
Carano has an estimated net worth of around $4 million.
Gina Carano Salary
Carano earns an estimated salary of about $10000 to $50000 annually.
Gina Carano MMA
Carano began her training with straight Muay Thai to competitive MMA where she competed in Strikeforce and EliteXC. She got involved by her then-boyfriend Kevin Ross, a pro Muay Thai fighter.
After achieving a Muay Thai record of 12–1–1, Carano received an offer from Jamie Levine to participate in the first-ever sanctioned female MMA bout in Nevada with World Extreme Fighting to fight Leiticia Pestova. She was invited to the World Pro Fighting show in Las Vegas to fight Rosi Sexton. She won the fight by knocking out Sexton late in the second round.
On December 8, 2006, Carano faced Elaina Maxwell at Strikeforce: Triple Threat and won the fight via unanimous decision. She proved critics wrong when she defeated Maxwell for the second time; the first victory coming in a Muay Thai bout. The fight was the first female fight in Strikeforce.
On February 10, 2007, Carano fought on the Showtime EliteXC card, defeating Julie Kedzie via unanimous decision in what was called the “Fight of the Night.” The fight was the first televised female fight on Showtime.
Carano’s scheduled bout against Jan Finney at the EliteXC/K-1 Dynamite!! USA event on June 2, 2007 was canceled due to illness. The Fight Network and other news outlets reported that Carano was rushed to the hospital via ambulance due to dehydration while attending a World Extreme Cagefighting event as a spectator.
On September 15, 2007, Carano fought on the Showtime EliteXC card, where she defeated Tonya Evinger via rear naked choke for her first career win by submission. She impressed critics by holding her own on the ground before submitting Evinger late in the first round.
On May 31, 2008, Carano defeated former HOOKnSHOOT Champion Kaitlin Young at EliteXC: Primetime. A day before the fight, Carano failed to make weight for her fight after weighing in at 144.5 lb (65.5 kg). Although most MMA organizations set weight classes at 135 (bantamweight) and 145 (featherweight) pounds (61.2 and 65.8 kg, respectively), EliteXC opted to create a women’s weight class at 140 pounds. She agreed to forfeit 12.5% of her “show” purse to Young, and the fight remained on the card.
Leading up to her fight against Kelly Kobold, there was much controversy over whether or not Carano would make weight for the fight, as she had fought only once in the past year and had failed to make weight. She assured critics that she would be able to make weight since she had hired a nutritionist to help with her dieting.
On October 3, 2008, at the weigh-in for the Kobold fight, Carano weighed in at 142.75 pounds on her first attempt. After removing her sports bra, a towel-covered Carano weighed in a second time at 142.5 pounds due to one of the towels being accidentally draped on her.
The offending towel was removed and on her third attempt, without any clothes on, she weighed 141 pounds and successfully made weight. Kim Couture said that Gina weighs 180 normally.
Early on, Kobold was intent on pressing Carano in the clinch, while working for the takedown throughout the fight. Kobold managed a takedown in the second round, but the round ended before she could take meaningful advantage of it. Carano worked her opportunities by hitting Kobold at every turn whenever the fighters separated, while opening a huge gash on the inside of her opponent’s eyebrow in the first round.
At the end of the third round, she looked to finish the fight as she unloaded a head kick that landed flush on Kobold’s chin, but Kobold remained on her feet and the bout came to a close.
She won by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) and remained undefeated in MMA until her first and only professional loss to Cris Cyborg in August 2009 at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg.
Strikeforce Women’s Lightweight Championship bout
After Strikeforce purchased the assets of ProElite, Carano along with other fighters within the defunct promotion, became contractually linked with Strikeforce after many months of a stalemate regarding their free agent status.
It was announced at Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields that her fight against Cris Cyborg would take place on August 15, 2009, at Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg. Strikeforce created their first Women’s Championship for the bout.
Though the 145-pound division is most commonly referred to as featherweight, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker stated that the title would be known as the Strikeforce Women’s Lightweight Championship. It was later renamed the Strikeforce Women’s Middleweight Championship.
Carano lost the fight against Cyborg by TKO at 4:59 in the first round, giving her first ever loss in her professional MMA career. She has not fought since August 2009 and has not been scheduled for any upcoming events.
In November 2010, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker stated he was hopeful that Carano would return in 2011. Her return was formally announced in February 2011, and Strikeforce announced at its April 9, 2011, event in San Diego that Carano would make her return against Sarah D’Alelio on June 18, during the Overeem vs. Werdum Strikeforce event in Dallas. However, the fight did not take place.
Initially Strikeforce announced Carano failed her pre-fight medical examination and the fight was pulled from the card. Later, it became public that she was medically cleared by the Athletic Commission but was removed from the card for other reasons.
During an appearance on The Arsenio Hall Show in April 2014, Carano said she was considering a return to MMA.
Gina Carano Ufc
Carano is still under contract with the UFC through her old Strikeforce contract and has four fights remaining on that contract. In September 2014, Dana White of the UFC said contract negotiations with Carano had stalled.
Gina Carano Vs Ronda Rousey
In 2014 during Carano’s appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience 690 podcast, Ronda Rousey said a fight between Gina Carano and herself had been planned for December 2014, but never materialized.
Gina Carano Measurements
Weight: 143 lb (65 kg)
Height: 5’8″ (1.73 m)
Body Measurements: 38-28-37 inches
Bra Cup size: 34D
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Gina Carano Wonder Woman
Carano has been a fan favorite for her role of Wonder Woman for years. She is attractive, strong, and has the body type that fans are used to seeing in the comic books. Carano has been dating Henry Cavill for some time, but apparently Superman wasn’t able to pull any strings and get his girlfriend an audition. “I was never approached, and I don’t know if I was considered”, Carano explained to the Toronto Sun.
Carano went on to praise Gal Gadot, who portrayed Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder’s 2016 Man of Steel sequel and the newly announced Justice League. Carano also took some time to address the negative fan reaction that surrounded Gadot’s casting news:
I think people have an idea what they consider Wonder Woman. I definitely know (Gadot) has been training and there’s so much more that goes into being a strong female character. I think people have their own idea, but I always like the underdog, I’m always rooting for the underdog. If the world says you can’t do something, I couldn’t care less because that’s not how anybody should live their lives.
Gina Carano Mandalorian/ Fired
Gina played the role of Cara in Mandalorain but was later fired in season three in February 2021 after making hateful comments on social media. In the post she implied that being a Republican today is like being Jewish during the Holo.
Gina Carano Deadpool
In 2016 Gina played the role of Angel Dust in the Deadpool film.
Gina Carano Movies – Gina Carano Film
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
2007
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Fight Girls
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Mentor
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TV series; regular role
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2008
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Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
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Natasha Volkova
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Video game
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2009
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Blood and Bone
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Veretta Vendetta
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Direct-to-video film
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2011
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Haywire
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Mallory Kane
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Film
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2013
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Fast & Furious 6
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Riley Hicks
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Film
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2013
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Fast & Furious: Showdown
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Riley Hicks
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Video game; voice role
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2014
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In the Blood
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Ava
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Direct-to-video film
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2014
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Almost Human
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XRN “Danica”
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TV series; episode: “Unbound”
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2015
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Heist
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Officer Kris Bajos
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Direct-to-video film
|
2015
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Extraction
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Victoria
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Direct-to-video film
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2016
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Deadpool
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Angel Dust
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Film
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2016
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Kickboxer: Vengeance
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Marcia
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Direct-to-video film
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2018
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Madness in the Method
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Carrie
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Film; filming
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2018
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Scorched Earth
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Atticus Gage
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Film; direct-to-video
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Mixed martial arts record – Gina Carano Mma Record
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
Notes |
TKO (punches)
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Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
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August 15, 2009
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1
|
04:59
|
San Jose, California, United States
|
For the Strikeforce Women’s Featherweight Championship
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
EliteXC: Heat
|
October 4, 2008
|
3
|
03:00
|
Sunrise, Florida, United States
|
|
TKO (doctor stoppage)
|
EliteXC: Primetime
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May 31, 2008
|
2
|
03:00
|
Newark, New Jersey, United States
|
144 lb Catchweight
|
Submission (rear-naked choke)
|
EliteXC: Uprising
|
September 15, 2007
|
1
|
02:53
|
Oahu, Hawaii, United States
|
141 lb Catchweight
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
EliteXC: Destiny
|
February 10, 2007
|
3
|
03:00
|
Southaven, Mississippi, United States
|
141 lb Catchweight
|
Decision (unanimous)
|
Strikeforce: Triple Threat
|
December 8, 2006
|
3
|
02:00
|
San Jose, California, United States
|
|
KO (punch)
|
World Pro Fighting Championships 1
|
September 15, 2006
|
2
|
04:55
|
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
138 lb Catchweight
|
KO (punches and elbows)
|
World Extreme Fighting
|
June 10, 2006
|
1
|
00:38
|
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
|
Bantamweight Fight.
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